{"id":26896,"date":"2022-05-12T07:49:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T07:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/oscars-2022-will-smiths-oscar-acceptance-speech-in-full-after-hitting-chris-rock\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T07:49:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T07:49:02","slug":"oscars-2022-will-smiths-oscar-acceptance-speech-in-full-after-hitting-chris-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/entertainment\/oscars-2022-will-smiths-oscar-acceptance-speech-in-full-after-hitting-chris-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars 2022: Will Smith&#8217;s Oscar acceptance speech in full after hitting Chris Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch: Will Smith tearfully accepts Oscar moments after hitting Chris Rock on stageThe 2022 Oscars were thrown into chaos after Will Smith stormed the stage and hit Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, just minutes before Smith was named best actor at the ceremony.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star, 53, took to the stage after being named Best Actor for his performance as Richard Williams \u2014 the father of tennis champs Venus and Serena Williams \u2014 in King Richard. 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