The reviews are in after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars – 17 zingers

10.

Think my first day as Chris Rock's gag writer went well, anyway.

— Stephen Graham 🇺🇦 (@StephenCVGraham) March 28, 2022

11.

The reaction of the audience when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock was incredible pic.twitter.com/NBBKGA70B9

— joe heenan (@joeheenan) March 28, 2022

12.

Will Smith slaps a guy on-stage and wins a best actor award 30 mins later.

I steal ONE giant heid from @BAFTAScotland and I’m never invited back. pic.twitter.com/4XzE081lFy

— R L FLORENCE (@robertflorence) March 28, 2022

13.

If only there were precedent for what happens when Will Smith gets in one little fight. Truly we are in uncharted territory here.

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) March 28, 2022

14.

Those who are calling for Will Smith's arrest are conveniently forgetting how Will Smith saved the world from an alien invasion in 1996!

— karanbir singh (@karanbirtinna) March 28, 2022

15.

Something oddly grounding to know as a comedian you can reach the lofty heights of hosting the Oscars and it’s still not that different to doing a Friday at Portsmouth Jongluers.

— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) March 28, 2022

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I guess we now know who’s playing Batman & Robin in the next film. pic.twitter.com/9ZyoY6YT46

— Nick Pettigrew🇺🇦 (@Nick_Pettigrew) March 28, 2022

17.

Christ. Days and days and days of this:

‘What Will Smith’s Slap Tells Us About Brexit/Pronouns/Climate Change/FIFA’ pic.twitter.com/8KZJwXQIVQ

— Damien Owens (@OwensDamien) March 28, 2022

It’s a moment that will come up again and again for years – unless this works.

will smith trying to make everyone forget what happened at the #Oscar pic.twitter.com/JtHlfxY3zE

— lethal aid (@twentytwentytoo) March 28, 2022

Let’s just all be thankful it’s more than 20 years since Will Smith played Muhammad Ali.

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