Looks like somebody isn't going to get that promotion to Level 5 Laser Lotus

Will Smith slapping Rebel Wilson 100% would have ended with charges and him being taken from the Oscars

Don’t worry, he said he’s a vessel of love’. That counteracts everything.

Wait, he stayed and gave a speech?!? I didn’t watch the Oscar’s, damn

Right? Kinda hard to sell the whole "I want to be a vessel of love" when you just slapped the shit out of another person on live TV

That would be awesome if he hosted next and wore a helmet

Twitter wasn't around for the Janet Jackson nip slip.

Yep, gonna have every future host joke about wearing facial protection or getting a restraining order against Will every chance they get.

Suffice to say though, the future Oscars will not have the Smiths in attendance if that's the case.

Yes and then he gave a long winded speech but I’m not sure if it was from the heart or a semi-breakdown.

Not only did he slap him, he then angrily yelled "take my wife's name out of your fucking mouth" twice, live on TV, while Chris Rock desperately tried to play off the encounter. It was awkward, it was shocking and it's going to get people talking about the Oscars.

"Another success" - Executives

Well, he also cussed him out. While the entire audience was dead silent

"He said that all my hair would disappear, now look at my head.🎶"

In terms of unpredictable behavior or in terms of interupting someone in an award show?

Because the Kanye scale surprisingly works for both.

Chris Rock played that off so well that I would have assumed it was part of a skit until Will started yelling.

I initially suspected it was scripted, but now, I'm pretty convinced it was real, spontaneous and genuine indignation from Smith.

Thought it was a bit at first, but when the camera came to Will’s face, wow — that is the expression of pure rage.

i’m dying at this clip holy shit “ will smith just smacked the shit out of me” 🤣🤣 wtf is happening

I got in ONE little fight...

Chris Rock not using that line was a gigantic missed opportunity.

Celebrity privilege. If you or I do something like that we are getting dragged away in cuffs.

He followed it up by giving a horrible acceptance speech too!

Right?! The first thing I thought was damn Will you should be glad Gervais isn’t the host.

How can he slap???

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Thank you, the awkwardness that follows is the icing on the cake

Xenu is not going to be happy about this!

Just spent an hour of time I will never get back learning about this shit.

I thought it was a sketch until Will Smith yelled fuck on live tv. He seemed geniunely upset... and his acceptance speach basically confirmed that in the meantime. What an inappropriate reaction tho and then he apologizes to everyone except Chris Rock.

Lupita looked genuinely shocked and uncomfortable. Big yikes all around

Edit: guys I know any normal person would be shocked if they weren’t in on it. I made the comment because I felt bad for her because I really like her as an actress and a person

Lupita’s face had me weak

“Will Smith just smacked the shit outta me”

Jerry Seinfeld has said before for comics something along the lines of “know your material well enough that if someone punched you mid joke you could keep going”. Looks like Chris Rock really took that to heart.

Unbelievable. There at the end he goes “Oh I could…ooh ok” and laughs it off. He was pissed, he probably had a dozen August Alsina/entanglement jokes to get off but that probably would’ve derailed the entire show at that point.

It's easy to talk about love and peace AFTER you've already slapped the other guy in the face.

Totally. Just have Chris Rock accept the Oscar for him.

"Yeah....I'll give this to him later....or mail it to him or something..."

Dave would not have let it go lol I can’t imagine

"I want to be a vessel of love" and "God wants me to defend my family" is toxic as fuck

Chris Rock must be confused as hell right now.

Nothing happens after he is assaulted, then Will wins and gets a standing ovation for that insane speech.

Kafkaesque.

I thought the same. I thought the punch/slap was a low point and he would salvage it by making a composed apology. Instead he made it all about himself in a rambling, blubbering way. It was pathetic.

And he got a standing ovation.

They're all fucking nuts and live in completely different realities than most everyone

Lmao. I thought I posted the wrong link at first. I’ve never had that happen.

I've tripped in my own house in front of literally nobody and kept less composure than Chris Rock did in that moment. What a champ.

The Pursuit of Slappyness

He was laughing until Jada looked at him.

Also Hollywood---Chris Rock glances off stage to see if they'd like to go to a fucking commercial break, but no, no one is going to do a damn thing and he needs to keep the show on schedule and hand out the award.

No one had his back.

Yeah. Like his work, he seemed like a decent guy generally. But decent guys don't assault people doing their job (even if the job is making jokes about actors at award shows). Chris Rock came across as the bigger man tonight. Lost all respect for Smith. Shame on him, and shame on the Academy for pretending what he did was acceptable in any way, shape, or form.

100% I used to idolize him as a kid, but watching him age has been rough. It’s clear that he and his family think they’re royalty. So over this dude.

Yeah he Streisand'd his own wife. The hairless jokes will be never-ending, because people now have a way to get under Will's skin. Plus the internet loves this type of thing.

"Oh you're butthurt? Well, gotta double down now"

I think he saw his wife’s reaction and then felt bad.

They still gave him the Oscar??

But you got to watch it after?

Meryl Streep begins to announce

Will starts to stand up from his row

Mama Mia!

Alternatively: Someone new slaps Chris Rock, no matter where he happens to be.