It has been a week of high drama and shocks in Tinseltown after the drama at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony.
While there was much excitement about the return of glitz at the star-studded event, celebrities and viewers got more than they bargained for when actor Will Smith unexpectedly walked onto the stage and slapped Chris Rock over a joke the latter made involving Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Rock referenced the 1997 G.I. Jane movie in relation to Pinkett Smith's bald head. The actress and talk show host suffers from alopecia, a medical condition resulting in hair loss.
Since then, fierce debate has ensued and statements have been flying in the wake of the incident, which is predicted to go down as one of the most memorable moments in the Academy’s history.
If you don’t want to revisit the many stories published on the saga, or like actor Daniel Radcliffe you are “dramatically bored” by all the content on the matter, here’s a short round-up of the biggest moments from the "Oscars slap".
Top five moments from the Will Smith and Chris Rock Oscars drama
Comedian is ‘processing’ what happened while actor faces possible suspension or expulsion from the Academy
Image: BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters
It has been a week of high drama and shocks in Tinseltown after the drama at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony.
While there was much excitement about the return of glitz at the star-studded event, celebrities and viewers got more than they bargained for when actor Will Smith unexpectedly walked onto the stage and slapped Chris Rock over a joke the latter made involving Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Rock referenced the 1997 G.I. Jane movie in relation to Pinkett Smith's bald head. The actress and talk show host suffers from alopecia, a medical condition resulting in hair loss.
Since then, fierce debate has ensued and statements have been flying in the wake of the incident, which is predicted to go down as one of the most memorable moments in the Academy’s history.
If you don’t want to revisit the many stories published on the saga, or like actor Daniel Radcliffe you are “dramatically bored” by all the content on the matter, here’s a short round-up of the biggest moments from the "Oscars slap".
Chris Rock ‘still processing’ Oscars incident as it emerges Smith refused to leave after slap
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Chris Rock revealed he was bullied, let people ‘walk all over him’ just months before Oscars incident
‘I am a work in progress’: Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock for that slap
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