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.

Oscars 2022: Denzel Washington consoled Will Smith after he smacked Chris Rock on stage

It all got heated at the 94th Academy Awards when Will Smith walked up to the stage to hit comedian Chris Rock over a joke the former took offence on. Chris Rock made a joke on Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle.

What just happened! Will Smith punches Chris Rock over joke on wife Jada

Hours after Will Smith smacked comedian Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oscar awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a statement about the incident.

The Academy issues statement over Will Smith-Chris Rock slapping incident

Oscars 2022 will always be remembered for Will Smith's beef with comedian Chris Rock. The awards ceremony took a dramatic turn when Smith walked up on stage and slapped Rock for joking about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Will Smith's beef with Chris Rock may have had its origin in 2016 Oscars

Will Smith continued his winning streak this award weekend. After picking up a SAG Award, Golden Globes, Smith again took home two prestigious awards, BAFTA and Critics Choice Award in less than 24 hours for his incredible portrayal in 'King Richard'.

Will Smith wins Critics Choice Awards & BAFTA for 'King Richard', hails Venus and Serena Williams

It’s confirmed! Will Smith will be returning for the much-awaited sequel of ‘I Am Legend’. He will not be alone this time as there will be Michael B Jordan for company in the zombie-infested world.

Will Smith, Michael B Jordan to star in 'I Am Legend 2'

Will Smith is on cloud nine as he received the first-ever SAG award of his career. On Sunday, Smith took home the award for outstanding performance by a male actor for his outstanding performance in 'King Richard'.

Will Smith bags his first SAG Award for Best Actor, pays tribute King Richard

In the past year, the media has provided extensive coverage of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's life. Their marriage, their sex life, their affairs- all have been widely covered by the press.

'Stop interviewing Will and Jada Smith' appeals a new petition to media 

With Will Smith’s film ‘King Richard’ ready for its premiere, the Hollywood star was spotted interacting with young tennis players in Wimbledon. The tennis players were pleasantly surprised by Will Smith’s visit.

King Richard: Will Smith surprises tennis players in Wimbledon ahead of film release

Will Smith's new look has shocked the internet. Smith, recently appeared as a virtual guest on BBC's 'The One Show' to discuss his upcoming movie 'King Richard', but viewers were more focused on his new looks than his new project.

New teeth or just lack of moustache? Will Smith's new look shocks netizens

"King Richard" plots the improbable rise of Serena and Venus Williams, from training on crumbling, gang-riddled Compton tennis courts to becoming all-time sporting greats.

Will Smith plays Venus and Serena's 'lion' in Oscar-tipped 'King Richard'

Will Smith is opening up about his life like never before. The actor recently revealed that he suffered from guilt for a long time because he as a child he failed to protect his mother when his father beat her to the ground in the family's Philadelphia home.

Will Smith reveals his guilt for failing to protect mother from abusive father

Fourth of July weekend, 1996. America has gasped en masse watching aliens detonate the White House in the movie “Independence Day” and, at 3 a.m. in Los Angeles, the telephone of its young star, Will Smith, jangles him awake.

The Fresh Prince of Belles-Lettres? Will Smith has a memoir

Will Smith’s new memoir has been all about explosives. After revealing to the world that he contemplated suicide amid a dark past, the Hollywood actor has now come out and spoken about his abusive father.

Will Smith makes shocking revelation in memoir, wanted to kill his father

Will Smith may have the whole world at his feet, but that did not mean he did not have his demons to fight. In the recently released trailer of 'Will Smith: The Best Shape of My Life'--a YouTube originals docuseries on him--the actor can be heard discussing the highs and lows of his life, his mental health journey and the work that needed to be done to stay healthy.

Will Smith considered committing suicide: Mentally, I was somewhere else

Jada Pinkett Smith is sharing her personal life details! During a special episode of 'Red Table Talk' with the guest, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jada talked about her sex life with Will Smith.

Jada Pinkett Smith on her sex life with Will Smith: Never had an issue

Will Smith in reviewing his film career. Smith opened up about the best and worst movies of his career. In a recent interview with GQ, the star opened up about his career and revealed his top picks.

Guess the names? Will Smith picks worst and best films of his career

Will Smith recently spoke candidly about his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith after it came to light that she was in a relationship with another man a few years back.

Will Smith reveals he's been in relationships outside marriage, addresses Jada Pinkett Smith's affair with August Alsina

Will Smith starrer ‘Welcome to Earth’, a six part docuseries released its trailer today. Produced by National Geographic, Will Smith led adventure in the earth’s lesser-known, inhabited spots to reveal secrets and hidden wonders looks interesting in the first look.

'Welcome to Earth' starring Will Smith releases trailer

Actress Zoë Kravitz is set to star in and executive produce ‘Phatty Patty’, an animated series. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios will produce the project while the animated series has been created, written and executive produced by India Sage Wilson.

Actress Zoë Kravitz to star in animated series 'Phatty Phatty'

Apparently there’s a notion that what was shown in the Will Smith starrer ‘I Am Legend’ is what the world is going through in 2021 as we face a new Delta variant of the coronavirus that has put the world to a stop.

'I Am Legend' did not show vaccine turning people into zombies: Screenwriter clears the air on misinformation meme fest

‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ reboot is getting a change of showrunners as Chris Collins stepped down for the reboot of the 1990s Will Smith sitcom. Now, T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson will take over as co-showrunners.

Will Smith's 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' reboot to get new showrunners

Will Smith’s upcoming film ‘Emancipation’ has suspended filming after a few from the crew tested COVID positive. Reported in Deadline, Apple Studios’ thriller film tested hundreds of crew working on the movie in Louisiana.

Will Smith starrer 'Emancipation' filming brought to halt due to COVID positive cases on set

Hollywood superstar Will Smith’s upcoming action thriller 'Fast & Loose' has been acquired by streamer Netflix. Filmmaker David Leitch, known for movies such as 'Deadpool 2' and 'Hobbs & Shaw', will direct the project from a script by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber.

Netflix bags worldwide rights for Will Smith’s ‘Fast & Loose’

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