Will Smith makes a thinly veiled joke about THIS Chris Rock Oscars slap in the new TikTok – ahead of the one-year anniversary of the incident
Will Smith made a thinly veiled joke about his Oscar slap in a new TikTok video this week – ahead of the one-year anniversary of his attack on Chris Rock.
The 54-year-old actor, who hit Rock, 58, after making a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, made light of the situation by jumping on a TikTok trend encouraging users to a asking an inanimate object what it thinks of you.
The original video, which Smith was duet with, sees TikToker Sam Rossi saying, “This works because everything has consciousness.
“You can take a pen and ask him how he sees you or what he thinks of you and you will get an answer from your intuition in your head. You can ask your car what it thinks of you, you can even ask money what it thinks of you.”
In the video, Smith receives his Best Actor Oscar, which he received that night for his role in King Richard, frowns and begins to frame a question before the clip ends.
Incident: Will Smith made a thinly veiled joke about his Oscar slap in a new TikTok video this week – ahead of the one-year anniversary of his attack on Chris Rock
Moment in history: The actor, 54, hit Rock, 58, after he made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head (pictured)
Fans were quick to note the connection between the clip and the Oscar smack, as one wrote, “Hahaha that’s gold!!!!!!” while a second typed, “Bravo! This is classic Will Smith! This is fabulous. Hahaha Always a comedian and we adore you.’
Another wrote: “lol nicely done. If you can’t make fun of yourself, you’re doing it wrong,” while another wrote, “Oscar: ‘I’m not mad… I’m just disappointed.’
One follower wrote: “Redemption.. This summer’s blockbuster starring Will Smith. “It doesn’t matter what you say, it matters what you do!”
Will’s now infamous slap at the Oscars occurred during the 94th Academy Awards on Monday March 27th. The annual ceremony was hosted by comedians Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes.
Among the A-list presenters was comedian Chris Rock, who took the stage during the ceremony to present the award for Best Documentary.
Rock, who hosted the show, joked that Smith’s wife, Jada, looked like “GI Jane” because she was bald.
She had recently revealed that she suffers from alopecia.
Will, obviously angry at the jab, stormed the stage and proceeded to smack Rock for making the joke.
Interesting: The original video, which Smith was duet with, sees TikToker Sam Rossi say, “This works because everything has consciousness. “You can take a pen and ask him how he sees you or what he thinks of you and you will get an answer from your intuition in your head.”
Hold on: In the video, Smith receives his Best Actor Oscar, which he received that night for his role in King Richard, frowns and begins to frame a question before the clip ends
Joke: Fans were quick to note the connection between the clip and the slap at the Oscars, with one writing: “Hahaha that’s gold!!!!!!”
Smith’s shocking attack came just before he took home the Best Actor award for his portrayal of tennis superstars Venus and the devoted father of Serena Williams in the film King Richard.
In a rambling acceptance speech, a sobbing Smith admitted that “love makes you do crazy things” – but significantly failed to apologize to Rock for his offense. However, he apologized to the Academy and his fellow candidates.
In response to the incident, the academy imposed a 10-year Oscar ban on Will. In a statement, they explained that the 2022 Academy Awards “were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr Smith exhibit on stage.”
It was four months before Smith apologized to Rock, which came in the form of an emotional YouTube video.
“Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk,” he said directly into the camera. Smith noted that he’s since reached out to Rock, but the comedian isn’t ready yet.
Will has worked hard to restore his once squeaky clean image, speaking candidly about that “terrible night” and admitting his wrongdoing.