Oscars 2024: One of the most unusual moments in Oscars history happened in the Oscars event. Will Smith, who is up for the best actor award, got up on stage and appeared to smack presenter Chris Rock, who made a joke about the wife of the actor.
Rock had said Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, was going to be in the next ‘G. I Jane’ movie, which is a reference to the lack of her hair. According to People magazine, she has alopecia, a disease that causes hair loss. Although ABC went silent for the exchange, Smith could be heard saying that ‘Keep my wife’s name out of your f-ing mouth’.
When Will Smith won the Best Actor award, during the speech, he said, “I am gonna apologize to the academy. I am gonna apologize to my fellow nominees. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams, but love will make you do crazy things.”
Last year, Jada had released a video on Instagram to talk about a new patch of baldness which is caused by alopecia. Jada, 50, said, “Look at this line right here”, as she showed her scalp to the camera. She said, “Now this is going to be a little bit more difficult for me to hide, so I thought I had just share it so you all not asking any questions – but you know, mama’s going to put some rhinestones in there, and I am going to make me a little crown”.
Will Smith won the award in the Best Actor category for his performance in King Richard, where he played the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams.
