Bradley Cooper responds to Will Smith calling him 'so beautiful' at the National Board of Review

“The Academy does not condone violence of any form,” read the tweet posted to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences account about two hours after Will Smith walked onstage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.

Will Smith got up on stage at The Oscars and slapped presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head.The shocking scenes unfolded when comedian Chris, 57, teased Jada over her look, as he said he couldn't wait to see her in the next "G.I. Jane" movie.The 50 year old actress has alopecia and has been open with her hair loss struggles since 2018.

Chris Rock has declined to file a police report after Will Smith slapped him during the 2022 Oscars ceremony, according to a LAPD statement to ET. Smith slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about the star's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.Rock, who has made a joke about Pinkett Smith before at the 2016 Oscars, took another jab at her on Sunday night when he said, «Jada, I love ya., can't wait to see it.» (Pinkett Smith has been open about her struggles with alopecia, an autoimmune disorder which causes bald spots and hair loss.) Moments later, Smith walked onto the stage and gave Rock an open-handed slap to his cheek.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are not new to being in the crosshairs of Chris Rock. The comedian targeted the couple back when Rock hosted the Academy Awards in 2016, but the couple's reaction then didn't escalate to a physical confrontation.In his opening monologue at the 2016 Oscars ceremony, Rock took a jab at Pinkett Smith after she posted a video in which she said she was boycotting the Oscars due to their lack of diversity.«Jada said she's not coming. I was like, 'Isn't she on a TV show?' Jada's gonna boycott the Oscars? Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties.

Jaden Smith is speaking out after his father, Will Smith's, show-stopping moment at the 2022 Oscars. Jaden took to Twitter to seemingly defend his dad after the Oscar winner slapped comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife, and Jaden's mother, Jada Pinkett Smith.«And That’s How We Do It,» the 23-year-old tweeted.Poking fun at Jada's hair, Rock, who was presenting at the 94th annual Academy Awards joked, «Jada, I love ya. , can't wait to see it.»The quip prompted Jada to roll her eyes, but Rock quickly defended the crack at Jada's appearance, saying it was «a nice [joke],» despite being met with some uncomfortable reaction from the audience.It wasn't long after that Will made his way onto the stage, shocking the chuckling comedian and the world, with an open-handed slap to his cheek.

Will Smith and Chris Rock's onstage altercation at the Oscars on Sunday was the biggest moment to come out of the 94th annual awards ceremony, and it drew a flurry of reactions from the stunned audience inside the Dolby Theatre to telecast viewers to celebrities, including standup comedians and Hollywood stars. Smith went onstage after Rock made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he referred to her as «G.I. Jane.» Pinkett Smith could be seen rolling her eyes in response to the joke.

The Los Angeles Police Department has issued an official comment on the fight that went down between Will Smith and Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars.

Will Smithleft Oscar viewers stunned and speechless on Sunday night after he slapped Chris Rock following an off-color joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss, which is due to alopecia.Hollywood stars quickly took to Twitter to call out Smith's shocking attack, with comedian and director Judd Apatow calling the display 'pure out of control rage and violence' and claiming that Smith 'could have killed' Rock.'Seems like Will Smith's plan to get comedian and the world to not make jokes about him is not going to pan out. The Williams family must be furious. Pure narcissism,' he wrote.

Will Smith stormed the stage as Chris Rock was presenting best documentary feature, and slapped Rock in the face. The loud thud echoed through the top mezzanine floors of the Dolby Theatre, almost sounding like a sound effect from an action movie.Many in the auditorium initially thought that Smith was pretending to be upset that Rock had made a joke at the expense of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who was seated by his side. The presenter had improvised a joke on the spot, asking if Pinkett Smith was going to be in “G.I.

Serena Williams has broken her silence on Will Smith and Chris Rock on stage Oscars altercation.MORE: Serena and Venus Williams steal the show at the Oscars in daring gownsTaking to Instagram Stories, the tennis pro appears to have been left speechless by the shocking moment that saw the actor crash the stage on Sunday night and physically assault the comedian. In a video seemingly addressing the incident, she could be seen looking at the camera and then away again with a look of total surprise on her face. WATCH: Serena Williams reacts to Will Smith and Chris Rock on stage Oscars altercationShe then followed this up with another video.

