
Moments after Will Smith smacked Chris Rock on stage on Sunday evening during the Oscar awards ceremony, Smith was taken aside by actor Denzel Washington for a word during a commercial break.
According to a report in People, an insider shared that Washington "did not acknowledge Chris Rock," rather he "said something to Will and went back to his seat."
After giving the moment some time to breathe, Smith and Pinkett Smith held hands over the bistro table between their seats at the front of the auditorium.The Academy issues statement over Will Smith-Chris Rock slapping incident

Later during Smith's Best Actor award acceptance speech, he said that Washington told him, "At your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you."
Smith reacted when Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith's shaved head by comparing it to the look of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie 'G.I. Jane'. Rock said he couldn't wait to see Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, star in 'G.I. Jane 2'.
Smith won his maiden Oscar on Sunday for his performance in 'King Richard'.
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