Will Smith wins his first Oscar for Best Actor but steals the show with an unscheduled altercation with Chris Rock.
The new Oscar winner for "King Richard - A Winning Team" could be arrested with up to six months in prison and a $ 100,000 fine if the comedian who made fun of his wife Jada's shaved head decided to sue.
"For now he has decided not to do it," LAPD sources told Deadline Hollywood as the Academy censored the actor: "We do not condone violence in any form," said the organization that awards the awards. most prestigious in Hollywood once the ceremony is over.
Jada Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia and for some months, instead of covering her head with scarves and hats, she opted for a radical "GI Jane" cut: this was the comment that Rock had made at her expense to make people laugh Audience.
Smith, sitting with her in the front row, hadn't seen us anymore, leaving the spectators of the live broadcast on ABC astonished.
At first it was thought of a joke, a sketch already scheduled during the segment in which Rock presented the awards for the best documentary, but the insult that accompanied the slap soon removed all doubts: "Keep my name wife out of your fucking mouth, ”Will had said as the television censor promptly blocked the audio and canceled the dirty word.
A few minutes after the altercation, Smith was back on stage to collect the award, and there, visibly excited, he compared himself to Richard Williams, the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams whose role he played him. did win the award.
"Life imitates art. Love drives you crazy", said the actor with tears in his eyes: "
Smith then spoke of his duty to protect his costars and the pressure in Hollywood to ignore "when you are insulted" or disrespect: "You have to smile and pretend that everything is okay."
After the outburst of anger, but off the air, Denzel Washington had tried to calm his colleague: "At the highest moment you have to be careful, that's where the devil comes looking for you".
Smith, who has garnered the support of his son Jaden ("Cosi 'si"), said he hopes to be invited back to the Oscars after what he did, but in apologies to the spectators and the Academy has not including Rock
Smith then spoke of his duty to protect his costars and the pressure in Hollywood to ignore "when you are insulted" or disrespect: "You have to smile and pretend that everything is okay."
After the outburst of anger, but off the air, Denzel Washington had tried to calm his colleague: "At the highest moment you have to be careful, that's where the devil comes looking for you".
Smith, who has garnered the support of his son Jaden ("Cosi 'si"), said he hopes to be invited back to the Oscars after what he did, but in apologies to the spectators and the Academy has not including Rock