Jimmy Kimmel's acid joke at the 2023 Oscars about Will Smith's slap: 'If any violent event occurs, do the same as last year; nothing'

He didn't let it go.

And he kept his promise.

As he had announced before the start of the 95th Oscar Awards, the presenter of the ceremony

made a joke about the

that marked the awards ceremony of the last edition:

Will Smith's

to Chris Rock .

The host of the night had warned hours before the event that the night would not start without remembering the scandal that went down in history as one of the biggest scandals that occurred at the Academy Awards in Hollywood.

"It would be ridiculous not to make jokes with that

," the comedian of late-night shows had indicated in an interview, who this year returned for the third consecutive time to lead the Oscars.

It took him a few seconds

to refer to the episode that the American actor starred in during the comedian's monologue in 2022, when the latter hit him in front of everyone after a joke that he found to be in bad taste.

After the fact, Will Smith was the winner of his category as Best Actor, to which he was nominated for his work in "The Williams Method".

In this regard, Kimmel said at the beginning of the 2023 Oscars ceremony almost with

- given

.

"We want them to have fun, we want them to feel safe

. We have very strict rules in place."

"If anyone in this theater commits an

at any point in the show...

and will be allowed to give a 19-minute speech," the host pointed out to the audience, causing immediate laughter. among those present.

And he finished off the idea, with great acidity: "No, but seriously, the academy has

there. If a violent event occurs,

."

Jimmy Kimmel, acid with Will Smith at the Oscars 2023. Photo AFP

He further quipped: "

are nominated tonight, which means the odds of another

stage

."

Minutes later, the presenter stated that the duo of actor Seth Rogan and director Steven Spielberg are like "Hollywood's Joe and Hunter Biden."

What happened between Will Smith and Chris Rock during the Oscars 2022

The awkward moment that marked the history of the Oscars and the previous gala occurred after Chris Rock performed a monologue in which he joked about some of the couples present, such as Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, and later named Jada

.

He compared her shaved head to that of the leading lady in the movie GI Jane.

The point was that some time ago Pinkett Smith had spoken publicly about her alopecia.

It is the product of an autoimmune disease that he suffers from, which attacks the hair follicles and causes hair loss, leaving baldness as a result.

At Rock's words, Jada made

.

In what appeared to be part of the performance, her husband, nominated for his work in King Richard, got up from her seat, walked up

.

As he sat down, he yelled at her very seriously: "Get my wife's name out of your fucking mouth."

And she repeated it a couple of times.

Rock froze.

He said

and to Smith's screams, he only managed to add: "Yes, I will."

He later tried to muddle through by saying, "That was one of the greatest moments in television history."

And yes, that incident will be what we will all remember this Oscar delivery for.

The actor then apologized, which was never fully accepted by the comedian.

, once part of that same world.

The jokes against him and his wife became almost a gesture of protest at his physical violence.

The best actor winner was

.

That of 2023 is

.

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