Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock Ignites Hilarious Reactions from Deion Sanders, Lamar Jackson, Pat McAfee & NFL Twitter
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Will Smith and Chris Rock were the only talking point from the Oscars. Evem the NFL world was shocked and rattled. Both NFL players and their fans took to Twitter to express their disbelief/opinions. And sometimes, it got really funny. Twitter spares no one.
While addressing some guests in the audience, Rock turned to Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. He joked that she was being cast in “G.I. Jane”, seemingly referring to her baldness. In reality, Pinkett-Smith has spoken openly about her autoimmune disorder ‘alopecia’.
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The incident quickly escalated at the prestigious event while spurring Smith to yell the words “keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth” twice. The esteemed guests at the event were shocked at what happened. Reactions poured in from big names of the NFL world like Lamar Jackson, Deion Sanders, and Pat McAfee, who reacted on Twitter.
Will Smith and Chris Rock fiasco had Twitter Buzzing
The actor’s outrage of Chris Rock’s comments cannot go unnoticed in the digital age of social media. The incident attracted a lot of eyeballs from athletes, and media members, who used their social media platforms to share their thoughts.
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Even some sections of the NFL fans were not as merciful to the entertainers. They took this opportunity to make memes of the incident. While some fans used it as an opportunity to make subtle digs toward their rival NFL franchises, others had perplexing reactions.
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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson was in disbelief of what transpired.
He slapped that boy fr ? Or I’m trippin
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) March 28, 2022
NFL legend Deion Sanders was on a long list of people who were left head-scratching.
Did I just see what I just saw! @willsmith punched @chrisrock live on stage !!! Somebody tell me this was a joke. Please. Chris took it like a STANDUP GUY LITERALLY!!! WOW WOW WOW! Lord help us please help us Love each other especially in front of company. #CoachPrime
— COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) March 28, 2022
Former Colts player and sports broadcaster Pat McAfee chimed in with his thoughts.
Hey… shit went DAHN at the Oscars
— 🅿️at McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 28, 2022
New Raiders DE Chandler Jones was quoting ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ title song words in his reaction.
Got in one little fight and we all got scared.
— ♛Chandler Jones (@chanjones55) March 28, 2022
Some fans went for brutal callbacks. And brilliantly, it landed on the right date.
Happy 3/28 pic.twitter.com/1cie5hOeWF
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) March 28, 2022
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Another NFL fan took the opportunity to troll America’s team for the upcoming season.
Cowboys fans: “Just watch, 2022 is going to be our ye-“ pic.twitter.com/CP45ILqNij
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) March 28, 2022
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The controversial event didn’t vanish into the night. Will Smith went on to take home the Oscar for Best Actor for the movie “King Richard.” In his speech While Smith was apologetic for his earlier actions and to the Academy. There was no mention of Chris Rock in his apology. Video shows that the comedian didn’t even flinch. People appreciated Rock’s response but the act started a debate around a larger theme of comedians and audience relationship.
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