The unexpected exchange between
Will Smith and
Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony has taken the internet by storm. The opinion over the same is divided on social media with a section of netizens supporting the reputed actor while others appreciating the way Chris handled it.
In his recent Instagram stories, actor
Ali Reza of Maate Mantramu and
Bigg Boss Telugu
season 3 fame shared a video of the incident from the
Oscars 2022
and wrote, “Jokes always don’t go well” besides dropping a few shocked face emojis.
On the other hand, eminent playback singer and former Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu judge
Chinmayi Sripada
also reacted to this episode at the Oscars. Chinmayi’s series of notes focused on
Jada Pinkett Smith’s response to Chris’ joke and her battle with alopecia.
Chinmayi urged everyone not to joke about someone’s condition and further backed Will Smith while commenting on a scenario of the actor losing his Oscar due to the incident.
“Would a white man be held to the same standards? (sic),” she questioned in the note.
For the unversed, Will Smith took offense to a joke made by Chris Rock about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle with the reference to the movie "G.I. Jane" in which actress Demi Moore shaved her head. Smith strode up to the stage and slapped Chris Rock. He shouted back, "Keep my wife's name out of your fu****g mouth” after returning to his seat leaving the atmosphere around sombre