# So Will Smith punched Chris Rock at the Oscars last night

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** comedian-jokes, talk-variety-show\
**Created:** [March 28, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-last-night/961826 "2022-03-28T08:32:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-last-night/961826/3 "2022-03-28T08:50:04Z")

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There’s a long blow-by-blow commentary in the Oscars thread, starting about here (post 70-ish):

> [@94th Academy Awards Nominees are out. Let's discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/94th-academy-awards-nominees-are-out-lets-discuss/959575/62):
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> Does anyone know the backstory behind the G.I. Jane 2 joke and Will Smith punching Chris Rock? I thought it was a bit, but the longer it went one the less it seemed like one.

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