Will Smith (R) slaps actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in … [+] Hollywood, March 27, 2022. (Topshot Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP/via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Some may have crafted a comedy-driven tweet around the joke-related slap that occurred during the televised broadcast of the Oscars, but few if any comedians are calling Will Smith’s aggression toward Chris Rock a laughing matter. The 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre drew 16.6 million viewers with an estimated 17.4 million viewers present during Smith’s screen time. That’s quite a reach and not the exposure anyone wants when it comes to bad behavior. Prior to the actor’s acceptance speech for the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in King Richard, Smith took to the stage and struck Rock in response to a joke the comedian told that focused on Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock’s joke referenced Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped hair. Pinkett Smith has alopecia. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable,” said Smith in a lengthier apology posted on Instagram Monday. But the comedy-related aggression has many comedy professionals talking. “As Rock got hit, I got hit. We comedians, we felt the pain,” said George… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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