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Smith slapped Rock on the Oscars stage after the comedian made a joke at the expense of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
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One year the telecast was actually too short. Another time an actor climbed over rows of chairs between him and his Academy Award. Björk laid eggs on the red carpet. Oscar can go weirdly off script.
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AppleTV+ became the first streaming service to win Best Picture for "CODA" — and Best Actor winner Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock for a joke about his wife's hair loss.
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After Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars for a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's medical condition, there are renewed conversations about toxic masculinity and concepts of feminine beauty.
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When the moment came for the Oscar show's producers to step up and say that someone who commits violence on live television doesn't get their moment in the winners' circle, the producers blinked.
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It's always a bad sign when the academy has to say it doesn't condone violence.
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"Oh wow," comedian Chris Rock said in response to the Smith attack. Rock did not physically retaliate, though the rest of his words were muted on American TV stations.
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Distributed by Apple TV+, it is also the first best picture win for a streaming service.
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After three decades of acting and three nominations, Smith finally won for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena.
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Will Smith appeared to slap Chris Rock after he made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.