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Michelle Cullen

Was the Will Smith and Chris Rock smack staged? The truth as Oscars make official statement on incident

The Oscars grabbed the entire world's attention this year, but for all the wrong reasons after Will Smith stormed the stage upon taking offence to a gag made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

The actor walked on stage and appeared to slap host Chris Rock in what many audience members believed to be a staged bit.

However, after Smith returned to his seat, he was heard shouting to Rock, "Keep my wife's name out of your… mouth," which cemented to guests that the incident was, in fact, real as the Academy has very strong restrictions on the use of profanity as it is a live show that is broadcast to all age groups.

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