Oscars as he won the award for Best Actor at the glitzy awards. However, earlier in the evening, he took to the stage to slap comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife.The dramatic moment came as Chris came on to the stage to present the award for Best Documentary.He then made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s short hair, saying he was looking forward to GI Jane 2.Jada had shared last year how she had shaved her hair following a battle with alopecia.Following his remark, Will took to the stage and slapped Chris before telling him to not speak his wife’s name.He could be heard shouting from his seat: “Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth.”When Will later won his award, he shared a tearful speech with the audience.During this, he apologised to the Academy as well as addressing how he felt the need to “protect” his family.As well as this, Will opened up about the words he received from his fellow nominee Denzel after the incident.Denzel had been seen speaking to Will after this had happened at the ceremony, along with Tyler Perry.When Will gave his speech, Denzel could also be seen looking on in tears.He then shared what the Hollywood star had said to him.Will explained: “Denzel said to me a few minutes ago.“‘In your highest moments, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you’.”Earlier in the ceremony, Regina Hall made a joke about Will and Jada’s marriage as well.At the time, she was doing a skit about random Covid testing as she invited single men on stage.She invited Timothée Chalamet, Bradley Cooper, Tyler, and Simu Liu on stage.Regina then joked that she would invite Javier Bardem but wouldn’t as he’s still married to Penélope Cruz.She continued: “Will Smith...

Some things need to be seen to be believed. Will Smith and Chris Rock gave the 2022 Oscars plenty of moments that left viewers wanting to hit replay — and Us Weekly rounded up all the can’t-miss details.

“And That’s How We Do It”, Jaden Smith tweeted on March 28, just moments after the 94th annual Academy Awards concluded. Those words were the first from Jaden, after viewers at home saw his dad, Will Smith, slap Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about Jaden’s mom, Jada Pinkett-Smith, having a bald head.

Refresh for updates… “Now we have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters,” says Kathy Griffin. “Jokes are what Chris Rock does,” tweets Mia Farrow. “And That’s How We Do It,” brags Jaden Smith.

Chris Rock has decided not to file a police report against Will Smith for the King Richard actor hitting him in the face on stage at the Oscars tonight — at least for now.

It is the Oscar moment no one will soon forget. While presenting at the Oscars on March 27th, Chris Rock was slapped in the face by Will Smith after making a remark about his wife, Jade Pinkett Smith. Airing live, viewers at home wondered if Chris would file a complaint with the police, but as of show night, the comedian has declined to do so, according to a statement from the LAPD, given toHollywoodLife.

Will Smith over the onstage altercation at the Oscars 2022, the LAPD has said.During the ceremony tonight (March 27), Rock made a “joke” about Smith’s wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith being bald. Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia and has been open about her condition.Taking offence to Rock’s comments that he couldn’t wait to see Pinkett Smith “in G.I. Jane 2”, Smith got up on stage and took a swing at the comedian.

William Earl In a moment that will forever define the 2022 Academy Awards, Will Smith walked onstage after Chris Rock improvised a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and smacked him in the face. While the joke — which poked fun at Jada’s shaved head, after the actress has been vocal about her alopecia diagnosis since 2018 — was in bad taste, fans and attendees at the show alike were absolutely stunned at the hit, which at first seemed improvised, but turned out to be a real-life emotional outburst from Smith.Further complicating the evening was that Smith won the Oscar for best actor less than an hour later for his work on “King Richard,” and spent much of his speech tearfully justifying his actions to his peers and saying sorry.

his Best Actor gong following his live onstage assault of Chris Rock, industry insiders told The Post.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which handed out awards Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, has strict guidelines in its code of conduct.One highly placed Hollywood source told The Post after the incident: “It’s basically assault. Everyone was just so shocked in the room, it was so uncomfortable.”“I think Will would not want to give his Oscar back, but who knows what will happen now.”Smith was seen laughing and posing with photos following his win, as industry bigwigs like Judd Apatow hit out.“Knocked Up” director Apatow was highly critical of Smith in a now-deleted tweet: “He could have killed him.

Will Smith appeared to punch Chris Rock in the face on stage during the Oscars after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. Referring to Pinkett Smith’s buzzcut, Rock said: “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2.”

playing Venus and Serena Williams’ dad Richard in “King Richard” — it wasn’t as he planned.Earlier that night, after comedian Chris Rock insulted his wife Jada Pinkett Smith while presenting an award, Smith stormed the stage, slapped the comic and yelled “Get my wife’s name out of your f–king mouth.”The room was shocked into silence.When he won Best Actor, Smith apologized.“I know to do what we do,” he said in tears, “you gotta be able to take abuse, you gotta be able to have people talk crazy about you… You gotta smile and pretend like that’s OK.”He went on: “I want to apologize to the Academy. I want to apologize to all the other nominees.”The wild scene leading up to his victory comes 20 years after his first Best Actor nomination, for “Ali,” and 32 years since “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” debuted on TV.The shocking moment Sunday almost felt appropriate.