Old Tweet From The 2016 Oscars Saying That Will Smith Should Slap Chris Rock Goes Viral
The old tweet was posted by a user named Justin, and is from the 2016 Oscars ceremony which was also hosted by the Grown Ups actor. Back then, Rock took a dig at Jada Pinkett-Smith for skipping the ceremony.
Will Smith slapping comedian-actor Chris Rock has been the only thing on our social media newsfeeds since yesterday. In fact, for those of us who even forgot that the Oscars were going to happen, the disgraceful incident reminded us.
The internet went into a frenzy and from digging up old videos of Will Smith mocking someone for having alopecia to claiming that Rock got slapped because he said "Macbeth" in a theatre, there are a lot of options to choose from.
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Some Twitter users dug out an old tweet that predicted a fight between Smith and Rock.
The old tweet was posted by a user named Justin, and is from the 2016 Oscars ceremony which was also hosted by the Grown Ups actor. Back then, Rock took a dig at Jada Pinkett-Smith for skipping the ceremony.
"Will Smith has to punch Chris Rock in the face.... He has no choice," Jason said in his February 29, 2016 tweet, which is now trending.
Will Smith has to punch Chris Rock in the face .... He has no choice
¡ª J A S O N (@_ja_s_on_) February 29, 2016
He posted a YouTube link as a 'reference' to his 2016 tweet in which Rock is heard mocking Jada Pinkett-Smith at the 2016 Oscar ceremony. During that year, Jada had decided to boycott the Oscars due to a lack of diversity amongst the nominees. However, Rock joked that she wasn't invited.
In response to Rock's joke, Jada had said she wants to "keep it moving" beyond the jokes.
So far reference, I was referring to Chris Rock¡¯s monologue at the 2016 #Oscars: https://t.co/3HnG5szCcn #HabitualLineStepper
¡ª J A S O N (@_ja_s_on_) March 28, 2022
Twitter users are having a field day after finding out that the 2016 tweet actually came true.
¡°Only thing missing now is a Simpsons clip predicting this years ago,¡± a user tweeted.
only thing missing now is a Simpsons clip predicting this years ago
¡ª Muaaz (@mws) March 28, 2022
¡°Dude predicted the future 6 years ago,¡± wrote another user.
Dude predicted the future 6 years ago https://t.co/p73F9DJ0e4
¡ª Watching the Throne (@KanyePodcast) March 28, 2022
One Twitter user wrote, ¡°prophecy delayed is not prophecy denied¡±.
So far reference, I was referring to Chris Rock¡¯s monologue at the 2016 #Oscars: https://t.co/3HnG5szCcn #HabitualLineStepper
¡ª J A S O N (@_ja_s_on_) March 28, 2022
The Academy has launched a formal review of the incident. Smith apologised to Rock in a note posted on Instagram that says, "I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness," Smith wrote.
Rock has reportedly declined to press charges against Smith.
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