The furore surrounding the Will Smith Oscars slapping incident has escalated further as the star now faces being stripped of his Academy Award.
The 53-year-old apologised to Chris Rock via his Instagram earlier, just hours after the Academy announced it was launching an investigation into the incident.
What did Will Smith do at the Oscars?
Sunday night’s (27 March) Oscars ceremony took a turn for the worst when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage.
The legendary actor took to the stage to smack the comedian after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife.
Jada Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia – a condition that causes hair loss. In 2021, the actress shaved her hair.
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