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.
Will Smith returned to his seat after the slap and yelled, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!”“He is a very even, people person,” Carolyn Smith said reacting to Will’s Oscars slap. “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen him go off.
First time in his lifetime…I’ve never seen him do that.” Earlier in the interview, Carolyn said how proud she was of her son finally winning his first Academy Award.
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