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"Leave my wife's name out of your f–cking mouth!" #Oscars buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/wil…

Earlier tonight, Chris Rock was presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature when he made a joke about some of the couples in the audience. #Oscars #Oscars2022

It initially started as a joke about Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem — both of whom are nominated for Oscars — and how if Javier wins and Penelope doesn't, then he actually won't be winning tonight. #Oscars #Oscars2022

Chris then pivoted to Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Chris was excited about King Richard but Jada — who isn't nominated for an award this year — got a joke about being in G.I. Jane 2. #Oscars #Oscars2022

Before we unpack this, it's important to know that Jada has been open about her hair loss struggle and alopecia diagnosis instagram.com/p/CYB7dMppvjk/

Almost immediately after the words left Chris' mouth, Will walked up on stage and hit him in the face. #Oscars #Oscars2022

Chris Rock then said, "Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me." #Oscars #Oscars2022

And from the audience, for those of you at home who were confused, Will screamed at him to "Leave [his] wife's name out of his fucking mouth!" #Oscars #Oscars2022

Lupita is all of us at this very moment:
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It was not a joke. It was real. Will Smith is still up for the Best Actor category, so we'll see if this is something he'll address in his speech or at a later date. Check out more here ⬇️ #Oscars #Oscars2022 buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/wil…