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Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage during the live telecast of the 2022 Oscars. MMA Twitter erupted with hilarious comments at Rock getting slapped on live television.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones called it a "gangster" move and lauded Rock for continuing after the fiasco. 'Bones' wrote on Twitter:
"Anyone watching the #Oscars ? Will Smith is a gangster for that one, Chris rock was the ultimate professional for the way he continued."
Below is the tweet he posted:
When a fan claimed that the incident was staged, Jones countered by saying it looked real to him.
UFC president Dana White was highly entertained as well, having finally found an Oscars show worth watching. He also commended Rock's chin for absorbing the hit. Reacting to uncensored footage of the incident, the 52-year-old wrote on Twitter:
"FINALLY!!!!! there's an #Oscars show worth watching. AND @chrisrock has a chin"
Surprised by the incident, former UFC double champ and Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier wrote:
"Very hard to surprise me nowadays but watching Will Smith slap the shit out of Chris Rock is very surprising! I’m actually amazed that this happened. You could see the moment Will started to feel played."
Check out the tweet below:
Other MMA stars also had hilarious reactions to the altercation between Smith and Rock.
Below are some of the posts:
Why did Chris Rock get slapped?
Chris Rock went up on stage to announce the Oscar for a documentary feature at the 94th Academy Awards. Rock joked about Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, being in G.I. Jane 2, alluding to her shaved head.
The MIB star then went up on stage and slapped Rock, who appeared to be confused. Rock said:
"Will Smith just smacked the sh*t out of me."
Smith then shouted at the Grown Ups star, asking him to refrain from taking his wife's name, to which Rock said:
"Wow dude, that was a G.I. Jane joke."
Will Smith was awarded the Oscar later that night for his performance in King Richard. Smith took the opportunity to apologize to the academy and his fellow nominees during his speech.
Jada Smith suffers from alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that results in hair fall. The Matrix star revealed her condition last year before shaving her head.
