Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap
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Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Oscars for a third time Sunday night and couldn't help but reference last year's headline-making ceremony. "If anything unpredictable or violent happens during the ceremony, just do what you did last year — nothing," the comedian and late night host said during his monologue, referencing Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.
While Rock was presenting the award for best documentary, he made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, shaving her head — which she did due to alopecia. After Rock compared her to "G.I. Jane," Smith walked on stage, slapped Rock and then returned to his seat.
"Keep my wife's name out of your f****ing mouth," Smith then yelled from his seat in the audience.