Will Smith Just Slapped Chris Rock: Oscar Night Reactions

Immediately following last night's Oscars whirlwind, culture writers Amil Niazi, Kevin Fallon, and Elamin Abdelmahmoud took to Twitter to process THAT moment. Will Smith made Oscars history at the 2022 Academy Awards after he charged the stage and slapped Chris Rock in response to a joke the comedian made about Jada Pinkett Smith. AND THEN Smith went on to apologize for the event in his emotional speech for Best Actor, which he won later in the night. Catch real-time reactions from the Pop Chat team in this special bonus episode.