Oscars 2022: Will Smith ‘smacks Chris Rock’ over Jada Pinkett Smith joke

Will Smith ‘swung a punch’ at Chris Rock during the Oscars in bizarre scenes, after the presenter made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

The comedian was on stage to present an award for best documentary, which went to Summer of Soul.

However, things took a turn when he directed a comment to Jada, who was in the crowd beside her husband.

‘Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,’ he said, referring to her buzz cut – something the couple didn’t look amused by.

Will then stormed the stage and appeared to swing at the comic, before walking back to his seat.

‘Oh Wow. Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me,’ a shaken Chris told the crowd.

‘Wow dude. It was a GI Jane joke.’

‘Keep my wife’s name out your f**king mouth,’ Will furiously yelled from his seat, as the audience fell silent.

‘I’m going to, okay… I’ll keep going? That was, er, the greatest night in the history of television,’ Chris responded.

‘So we are here to give a documentary out, to give an Oscar for best documentary…’

It is unclear whether it was just a ‘sketch’, with the ceremony moving swiftly on.

However, fans watching on from home were left baffled by the scenes, flocking to Twitter to ask what just went down.

‘All of us just casually watching the #Oscars when Will Smith decided to slap the s**t out of Chris Rock,’ one commented.

‘I actually did have “Will Smith furiously smacks the s**t out of Chris Rock” on my #Oscars bingo card and am now incredibly rich,’ a viewer joked.

‘Glad to know I’m not the only one confused about what just happened between Chris Rock and Will Smith on the #Oscars,’ a follower replied.

‘What on earth was that Will Smith vs Chris Rock moment?! #Oscars,’ a Twitter user questioned.

‘What the hell just happened between Chris Rock and Will Smith? Will smacked the spit out Chris. Damn, that was personal! #Oscars,’ one said.

As a social media fan added: ‘OMG! Will Smith just got on stage to punch Chris Rock for disrespecting his wife #Oscars.’

Jada has been open in the past about her battle with alopecia, and how this impacted her life.

She first spoke of living with the autoimmune disorder – which attacks hair follicles resulting in bald spots – in 2018.

In an Instagram video shared last December, the Gotham actress appeared with her shaved head, explaining that she was going to make it into a ‘crown’.

‘Mama’s gonna have to take it down to the scalp so nobody thinks she got brain surgery or something,’ she told fans at the time. 

‘Me and this alopecia are going to be friends … period!

‘Now at this point, I can only laugh. Y’all know I’ve been struggling with alopecia and just all of a sudden one day.

‘So it just showed up like that and this is going to be a little bit more difficult for me to hide. So I thought I’d just share it so y’all are not asking any questions. 

‘But you know mama’s going to put some rhinestones in there. I’m going to make me a little crown. That’s what mama’s going to do.’ 

Got a story?

If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

MORE : Oscars 2022: Moment of silence held in support of Ukraine amid Russia strikes: ‘We collectively can do more’

MORE : We don’t talk about Bruno but can we talk about Megan Thee Stallion’s Encanto remix at Oscars 2022?