Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel The Oscars for the third time Sunday night and we couldn’t help but point out last year’s headlining celebration. “If anything unexpected or violent happens during the party, just do what you did last year — nothing,” comedian and late-night host He said during his monologue, Return Will Smith slapping Chris Rock On stage at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.
While Rock was presenting the Best Documentary Feature award, he made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, shaving her head — which she did. due to hair loss. After Rock compared her to “GI Gene,” Smith walked up to the stage, Rock slapped Then he returned to his seat.
“Keep my wife’s name out of your sweet mouth,” Smith yelled from his seat in the audience.
Television viewers and audience members were amazed at the unexpected outburst, with many wondering if it was planned – and many of the stars in the theater looking flustered and glued to their seats.
In his monologue Sunday night, Kimmel joked that if anything like that were to happen again this year, attendees should “sit there and do absolutely nothing. Maybe even hug my abuser.”
Kimmel also joked that this year, there are “strict policies in place” in case of another violent outburst.
“If anyone in this theater commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you get an Oscar for Best Actor and you’re allowed to make a 19-minute speech,” he said, referring to Smith’s 2022 win after The Smack.
As punishment for the slap, for which Smith apologized, he did Banned from the Oscars for 10 years.
Kimmel didn’t limit his slapstick jokes to just monologues. The host also took the opportunity to bring up the incident before the Best Feature Documentary Feature category, saying that he hoped it would go off without a “hitch,” a reference to the 2005 romantic comedy in which Smith starred.
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Kimmel entered into another dig when he mentioned the number of Irish actors in the room, saying that “the odds of another fight on stage have gone up quite a bit”. He also referenced Smith’s 1997 hit song, saying that anyone who wants to “get Gigi with it” has to go through a gauntlet of bodyguards made up of famous members of the audience.
Caitlin O’Kane
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