Will Smith and Denzel Washington.
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The ceremony of Academy Awards 2022 had a peculiar episode that ended in scandal and a day later continues the repercussions. Presenter Chris Rock took the stage to deliver his monologue and present the award for Best Documentary. Halfway through his speech, he mentioned in a comedic tone the couples present and when it was his turn to mention it Jada Pinkett-Smiththe wife of Will SmithShe made a comment that completely changed the actor.
Will Smith mentioned Jada’s bald head and compared her to Demi Moore’s character in the movie GI Jane when Will Smith stormed onto the stage and in full view beaten stonewho was stunned. He then returned to his seat, insulted the comedian and asked him not to make any further references to his wife.
When the ceremony went on commercial break, Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry They went over to comfort Smith, who still looked very shaken from his painful reaction. This off-script situation lifted audiences and made it a worldwide trend on social media.
Most notably, Washington had a one-on-one with the award-winning actor for his role in King Richard.
After the embarrassing episode that completely changed the climate of the place, Will Smith took the stage again at the invitation of Uma Thurman, but this time to receive the highest award for his work in the film, in which he portrayed the father of tennis players Venus and Serena played Williams.
As he recounted his acceptance speech, he confessed: “In my life I was called to love and protect people and to support my people. I know that in what we do, you have to be able to accept abuse, people talking shit about you, and being treated with disrespect. You have to smile and pretend everything is fine. Denzel (Washington) told me ‘Be careful, when you are at your highest, the devil comes for you‘”.
Finally, as a farewell, he added a pinch of humor to the evening: “Life imitates art, I look like the crazy father. Love makes you do these things, Thank you for this honor and for this moment. I hope the academy will invite me again.”
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