Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, which her husband Will Smith did not seem to appreciate. Will Smith appeared to strike Chris Rock on Oscars telecast
“Jada, I love you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see that,” Rock quipped as he presented the award for best documentary.
The camera cut to Pinkett Smith, who sat next to Smith and rolled her eyes.
“That was a nice one,” Rock replied, seemingly in response to the joke’s poor reception.
Pinkett Smith has been candid about her alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.
Rock then chuckled and muttered, “Oh oh,” as Smith approached him on stage and pretended to hit him in the face.
Rock was reportedly hit, according to CNN reporter Stephanie Elam, who was in the audience. “Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!” Smith yelled twice during the confrontation, according to Elam.
“Oh, wow,” Rock replied.
The verbal portion of the altercation between Rock and Smith was muffled for home viewers.
“That was the greatest night in the history of television,” Rock declared as the theater fell silent.
Later, Sean “Diddy” Combsh entered the stage and informed Smith and Rock that they would settle their differences “like family.”
Will Smith appeared to strike Chris Rock on Oscars telecast
