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Seamus Duff

String of Will Smith films 'to be axed' after he slapped Chris Rock at Oscars

A string of Will Smith projects could be cancelled after the actor's violent outburst at the Oscars, with a number of his upcoming films quietly shelved.

The 53-year-old actor stunned Hollywood last weekend when he stormed the stage of the Academy Awards and slapped Chris Rock after he made an ill-judged joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.

The tension didn’t end there, however, as Will returned to his seat and repeatedly screamed: “Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth!” while the astonished A-List audience watched on in shock.

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