The 94th Academy Awards ceremony went down in the pages of history owing to the several iconic highlights that the fans witnessed on Sunday evening. However, Will Smith's fit of anger over Chris Rock was a memorable moment amongst fans.
Many Indian celebrities reacted to the incident that received international attention due to the severity of the action. Though many condemned I Am Legend actor’s "uncouth" reaction, Kangana Ranaut lauded Will Smith for the same.
On Monday, she shared an Insta Story and wrote that if someone joked about her mother or her sister's illness she would do the same. Further calling it, "Bas a** move...hope he comes to my #lockup"
The actress shared a collage of four pictures of Will Smith on March 29, and called him a ‘Sanghi like her’ (someone who is a member of the Indian right-wing organisation RSS).
In the first two photos, the Aladdin actor was seen doing puja. In the third one, he was seen posing with spiritual leader Sadhguru and the fourth one was a snippet of Will slapping Chris.
She wrote, "Hence proved Will is Sanghi... woh bhi bigda hua like me."
When Rock made a "GI Jane" joke about his wife Jada due to her shaved head due to alopecia, Will Smith walked to the stage and slapped him across the face.
#badboys3 #gijane2 #willsmith #chrisrock #oscars #besttvever
— Guy Springthorpe (the pistol slug) (@GuySpringthorpe) March 28, 2022
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He was clearly quite emotional and after walking back to his seat, he said, "Keep my wife's name out of your f**king mouth." After this, the couple held hands throughout the entire ceremony.
Minutes later, Will received his first Oscar award for Best Actor for the film King Richard and during his speech he apologised to the Academy for being violent, although he did not take Chris' name.
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