By Chinelo Eze 28 March 2022 | 8:15 am Will Smith left viewers in shock after he slapped Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Oscars. The 53 year old actor who clinched the trophy for best actor for his role in the Biopic film King Richard, was outraged by a joke from Chris Rock about his wife’s bald head(alopecia). Chris Rock joked, “Jada… Will Smith and Chris Rock Will Smith left viewers in shock after he slapped Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Oscars. The 53 year old actor who clinched the trophy for best actor for his role in the Biopic film King Richard, was outraged by a joke from Chris Rock about his wife’s bald head(alopecia). Chris Rock joked, “Jada I love you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it.” Will Smith, not pleased with that, walked to Rock and appeared to smack him on the face that left the atmosphere at the Dolby Theater in dead silence. Now back at his seat, Will Smith yells “Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!” and Rock’s reaction to all that had happened was “That was the greatest night in the history of television.” Will Smith’s manner of standing up for his wife has been condemned by stars and fans alike. Notably director Judd Apatow describes Smith’s outburst as ‘’Pure out of control rage and violence’’. Shortly after the unprecedented drama, Will Smith climbed the stage to receive his award and apologised to his colleagues for the incident without directly calling Chris Rock’s name. He also ended his speech saying that he hoped he would be welcomed back by the Academy. Willow Smith is yet to respond to the reaction of her father but Jaden take to his twitter account to tweet ”And That’s How We Do It”. A tweet which has been retweeted more than 42,000 times and was trailed with with mixed responses from social media users. However Will Smith’s act has called for a withdrawal of his awards for flouting the Academy’s code of conduct rules set up at the rise of the Me Too movement. Guardian Life 53 mins ago The 2022 Oscars awards came with its highlights. And not just Beyoncé performing on an award stage for the first time in 5 years. One major highlight making rounds is the moment when actor Will Smith struck comedian Chris Rock for making a G.I. Jane joke directed at Jada Smith (his wife). So what’s the… 1 hour ago Will Smith left viewers in shock after he slapped Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Oscars. The 53 year old actor who clinched the trophy for best actor for his role in the Biopic film King Richard, was outraged by a joke from Chris Rock about his wife’s bald head(alopecia). Chris Rock joked, “Jada… 5 hours ago Will Smith on Sunday won the Oscar for best actor for portraying Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard in the tennis biopic “King Richard,” taking home the trophy minutes after he went viral for slapping presenter Chris Rock onstage. “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said through tears. “Art imitates life.… 5 hours ago Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage and struck comedian Chris Rock across the face for joking about his wife, in a moment at Sunday’s gala that immediately went viral and left stunned viewers questioning if it had been scripted or genuine. Rock, presenting the best documentary prize with a short comedy routine, had cracked a… 1 day ago Wemimo Iyiola Samson, popularly known as Linomrlion, has sent a message of deep appreciation to his teeming fans across the globe. Linomrlion, an online comedian, who is based in Turkey from where he churns out domesticated content targeted mainly at satisfying his fans, has grown to become one of Nigeria’s most known comedians. Willie Nelson,… Music 2 days ago Aṣa has spoken about her struggles in Nigeria and also in Paris. In an interview with CNN, the award-winning singer said “In Paris, I don’t think about gender, I have to fight being from Nigeria, being from Africa … gender is not a problem. In Nigeria, I have to fight (for my) gender.” The 39-year-old… 2 days ago Snoop Dogg and popular by band BTS are officially working on a collaboration. The rapper made this know at during the American Song Contest red carpet. “The BTS experience you keep talking about. I’m going to let them tell you about it. It’s official like a referee with a whistle. I love that entertainment… 2 days ago Around the early 2010s, the Afrobeats scene across Nigeria went agog with a streak of hits, coloured in Afro-pop and Afro Street-hop. And one of the key drivers of this era was the music maverick, Udomboso John, better known as Young Jonn. 3 days ago M.I Abaga, Chocolate City’s successful and iconic rapper teams up with Chillz for Daddy. Daddy is the lead single off M.I’s forthcoming project that promises to be more than exciting for his fans. This project has been specially curated to put the rapper in a new light and reaffirm his stance as one of Africa’s finest artists. In… 3 days ago Cardi B took to Twitter to celebrate songs off her Invasion of Privacy album going platinum. The 13 songs off the album were certified platinum or higher by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Thursday. Announcing this feat, Chart Data tweeted that Cardi’s debut album was now “the first album in history to have… Film 3 days ago Here are the nominees in key categories for the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars) to be handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday. Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” an eerie psychological Western about a repressed 1920s cattle rancher in Montana, leads with 12 nods, followed by sci-fi epic “Dune” at 10, and “Belfast” and… 3 days ago Marilyn Monroe’s biopic film ‘Blonde’ becomes the first film on streaming platform Netflix to earn the first ever NC-17 rating intended for adults only. The movie shot in 2019 did not have the certification for due to its sexual content which delayed the film. Blonde, written and directed by Andrew Dominik features Ana de Arma… 23 Mar In more great news, Netflix has officially kickstarted season 4 productions for the horror drama You. Announcing the news on Instagram, the TV sho’s official shared an image of the film with the caption”Feeling YOU-4-ic. YOU Season 4 is now in production,” the caption read. The post now has over seven thousand celebratory comments. Back in October 2021, Netflix… 23 Mar Lady Whistledown is coming back! Just days away from Bridgerton’s Season 2 release scheduled for Friday, here’s a countdown of everything we look forward to in the new season. A New Love Stoy Fans can agree that finding out Regé-Jean Page wouldn’t be returning as the Hunk Duke of Hastings was a major heartbreak. But… 21 Mar Young, Famous & African has taken the trend tables by storm this weekend. This reality show is a testimony to true love surviving against all odds; this reality show follows a crew of famed, affluent stars as they bare it all in this unscripted series. Spilling all the tea, we follow these celebrities as they…
Comments