Oscars 2022: Twitter erupts after Will Smith SLAPS Chris Rock for joke about Jada Pinkett Smith

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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. Who saw that coming?! Hollywood stars spoke out against Will Smith on Sunday night after he slapped Chris Rock following an off-color joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss'Also — GI Jane was gorgeous.

What exactly is insulting about being compared to a ripped, stunning Demi?' he wrote, referencing the Ridley Scott–directed Demi Moore–starring film.Apatow strongly rejected a Twitter user who said they 'understood' why Smith hit Rock because of Jada Pinkett Smith's alopecia.'He could have killed him.

That's pure out of control rage and violence. They've heard a million jokes about them in the last three decades. They are not freshman in the world of Hollywood and comedy.