Lupita Nyong’o's Stunned Reaction During Will Smith, Chris Rock’s Altercation at Oscars Lights Up the Internet

• Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o was left mouth agape after A-List Hollywood actor Will Smith smacked comedian Chris Rock during the Oscar awards
• The actress, who had been seated close to celebrity couple Will and wife Jada Pinkett Smith, was seen making shocked glances after the incident
• Will slapped the comedian after making a joke about his wife Jada's almost balding head.

The 2014 Oscar Award winner Lupita Nyong'o was left shocked after actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock.

Lupita, the 2014 winner of the Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, dressed in a sparkling gold sequin Prada dress, was left mouth agape in shock after the altercation.

The now infamous slap by Will Smith during the 94th Academy Awards event held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The Hollywood actor emerged as the Best Actor bagging the Oscar for his role in the movie King Richard.

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Lupita's reaction and facial expression trended online and here are some hilarious reactions from fans.

A Twitter user going by the handle @KikiEgwa noted that Kenyans do not know how to hide their facial expression; she posted:

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@_marked noted that the actress's reaction was an iconic moment

@barrie_bradshaw Twitted:

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@YakaFortune posted on Twitter:

@DailyMailCeleb posted the viral facial expression from the actress:

@cakemooosst posted a funny reaction video:

@katienolan suggested that the actress should be awarded the best supporting actress.

@omgmattmurdock posted:

@JamieBolton hilariously broke down the actress's reaction:

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Everybody hates Chris: Will Smith apologises for smacking comedian's face at academy awards

Briefly News previously reported that the celebrated actor, while receiving his Oscar award, took the opportunity to apologise to fellow award nominees.

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In his emotional acceptance speech, Will, who was in tears, revealed that his wife had a medical condition that makes her lose hair.

"Love will make you do crazy things. I want to apologise to the Academy, I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees," he said.

After being smacked, the visibly shocked comedian retorted, stuttering:

"Wow! Oh! Wow! Will Smith just smacked the sh*t out of me. Wow dude, it was a G.I Jane joke. That's the greatest night in the history of television.

Source: Briefly News