Sources Say Chris Rock’s Oscars Joke About Jada Pinkett Smith Not In The Script

March 29, 2022

The ongoing controversy stemming from Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars has gained more fuel, as it has been revealed that the joke that started it all wasn’t in the official script.

According to inside reporting, the joke that comedian Chris Rock made towards Jada Pinkett Smith at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday (March 27th) which led to Will Smith slapping him during the live telecast was not part of the script and was not done during rehearsals for the event. The comedian, who was presenting the award for Best Documentary, had begun by directing a joke at Smith’s wife. “Jada I love you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it”, he said. Pinkett Smith has been public about her hair being low, disclosing that she has been suffering from the autoimmune disease alopecia for a couple of years. After striking Rock, Smith returned to his seat and yelled at him to “keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth.”

The shocking action by the King Richard actor dominated the rest of the ceremony, exemplified at the moment when Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor a short time later. In his speech, he would offer an apology for his actions but pointedly did not name Chris Rock, only touching upon the incident by referring to the role he played as the father of tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams. “Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams.”, he said during the speech.

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