On Sunday, famous actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at Oscars 2022. Chris Rock joked about Will Smith's wife. The incident took the audience by surprise as well. Will lashed out at Chris and told him to not take his wife's name.
Chris made fun of Will's wife
Chris commented on Jada's baldness. He said that he was cast in the film GI Jane because of his baldness, while Jada did not get his hair cut for the film. She is battling Alopecia disease, due to which the hair completely disappears from the head. That's why he has cut his hair to support his wife.
In the video, Hollywood actor Will Smith is seen slapping comedian Chris Rock. Oscar Award for Best Actor has been given for the film 'King Richard'. Smith wept on stage while receiving the award. Wiping tears, he thanked his team. The matter was that Chris had commented on Will Smith's wife's hair, which Smith's wife did not like to hear. So going on stage, Smith slapped him.
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Who is Chris Rock?
Chris Rock has hosted the 94th Oscar Awards. Earlier, he has hosted the Academy Awards in the years 2004 and 2015. He has also received four Emmy Awards and three Grammy Awards.
Chris has a big identity in the world of comedy. He was voted as the fifth-greatest stand-up comedian in a poll conducted by Comedy Central. In 2007, he got selected in ninth place on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand Up Comedians in the UK and eighth in 2010. He started his career as a stand-up comedian in 1984. His first show was Catch a Rising Star in New York. From here his career started making way towards success and he started getting work in films, TV series.
Chris Rock's family history has been shown on the PBS series in the year 2008 under the name 'African American Lives 2'. As per a DNA test, he is of Cameroonian origin, specifically of the Udeme community. Chris Rock's ancestor (Great-Great Grandfather Julius Caeser Tingman) was enslaved for 21 years before contributing to the American Civil War.