AfterWill Smith hit Chris Rockon the 94thAcademy Awardsstage on Sunday night,Bradley Cooper,Tyler PerryandDenzel Washingtoncould all be seen conferring with theKing Richardstar.
Cooper and Smith ended their interaction with a hug.
Perry and Washington also spoke withSmith, who smackedRock, 57, after the comedian made a joke about seeing Smith’s wife,Jada Pinkett Smith, in a possibleG.I. Jane 2. Pinkett Smith, 50, hasbeen embracing a bald hairstylebecause she has alopecia.
Smith initially laughed from his seat while Pinkett Smith reacted with an un-amused expression.
The Best Actor winner — who subsequently apologized to the academy and the other nominees in his acceptance speech — then walked up to the stage and hit Rock across the face.
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As Smith returned to his seat, a shocked Rock said, “Oh wow.Will Smithjust smacked the s— out of me.”
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Smith did not see the humor in the situation.
“Wow, dude, it was aG.I. Janejoke,” Rock said, to which Smith replied once again, “Keep my wife’s name out your f—— mouth!”
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Rock then continued to present the award for Best Documentary Feature, while Cooper, Perry and Washington took turns consulting with Smith.
“Everyone in the mezzanine was standing up to see what was going on — everyone was shocked,” the onlooker said. “You could hear a pin drop. Everyone was looking bug-eyed at each other like … ‘Is this really happening?’ Chris Rock looked stunned.”
After giving the moment some time to breathe, Smith and Pinkett Smith held hands over the bistro table between their seats at the front of the auditorium.
Later during Smith’s acceptance speech, he said that Washington told him: “At your highest moment, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you.”
source: people.com
