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Video shows Will Smith dancing to 'Gettin' Jiggy With It' at Oscars afterparty in the wake of slapping Chris Rock

Mar 28, 2022, 20:45 IST
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Will Smith arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 27, 2022,Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
  • Will Smith danced to his song "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" at the Oscars afterparty.
  • He slapped Chris Rock during the ceremony for joking about his wife's bald head. She has alopecia.
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Will Smith was filmed dancing to his own song "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" at the Oscars afterparty after he slapped comedian Chris Rock at the ceremony.

Vanity Fair awards editor Katey Rich tweeted the footage from Sunday night's party:

Smith went on stage at the Oscars while Rock was preparing to present an award, and slapped him on the face.

It followed Rock making a joke based on Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. Pinkett Smith has alopecia, a hair loss condition.

He then went back to his seat and shouted: "Keep my wife's name out of your fucking mouth!"

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Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Later in the ceremony, Smith won the best actor Oscar for his role in "King Richard."

He apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees during his acceptance speech, and also joked that he hoped the Academy would invite him back next year.

He later posed with his Oscar, with his family and with his "King Richard" co-star on the red carpet for the Vanity Fair afterparty.

The LAPD said that Rock declined to file a police report over the slap.

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