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Social media users saw Will Smith’s apology to Chris Rock shared on Instagram, just hours after the Academy condemned Smith for smacking Rock at the 94th Annual Academy Awards.

Will Smith's mother, Carolyn Bright, is both proud of her son for his first Oscar win and shocked by his behavior leading up to that moment. Carolyn spoke with local station 6ABC Philadelphia about her son's big night, first gushing over his Best Actor win for his role in «I know how he works, how hard he works, and he never half steps. Just to see him waiting and waiting and waiting and when I heard the name, I was just like, 'Yes!'» she recalled, sharing that Will's extended family was cheering him on from their home in West Philadelphia during Sunday night's Oscars. However, the incident that preceded the win took Carolyn by surprise.

Zack Sharf Will Smiths’ mother, Carolyn Smith, told Philadelphia’s local ABC affiliate Action News that she has never seen her son lash out the way he did at the 94th Academy Awards, where he took to the stage and slapped Chris Rock. The comedian was presenting the Oscar for documentary feature and made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head. Pinkett Smith has alopecia, which causes hair loss, and shaved her head last year.

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Richard Williams has broken his silence on the Will Smith and Chris Rock Oscars drama.

Questlove. The 51-year-old musician, whose real name is Ahmir Khalib Thompson, took home the Best Documentary Feature Oscar for his work directing the musical documentary, at the 94th annual Academy Awards. The moment was sadly overshadowed by the events that took place minutes before when Will Smith took to the stage to slap comedian Chris Rock across the face for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Diddy knew what he wanted to accomplish when he took the stage at the 2022 Academy Awards on Sunday. The 52-year-old rapper was a presenter at the ceremony, and the first to follow Will Smith and Chris Rock's onstage incident.A source tells ET that Diddy wanted to try to lighten the room when he was onstage and try to celebrate the awards.

Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams and the strong-willed tennis coach Will Smith portrayed in his Oscar-winning performance of , is speaking out following Smith's altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.Williams provided a statement to ET Monday, after Smith slapped Rock during Sunday night's broadcast when the comedian made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.«We don't know all the details of what happened, but we don't condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it's in self-defense,» Williams said via his son, Chavoita LeSane.«My father was as surprised as anyone when Will Smith suddenly retaliated against Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith on Sunday,» LeSane went on to share. «I want to congratulate Will on the Oscar. It was an honor to see him win Best Actor.»Williams' statement came after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it had launched a formal review into the onstage incident, after condemning the violence that took place Sunday.“The Academy condemns the actions of Mr.

Piers Morgan has supported Will Smith, saying he ‘probably would have done the same’ after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.Chris, 57, made a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, with Will, 53, storming the stage and smacking him, before swearing at him from his seat. He’s since apologised.Jada, 50, has alopecia, but it’s reported that Chris did not know about her condition.Tweeting a photo of the already infamous slap, Piers, 56, wrote: ‘So much snowflakey bulls**t re Oscars smackdown.

Ricky Gervais has ripped into the gift bags given to nominees at the Oscars, saying he would have referenced them in his opening speech if he had hosted.The After Life star has hosted the Golden Globes five times but has never hosted the Academy Awards. This year’s ceremony was hosted by Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall.Responding to a fan who said they wished Ricky had hosted, he 60-year-old imagined his opening speech, tweeting: ‘I’d start with “Hello.

Will Smith has issued a public apology to Chris Rock for slapping him at the Oscars 2022. The King Richard star, who won best actor, smacked the comedian in the face for joking about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair during the awards ceremony on Sunday. It particularly struck a chord with Smith, 53, as Jada, 50, suffers with hair loss condition alopecia.

Chris Rock’s world tour have reportedly surged after he was slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars 2022.It all kicked off at Hollywood’s biggest night in film when comedian Chris made a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. Jada, 50, has alopecia, and it’s thought that her condition is why Will took offence.Will, 53, stormed the stage, slapping Chris, 57, and swearing at him from his seat.

