The whole world was watching when Will Smith came up the stage at the most recent 94th Oscars Awards 2022 to slap the unsuspecting host-comedian Chris Rock in the face

Our LA- based correspondent – Eduard Bañez – who was watching it live in the comfort of his pad in Hollywood initially thought it was scripted, but the scene became in a second deadly serious when Smith started to spew volcanic expletives in his seat defending his wife Jada Pinkett Smith from the bad joke (body shaming actually if you like) of Rock referencing the "alopecia" or hair loss condition of Smith's spouse.

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