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Lisa McLoughlin

Leslie Jones reveals friend Chris Rock sought counselling after Will Smith Oscars slap

Comedian Leslie Jones has revealed that friend Chris Rock sought counselling after he was slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars in 2022.

The actor, 54, received a 10-year ban from the prestigious award show after striking Rock across the face during last year’s ceremony for making an insensitive joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the autoimmune disease alopecia, which causes hair loss.

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