Biggest Scandals of 2022: From Will Smith’s Oscars Slap to TJ Holmes and Amy Robach’s ‘GMA3’ Affair

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A year to remember. As 2022 comes to a close, Us Weekly is reflecting on the biggest events of the last 365 days — and these scandals will stay with Us long after the ball drops.Among the first massive scandals of the year is one everyone is still talking about: The Slap.

It was March 27, and it appeared the Oscars would be another forgettable prom night for Hollywood — until Chris Rock presented best documentary.The Madagascar star was presenting when he cracked a joke about Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, starring in G.I.

Jane 2, a reference to her bald head. (The actress has been open about suffering from alopecia.) The Emancipation star then stormed the stage and hit Rock, before returning to his seat and yelling for him to “keep my wife’s name out your f—king mouth.”Shortly after, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in King Richard.The following day, Smith issued a public apology for his “unacceptable and inexcusable” actions. “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris.

I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness,” he wrote via Instagram at the time.