Oscars 2022: Will Smith punches Chris Rock over joke about wife Jada Pinkett

American actor Will Smith punched comedian #ChrisRock after he got miffed at the latter's joke directed at his wife Jada Pinkett Smith during the 94th Academy Awards. After slapping Rock, Smith walked back and used expletives, saying: "Keep my wife's name out of your *** mouth". As per Variety, Rock appeared on stage to present the Oscar for documentary feature and he then made a joke about Jada-Pinkett Smith (Will Smith's wife) being in 'G.I. Jane' because of her shaved bald head. Initially, Smith was laughing but Jada clearly looked affected by the joke. Smith then took to the stage to punch Rock.

The most jaw-dropping moment when actor Will Smith, who was later announced Best Actor in a leading role for 'King Richard', slapped host Chris Rock on stage after the latter joked on his wife Jaden's baldness. (Photo| AP)