Jaden Smith has reacted after an eventful night for his parents at the 94th Academy Awards. Following father Will Smith’s heated exchange with Chris Rock, in which he slapped the comedian onstage before winning Best Actor for his performance in King Richard, Jaden seemingly showed support for his dad on Twitter.
Soon after the broadcast ended, he tweeted, “And That’s How We Do It.” In another tweet, Jaden shared a photo of himself wearing sunglasses in the backseat of a car, noting, “My Dads Speech Made Me Cry.” The dispute at the Academy Awards shows unraveled after Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss. Will then walked onto the stage and smacked Rock in the face, leaving the audience and live viewers around the world stunned.
Will yelled up to the stage at Rock after taking his seat again, “Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth!” “Wow, dude, it was a G.I. Jane joke,” said Rock to which Will replied once again, “Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth!” “I’m going to, okay?” Rock replied, before going on to say, ‘That was the greatest night in the history of television’ and presenting the award.
Will later acknowledged the moment in his acceptance speech after winning Best Actor for his performance as Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard Williams in King Richard, although he omitted Rock from his apology. “I want to apologize to the Academy. I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees,” he said.
The actor, who was previously nominated for Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness, then joked, “Art imitates life: I look like the crazy father. Just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things.” He later added, “Being able to love and care for my mother and my family, my wife Thank you for this honor. Thank you for this moment. I hope the Academy invites me back.”
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