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The Oscars has been making the headlines after Will Smith, who won the Best Actor for 'King Richard', struck comedian Chris Rock on live television for cracking a joke on his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
There have been a lot of noise regarding the controversy, and also memes which doesn't seem to die down, even on day 2, while the true winners of the show remain out of focus.
Now recently, an old tweet from 2016 has resurfaced, which could have "manifested" the entire 'slapgate'. In an old tweet from the 2016 Oscars ceremony, a user had asked Smith to "punch Rock in the face."
Let us give you some context behind this. The comedian Chris Rock had hosted the 2016 Academy Awards, where he had roasted Jada for skipping the ceremony in front of the whole audience during one of his stage moments.
"What happened this year? What happened? People went mad, you know .... Jada got mad, you know. She said she is not coming. Protesting ... ! I am like ... 'is she on a TV show? Jada's gonna boycott this Oscars?!' Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties. I wasn’t invited," Rock joked as the room roared with laughter.
He then went on to add: "It’s not fair that Will was this good and didn’t get nominated. It’s also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for 'Wild Wild West'!"
After the ceremony, a lot of fans dissed Rock for his dig at the Smiths. While one user specifically asked Smith to punch Rock in the face, adding that the actor has no other choice.
Will Smith has to punch Chris Rock in the face .... He has no choice
— J A S O N (@_ja_s_on_) 1456710348000
Back to 2022, during the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, Rock yet again aimed his gun at Jada, this time making fun of her alopecia disorder, a health condition that causes baldness.
Here's What Had Happened:
While announcing the nominees, Rock compared Jada's tightly cropped hair to actress Demi Moore's appearance in the film 'G.I. Jane', adding that she may appear in the film's sequel.
To which, Smith walked on stage and struck Rock. "Keep my wife's name out of your f****** mouth," yelled Smith as he returned to his seat.
Several people said that 2016 incident at the Academy ceremony could have been the beginning of a bad history between the three, which led to Smith vs Rock encounter, on the Oscars platform itself. Ending it where it started, eh?
Ok, there’s some history here with chris rock and will smith and jada https://t.co/RIl54DmH9h
— @jason calacanis (@Jason) 1648452714000
However, it sure is a freaky coincidence how the events really unfolded. Guess what they say about being "careful what you wish for", is kind of true.
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