Will Smith stunned the world when he slapped Chris Rock during the live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. The incident took place after Chris joked about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, looking like 'GI Jane 2' while hosting the Oscars 2022. Since Jada is diagnosed with alopecia (an autoimmune condition), Will got upset and stormed the stage, slapping Chris and warning him not to use his wife's name.

While the whole incident got a mixed response, the Gemini Man star took to social media and apologised for his behaviour in a long note. He wrote, "Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behaviour at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally".

A few days after the slapgate, Chris too has broken his silence and talked about the event during his comedy show in Boston recently. He didn't criticise Will Smith or make fun of him. He stated that he was still processing whatever occurred on that particular day.  

He said, "How was your weekend? I don’t have a bunch of s**t about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend. I’m still kind of processing what happened. So, at some point I’ll talk about that s**t. And it will be serious and funny".

After Will's slap incident, the Academy too condemned it in a tweet stating that they don’t condone physical violence. Interestingly, Chris has decided to not press charges against Will for the slapping incident. Looks like both of them have solved the issues amicably after the event.

Before issuing an apology on Instagram, Will also said sorry to the Academy and his fellow nominees after receiving the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of tennis coach Richard Williams, in King Richard.

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