Later that evening, Smith won Best Actor. Smith returned to his seat and shouted profanity at Rock, who briefly responded and then continued his presentation.
The slap was in response to a joke Rock made about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, which she had been shaving since 2021 due to alopecia areata. Smith resigns and is given a 10-year Academy event banĭuring the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face during Rock's presentation of the Best Documentary Feature award.
