on the comedian chris rock at last night s oscars ceremony. shortly before collecting the award for best actor, mr smith climbed on stage and slapped mr rock, to the shock of the audience and millions of viewers around the world watching on television. the comic had made a joke about the actor s wife, jada pinkett smith. our north america correspondent david willis has more from hollywood. all smiles as will smith arrived at the oscars this night was billed as his coronation as one of the greatest actors of his generation. an earlierjoke by host regina hall saw smith laughing along. jada, i love you. gi jane 2, can t wait to see it, all right?! but watch the reaction of wife jada pinkett smith when the comedian chris rock made fun of her hair loss condition, alopecia. a remark that brought smith striding to the stage. oh, wow! audio of the live broadcast was cut as the actor screamed obscenities
all smiles as will smith arrived at the oscars. the night was billed as his coronation as one of the greatest actors of his generation. listen, looks like jada approved you so you d better get on up here. an earlierjoke by host regina hall saw smith laughing along. jada, i love you, gi jane 2, can t wait to see it, all right? but watch the reaction of wife jada pinkett smith when the comedian chris rock made fun of her shaved head. a remark that brought smith striding onto the 0scars stage. wow! audio of the live broadcast was cut as the actor screamed obscenities from his seat. smith s open handed slap left the comedian visibly shaken and the celebrity audience wondering how they should react. that was the greatest night in the history of television. minutes later he was called back to the stage to collect the oscar for best actor. will smith! in a tearful acceptance speech, the king richard star blamed