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It all began with a joke

For three bravado-filled decades, he was box office dynamite, pulling in $9 billion. How will the star now win back the public’s esteem – and keep Hollywood onside?

In what was undoubtedly the most memorable moment of the Academy Awards on Sunday night, actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock live on-stage for disrespecting his wife Jada Pinkett Smith

LOS ANGELES — It's a moment that's already been pored over like the Zapruder film, looked at from various feeds and angles and accounts: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face Sunday night onstage at the Academy Awards.

LOS ANGELES — It was the slap heard round the world, or at least among the dwindling population of TV viewers who still bother to watch the Oscars. Will Smith's hand connected with Chris Rock's face during a live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday evening, an awards…

Smith won the Oscar for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams.

Later in the evening after he smacked Chris Rock live on stage at the Oscars, Will was named the Best Actor and used his acceptance speech to apologise.

Cardiff looked very different 20 years ago - some parts are even unrecognisable

The 94th Oscars isn't the first time comedian Chris Rock has made Will Smith or Jada Pinkett Smith the butt of his jokes.