Chris Rock got more than he may have bargained for as a presenter at the 94th Academy Awards. While presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature, which ultimately went to Questlove’s Summer of Soul, he made a joke at the expense of Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, leading to an on-stage altercation that was not scripted and drew gasps from the room, according to sources.

“Jada, I love ya. G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it,” Rock said with reference to Pinkett Smith’s appearance.

Will Smith seemed to be laughing following Rock’s comment. But he then stunned the audience at the Dolby by storming the stage and slapping Rock in the face. “Wow,” said Rock afterward. “Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me.”

Viewers were confused as to whether an altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock was staged at the 94th Academy Awards. ⁠
The comedian made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, starring in "G.I. Jane 2," apparently because her head is shaved.⁠

Smith could then be seen walking to the stage, where he appeared to hit Rock.

Smith’s comments were bleeped when he returned to his seat, but it was apparent that he told Rock, “Keep my wife’s name out your f***king mouth.”

“Wow, dude. It was a G.I. Jane joke,” replied Rock.

“Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth,” Smith repeated as the audience went silent, according to people present.

Pinkett Smith’s appearance is as a result of alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that she has been public about battling, which causes hair loss by attacking hair follicles.

Sources tell us that Rock later approached the Smiths to apologize, and Denzel Washington got involved.

The moment was all the more surreal given the fact that Smith was nominated tonight for his turn in Warner Bros.’ sports drama King Richard and would later return to the stage to claim the award for Best Actor, as predicted.

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