Editing Chris Rock (section)

=== 2022 ceremony ===
{{Main|Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident}}
Rock presented the award for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]] at the [[94th Academy Awards]] in March 2022. During the ceremony, Rock joked about [[Jada Pinkett Smith]]'s shaved head, which he compared to [[Demi Moore]]'s shaved head in ''[[G.I. Jane]]'', saying, "Jada, I love ya. ''G.I. Jane 2,'' can't wait to see it!". Pinkett Smith had shaved her head due to [[alopecia areata]]. Her husband, [[Will Smith]], responded to Rock's joke by walking onstage and slapping Rock, who remarked, "Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me." Smith then returned to his seat and yelled twice at Rock, "Keep my wife's name out your fucking mouth!" Rock went on to say that this "was the greatest night in the history of television."<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch the uncensored moment Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, drops F-bomb | date=March 27, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjEoDypUD8 |via=YouTube |publisher=Guardian News |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329060337/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjEoDypUD8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=France Respers |first1=Lisa |last2=Elam |first2=Stephanie |title=Will Smith appeared to strike Chris Rock on Oscars telecast |website=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/27/entertainment/will-smith-chris-rock/index.html |agency=CNN |date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328064453/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/27/entertainment/will-smith-chris-rock/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars after joke at wife Jada Pinkett Smith's expense |author=ABC7 |date=March 27, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d7VvQcWscY |via=YouTube |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329034929/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d7VvQcWscY |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in the night, Smith was named [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for ''[[King Richard (film)|King Richard]]''. In his acceptance speech, he apologized to the Academy and the other nominees, but not to Rock.<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Ryan|last=Gajewksi|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/will-smith-oscar-best-actor-apology-slap-king-richard-1235119288/|title=Will Smith Tearfully Apologizes to Academy After Chris Rock Oscars Slap|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 27, 2022|access-date=March 28, 2022|archive-date=March 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328051847/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/will-smith-oscar-best-actor-apology-slap-king-richard-1235119288/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rock declined to file a report with the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] regarding the incident.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Chris Rock Declines to File Police Report After Will Smith Slap at Oscars, LAPD Says |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/chris-rock-police-report-will-smith-slap-oscars-1235216542/ |access-date=March 28, 2022 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328050505/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/chris-rock-police-report-will-smith-slap-oscars-1235216542/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The next day, amid public backlash, Smith issued a formal apology to Rock via a public [[Instagram]] post, adding that "a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally." He also stated that "I was out of line" and that his behavior was "unacceptable and inexcusable."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Sandra |title=Will Smith issues apology to Chris Rock over slapping incident at Oscars |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/entertainment/will-smith-apology/index.html |agency=CNN |date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329001040/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/entertainment/will-smith-apology/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During a stand-up performance in Boston later that month, Rock stated that Smith had not reached out to him personally and they had not spoken since the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Will Smith: Chris Rock's first comments since Oscars slap |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60939316 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |agency=[[BBC]]}}</ref>