Awards shows are often at the centre of some sort of controversy and the Oscars certainly aren't immune. And so it has proved this year, as Will Smith took serious exception to a joke comedian Chris Rock made about his wife.
Rock, referring to Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, said: “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2.” Jada has previously opened up about her struggle with hair loss and alopecia. In an episode of her Facebook chat show, Red Table Talk, she said "handfuls of hair" came loose in the shower.
In what some initially thought might have been a pre-planned routine, Smith walked up on stage and hit Rock before returning to his seat and shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your ******* mouth.” Rock appeared shocked and flustered as he tried to resume presenting the best documentary feature category. He said: “That was the greatest night in the history of television.”
