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Smith has since apologised to Chris Rock for the outburst saying his behaviour was "unacceptable and inexcusable".

In the minutes and hours after Will Smith accosted and slapped Chris Rock before a live Oscars audience of millions, many people hurried to social media platforms

LOS ANGELES — By the time Will Smith made it back to his seat after smacking Chris Rock across the face in front of a stunned Oscars audience, armchair legal scholars had taken to social media with their hot takes on whether the theatrical slap amounted to a crime.

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LOS ANGELES — One day after Will Smith struck Chris Rock across the face during Sunday night’s 94th Academy Awards, the shock waves from what some were calling “the slap heard around the world” continued to reverberate throughout Hollywood.

Honestly not surprised to see these names here.

The actor stunned the world on Sunday after slapping Rock for a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

LOS ANGELES — In 2002, Halle Berry made history at the Oscars, becoming the first Black woman to win lead actress, for "Monster's Ball" — an achievement yet to be duplicated. It was the following year's Oscars, though, that jumped to mind Sunday during what's already being called "the slap…

Will Smith can expect sanctions after he hit actor Chris Rock on stage — but he's unlikely to be stripped of his Best Actor Oscar.