Will Smith-Chris Rock slap incident: Nakuul Mehta, Kushal Tandon, Gauahar Khan and more; here’s how TV celebs reacted to the shocker of Oscars 2022

Will Smith-Chris Rock slap incident: Nakuul Mehta, Kushal Tandon, Gauahar Khan and more; here's how TV celebs reacted to the incident that shocked the live audience and TV viewers

By Urmimala Banerjee
Published: March 29 2022, 18:52 PM IST

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Will Smith and Chris Rock — Will Smith and Chris Rock

Will Smith and Chris Rock stole the spotlight at the Oscars 2022 with the slap controversy. After the latter made a joke about how Jada Pinkett – Smith was looking like GI Joe with her bald shaved head, Will Smith walked upto the stage and slapped him hard. Chris Rock tried to make light of the event but Smith told him to not take his wife’s name from his f**king mouth. The incident shocked viewers. Will Smith has issued an apology for the same saying that he is apologetic but he could not bear when people poked fun at his wife’s medical condition. This is how Indian TV celebs reacted on the same…

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Kushal Tandon — Kushal Tandon

Kushal Tandon sided with Will Smith in the matter. He tweeted, “There could be a hundred people in a room and 99 of them won’t slap you, but one WILL.” He said he did do worse if someone had made fun in the manner Chris Rock belittled Jada Pinkett-Smith. He said, “If someone attacks my near and dear one, I will end up with a punch not even a slap….. so yea nothing wrong in it ….. everything cannot pass under “jokes” specially on family.”

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Karanvir Sharma — Karanvir Sharma

Karanvir Sharma said the incident was absolutely shocking. He tweeted, “I feel both are in the wrong. Although, Will Smith did escalate the situation with a physical assault. This is not the answer. Also, Chris! who makes humour on someone’s medical condition? Like seriously. Violence is never the answer. Whether it’s 2 individuals or 2 Countries.”

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Raj Singh Arora — Raj Singh Arora

Raj Singh Arora wrote, “This Just happened & what I tweeted below is what I meant #WillSmith slaps #chrisrock at the #Oscar & WTF this is the MADEEST moment ever in #Oscar history. But this can get Serious Legally in the USA. This is what Diversity means #Oscars better sort it out next year Please.”

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Saumya Tandon — Saumya Tandon

Saumya Tandon came out in full support of Chris Rock who did not lose his calm. She tweeted, “Seriously Will….. and seriously Academy awards, why wasn’t he asked to leave the ceremony…….violence is staged and celebrated. Shame! Chris you were the real man to behave gracefully.” The actress also said that she did not understand what was so offensive in the first place.

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Nakuul Mehta — Nakuul Mehta

Though Nakuul Mehta did not support Will Smith he reacted to a tweet that said that Chris Rock had made fun of Jada Pinkett-Smith’s auto-immune condition on more than one occasion. She said that doing so on a public platform was downright cruel.

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Gauahar Khan — Gauahar Khan

Gauahar Khan condemned Will Smith for his outburst. She tweeted, “Oscar Jeet Gaye, par izzat haar gaye! Sad about #willsmith attacking a fellow artist, !!! Comedians at risk, #NewAge #Notolerance. Dialogue is everything, on screen and off.”