Will Smith's PR Consulted Him During the Commercial Break After Chris Rock Slap at the Oscars
Will was also seen being comforted by Denzel Washington, Bradley Cooper, and others.
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MEHERA BONNER
MAR 28, 2022
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Will Smith was seemingly spotted consulting with his PR rep during an
Oscars commercial break after what
appeared to be an unscripted confrontation involving a slap between him and Chris Rock. Ramin Setoodeh, the executive editor of
Variety, tweeted a video of what took place right after the incident, writing, "Will Smith’s publicist came over and talked to him at the last commercial. There was also someone standing next to Jada."
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The Hollywood Reporter's awards columnist Scott Feinberg also revealed that "during the commercial break, Will Smith is pulled aside and comforted by Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry, who motion for him to brush it off. Will appears to wipe tears from his eyes as he sits back down with Jada, with Denzel comforting Jada and Will’s rep by his side."
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Bradley Cooper was also spotted talking with Will Smith after the altercation.
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The incident between William and Chris occurred after Chris made an inappropriate joke comparing
Jada Pinkett Smith to G.I. Jane. Will responded by walking on stage and seemingly slapping Chris, and then telling Chris to "keep my wife's name out of your fukking mouth" repeatedly.
At this point, Will hasn't commented publicly on what happened.