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Will Smith’s mother has admitted she was shocked after her son slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars.

‘I am a work in progress,’ Smith wrote of the controversial Oscars slap

Will Smith won the Best Actor gong for King Richard and his portrayal of Serena and Venus Williams' father, who has had his say on the Oscars drama.

In November 2020, I witnessed a suicide on the Victoria Line at Finsbury Park. It was one of the most traumatic incidences I’ve ever experienced and it severely affected my mental health. I had undergone trauma therapy, as well as visited my GP for PTSD treatment. While I had made…

After the Destiny's Child icon found herself having a front row seat to Chris Rock and Will Smith's now infamous Oscars slapping incident, fans have questioned if she might unintentionally attract drama as high-profile disasters happen when she is at glittering events

COMEDIANS are worried about Will Smith’s slapping of Chris Rock. “Absolutely thrilled that the Oscars incident has already led to people threatening to come to my gigs and punch me!” wrote comic Nish Kumar, pictured right.

The Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair – with husband Will Smith objecting violently to comedian Chris Rock mocking the actress’s shaved head.

Chris Rock's joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head at the Oscars led to her husband Will Smith storming on stage and slapping him on live TV

If you’re going to make fun of sensitive subjects, you’d better be clever about it. ‘Ha ha, she’s bald and looks like GI Jane’ just won’t cut it, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Viewing figures for the Academy Awards have been in decline for years and 2022’s ceremony looked like yet another snoozefest … until Smith slapped Chris Rock

The popular comedian, who got a slap from Will Smith at the Oscars, isn't a stranger to going close to the edge with his humour