Old Video of Chris Rock Shading Will Smith’s Wife Jada at 2016 Oscars Resurfaces After Slap Incident
- Social media went wild and is still raving with thoughts and opinions after actor Will Smith slapped comedian, Chris Rock over a statement about his wife
- After the shocking incident which happened on a defining night of Will's career, a video of Chris dissing Jada at the 2016 Oscars has resurfaced
- Quite a number of people are convinced that Will decided to put Rock in his place seeing as he got away with it in 2016
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An old video where comedian, Chris Rock publicly dissed actor Will Smith's wife Jada at the 2016 Oscars has brought another perspective to the recent slap incident.
Social media went wild with hot takes and reactions when Will slapped Chris Rock for making his wife's struggles with alopecia the butt of his joke at the 2022 Oscars.
Chris Rock called Jada Pinkett-Smith "GI Jane" for having a bald head.
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In the video which has now made rounds online, Chris dragged Jada for boycotting the Oscars in 2016.
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He said:
"Jada said she's not coming, I was like, ‘Isn’t she on a TV show?’ Jada’s gonna boycott the Oscars? Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s pan*ties. I wasn’t invited!”
Watch the video below:
Reactions to Chris' old video
dadaboyehiz:
"I can’t wait for BET AWARDS "
cuttylipsy:
"Na he deserved that, Chris mouth too damn sharp "
sir_williamz_d13th:
"Violence is not the way. However comedians needs to understand that there are boundaries and you don't cross them simply because you are telling a joke. Will is Human, yes he reacted poorly but it is what it is."
nike_emr:
"That slap wasn't enough."
ikechi83:
"This generation has to realise that you can say what you like but you can't control how the other person reacts to it. Keyboard warriors take note"
A hero: Denzel Washington trends after Will Smith and Chris Rock's Oscars drama
In related news, Briefly News previously reported that Denzel Washington has been hailed a hero after calming Will Smith down at the Oscars. Will lost it when Chris Rock called his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith "GI Jane" for having a bald head.
Will slapped the comedian live on stage during the awards ceremony. The superstar bagged the Best Actor award for playing the role of Richard Williams in King Richard.
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