Chris Rock’s GI Jane joke explained after Will Smith smacks him in face at Oscars 2022

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The Oscars 2022 will forever be remembered for a single incident - Will Smith storming the stage to smack awards presenter Chris Rock across the face.Chris was on stage to present the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, and aimed a joke at Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith before Will climbed up on stage and landed a smack across his left cheek.It comes after Rock, 57, told Jada - who was sitting close to him in the audience - "Jada, can’t wait for G.I.

Jane 2."After the smack, a furious Will fumed at his fellow actor to: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.”Chris fired back: "Wow, dude, it was a G.I.

Jane joke!"Chris was visibly taken aback by the incident as he gasped: "Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me."But what does the joke, which didn’t immediately strike a chord with plenty of audience members, really mean?

From Jada's battle with alopecia to the actors' previous beef with each other, Daily Star takes you through it.G.I. Jane refers to a 1997 action film starring Demi Moore as lead character Jordan O’Neil - the first woman ever to go through Navy Seal training.Jordan beats many of her male counterparts at training before shaving her head to mark her position at the top of the ladder - and conceals her femininity in doing so.The joke referenced Jada’s decision to shave her head after being diagnosed with alopecia.Immediately after, Chris went on to joke with viewers: “Wow, Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me.”He added: “That was the greatest night in the history of television.”Though Jada simply rolled her eyes at the joke rather than taking on Chris verbally or physically, it was clear she was affected by the quip.Jada has spoken openly about the condition, revealing in 2018: “A lot of.