The whole world and especially Hollywood was left stunned by the series of events that unfolded yesterday during the much-awaited Oscars 2022. Hollywood star Will Smith walked up on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock for a joke he cracked about Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. This was the first time in the history of the awards that such an incident had ever occurred and has left the whole industry shaken.

Chris Rock has refused to press charges against Will Smith after the incident where he made a joke about Jada’s shaved head and compared it to the movie G I Jane which also featured the lead character in a buzz cut. Jada is suffering from alopecia which causes hair fall and has forced her to shave her head. Will Smith did not take too kindly to the joke and walked up on stage and slapped Chris Rock.

He then walked back to his place and yelled, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth.”

This was not the first time Chris Rock had taken a dig at Jada Pinkett Smith. The last time he hosted the Oscars he had joked about the fact that Jada boycotting the Oscars was inconsequential. He said that she wasn’t invited anyways and in that case, it was similar to him not being invited into Rihanna’s panties. The joke wasn’t appreciated the last time around as well but this time things took an ugly turn.

Although Will Smith has issued a formal apology now to Chris Rock via social media, this incident has invoked sharp reactions from the Hollywood community. They have been supporters of both parties and many have expressed concerns over what this could mean for the future of awards, comedians, jokes etc. The biggest fear is that “Cancel Culture” would catch up and call for a complete stop to any kind of roasts or insult comedy in general. The woke audience has previously tried to cancel many things including Thanksgiving.