Which actor sparked outrage by slapping Chris Rock onstage in 2022?
A Steve Buscemi
B Sean Penn
C Will Smith
Actor Will Smith shocked the world when he slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage at the 94th Academy Awards. Smith had been angered by a joke Rock had made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. He later returned to the stage to accept the Oscar for best actor and apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees for the incident, but did not mention Rock by name.
The correct answer is Will Smith.