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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Entertainment
Seamus Duff

Lupita Nyong'o goes viral as she sits inches from Will Smith amid his Oscars meltdown

Lupita Nyong’o had a front row seat to the Oscars drama as she was positioned right beside Will Smith and her reaction was caught on camera as she saw the star invade the stage to slap Chris Rock.

Drama erupted at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday night when 57-year-old comedian Chris made an ill-judged joke about Will’s 50-year-old wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

The comedian – who was on stage to introduce the Best Documentary Feature Oscar – took aim at Jada, branding her “G.I Jane 2” due to her bald appearance, cruelly making fun of her when she was forced to shave her head after suffering from alopecia.

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