Will Smith’s mother has stepped in to defend him and insist that his attack on Chris Rock is entirely out of character.Carolyn Smith, 85, was a proud mother on Sunday night as she watched her son picked up the award for best actor at the 94th Academy Awards.However, the shining moment was tainted slightly as Will had smacked comedian Chris on stage in front of the millions watching just minutes before.Will was defending his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, after Chris had joked about her hair despite her suffering from hair loss disorder alopecia, and was not the first time Chris had poked fun at the actress from an international stage.Both Will’s slap and Chris’ joke have proved controversial, being condemned by much of the public, charities and even MPs, although there has also been some support for Will.Now mother-of-four Carolyn has spoken out about the shocking moment and insisted it was the first time in her life she had ‘ever seen him go off’.‘He is a very even, people-person,’ she said in an interview with ABC6 news.‘That’s the first time I’ve ever seen him go off.

As the controversy surrounding Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars continues, Jada Pinkett Smith’s quotes about her hair loss from less than one week before the 94th Academy Awards are resurfacing.

Will Smith's mother, Carolyn Smith, has jumped to the defence of her son after he hit Chris Rock during the Academy Awards. The 85-year-old opened up in an interview with ABC6 News and insisted his actions were completely out of character. MORE: Serena Williams speaks out after Will Smith's public apology Will stunned the audience at the Oscars when he walked up on stage and slapped the presenter in the face after he made a joke about the nominee's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss. WATCH: Will Smith assaults Chris Rock at the OscarsBut Carolyn stands by her son and says it's like nothing she has ever seen before from him. "He is a very even, people-person," she said. "That's the first time I’ve ever seen him go off.

Matt Lucas "doesn't know how to feel" about the Chris Rock and Will Smith drama from this year's Oscars.

Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith have given a glimpse inside their sprawling '£32million' Calabasas mansion. The award-winning King Richard actor, who celebrated his Oscar win with first wife Sheree Zampino after the Chris Rock drama, has shared a peek inside the property, which is worth an estimated $42million (£32million), with his 61.8million Instagram followers. Will and Jada, who share children Willow, 21, and Jaden, 23, share the nine-bedroom home which also reportedly features a meditation lounge, indoor pool, home cinema and even a recording studio.

Will Smith even caught his mom off-guard with his Oscars altercation.

Oscars joke about Jada Pinkett Smith was not originally planned in his script, ABC Unscripted chief Rob Mills has confirmed.Mills, who was in the Oscars production trailer with director Glenn Weiss at the moment Will Smith slapped Rock over the joke, broke down the situation to Variety yesterday (March 28).“Chris Rock came on and he was doing, I think, material based on what happened that night as any comedian will do,” Mills said.“He made the [‘G.I. Jane’] joke.

Piers Morgan has defended Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock on stage during Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony in Hollywood.The presenter, 56, admitted he felt “moved to defend” the actor and criticised what he calls “an overly sensitive snowflake society”. Will, who won an Oscar for his role in King Richard later that evening, took offence to comedian Chris’ joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith and climbed on stage to slap the Oscars host before returning to his seat.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has entered the discussion surrounding Will Smith’s outburst during the 94th Academy Awards that saw him hit Chris Rock across the face.The ITV star claimed that “very dubious characters” had been recipients of an Oscar before as she asked others what they thought about the incident.The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air walked on stage and slapped the comedian mid ceremony after the latter made a joke about the former’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.Will went on to win the Best Actor accolade for his role in King Richard, in which he portrayed tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams’ father.However, debate has raged on since on whether he should be allowed to keep the coveted award after hitting Chris.Lorraine took to her Twitter account to share a poll with her 689,000 followers.She asked: “What do we think - some very dubious characters have won Oscars over the years.”The broadcaster soon received a deluge of replies from social media users discussing the topic.Sallyina47 argued: “No, he lost his temper, and should be fined, but mocking a woman with alopecia is unacceptable.”Srkmadz typed: “Let him have it, he did deserve the Oscar for that film & role despite what happened at the Oscars, a terrible thing, handled all wrong, still shocked madam, happy with all the winners though, Congratulations to them all!”Smithy64R wrote: “No he shouldn't, his actions weren't right but shouldn't take from his performance in his film.”Jezzinportugal said: “Do you know what… one luvie slapping another ..