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Jaden Smith tweeted in apparent support of his dad Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars

A split image showing Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars
Will Smith hits Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. Brian Snyder/Reuters ; Brian Snyder/Reuters
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Jaden Smith tweeted in apparent support of his dad, Will Smith, who slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Smith interrupted Rock's monologue on Sunday night, hitting him in the face in response to a joke Rock made about Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith's wife and Jaden Smith's mom.

Jaden Smith, the couple's 23-year-old son, tweeted: "And That's How We Do It."

 

"Look at this line right here," Pinkett Smith said in the Instagram video. "Now this is going to be a little bit more difficult for me to hide, so I thought I'd just share it so y'all not asking any questions — but you know, mama's going to put some rhinestones in there, and I'm going to make me a little crown."

A post shared by Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapinkettsmith)

 

After hitting Rock, Will Smith walked back to his chair, sat next to his wife, and yelled back to Rock: "Keep my wife's name out of your fucking mouth!"

Insider contacted both Smith and Rock's reps but didn't get an immediate response.

Following the incident, fellow actors came to console Smith, including Denzel Washington, Tyler Perry, and Bradley Cooper. Later in the evening, Will Smith picked up the best actor Oscar for his role in "King Richard." 

Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Tyler Perry talking
Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry talking to Will Sith after Smith hit Chris Rock on the Oscar stage.  Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty

During his acceptance speech later in the evening for best actor, Smith said Washington told him: "At your highest moment, be careful. That's when the devil comes for you." Smith also apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees during his speech.

"Art imitates life, I look like the crazy father," Smith also said during his acceptance speech, seemingly referring to hitting Rock. "But love will make you do crazy things."

At the end of his speech, Smith joked about hoping the Academy would invite him back next year.

The LAPD said that Rock declined to file a police report over the slap.

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