Moments after the Academy Awards slap heard 'round the world, Will Smith huddled during a commercial break with Denzel Washington, another of the Best Actor nominees.
James Corden praised Chris Rock for "keeping the show moving" after being slapped by Will Smith for not being able to take a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Carolyn Smith, the mother of Hollywood star Will Smith, leaped to her son's defense after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, saying that was not his normal behavior.
In the wake of the slap heard ‘round the world actor Will Smith’s blow to comedian Chris Rock’s left cheek scholars in the business of entertainment in the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis say the situation is shot through with reputational risk.