An unexpected incident took place during the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, as Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock on stage after the latter’s joke on the hair of the former’s wife.
Rock referred to Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved hair despite the actress having revealed that she is suffering from the hair loss condition alopecia.
We’ve had a pick over some of the worthwhile posts that went viral on Twitter after the incident.
Jaden Smith
One of the people to react on social media was Will Smith son’s who stood by his father.
Rob Reiner
Filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner believes that Smith should apologise to Rock for his reaction, explaining that “he’s lucky Chris is not filing assault charges”.
Mark Hamill
Actor Mark Hamill labelled the incident as the worst Oscar moment of all time, describing Smith’s slap as “violent physical assault”.
Maria Shriver
The famous journalist also offered her opinion on the incident, blaming Smith for talking about love in his acceptance speech just half an hour after slapping Rock on stage.
Kathy Griffin
The American comedian lamented Smith’s decision to slap Rock on stage, stressing that “we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theatres.”
Michael Steele
The 63-year-old politician didn’t enjoy seeing Smith mentioning the word “love” in his speech a few minutes after slapping Rock.
George Takei
The famous actor wanted to remind Smith that “with celebrity comes responsibility”, as all actors should act as role models for young people.
Jodie Turner-Smith
Actress and model Jodie Turner-Smith stressed that she is embarrassed for both Rock’s comments and Smith’s reaction.
Trevor Noah
Many people wondered if that incident was real or staged and one of them was the South African comedian Trevor Noah who expressed his surprise on Twitter.
Jimmy Kimmel
The popular comedian commented on the incident by making reference to the American sitcom ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’, featuring both Smith and Rock.
Conan O’Brien
The TV host took to Twitter to drop a hint that he will discuss about the controversial incident between Smith and Rock on his late night talk show.
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