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Will Smith reacts to his 'choose chaos' Instagram post with Jada Pinkett Smith after slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

Mar 29, 2022, 03:48 IST
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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at the 2022 Oscars.Mike Coppola/Getty Images
  • Smith said on Instagram he and Jada Pinkett Smith "choose chaos" while showing off their Oscars duds.
  • Later that night, Smith smacked Chris Rock onstage for Rock's joke about Pinkett Smith's bald head.
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Will Smith didn't know just how much he chose chaos until Chris Rock got on the Oscars stage Sunday night.

Before the awards show kicked off, Smith posted pictures of himself and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, making goofy faces on his Instagram account. Smith captioned the post: "Me 'n @jadapinkettsmith got all dressed up to choose chaos."

Then, Smith did just that after Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith's bald head before presenting the award for best feature documentary.

"Can't wait for 'GI Jane 2,'" Rock said to her.

Moments later, Smith walked onto the stage and slapped Rock across the face.

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Rock responded by saying: "Oh, wow."

In the version of the footage that was not censored overseas, which was shared by international viewers on Twitter, you can see Rock say, "Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me."

After walking back and sitting in his chair next to his wife, Smith yelled to Rock, "Keep my wife's name out of your fucking mouth!"

Pinkett Smith has spoken out in the past about having alopecia, which has led to hair loss.

Hours after the altercation, and after Smith took home the best-actor prize for his work in "King Richard," Smith commented on his "chaos" post, writing: "You can't invite people from Philly or Baltimore nowhere!!" Smith is famously from Philadelphia, while Pinkett Smith is from Baltimore.

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Smith's Instagram post and later comment.@WillSmith/Instagram

Following the Oscars, Variety, citing the Los Angeles Police Department, reported Rock declined to press charges. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sent out a tweet late Sunday night saying it "does not condone violence of any form."

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