Whereas presenting the award for finest documentary, Rock joked, “Jada I really like you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ cannot wait to see it.”
The digital camera minimize to Pinkett Smith, who rolled her eyes as she sat subsequent to Smith.
“That was a pleasant one,” Rock mentioned, showing to reply to the joke not going over nicely.
Pinkett Smith has been open about her wrestle with alopecia, an autoimmune dysfunction that results in hair loss.
Rock then mentioned, “Oh uh,” and laughed as Smith walked towards him on stage and appeared to strike Rock within the face.
In response to CNN reporter Stephanie Elam, who’s within the viewers, she might hear Rock getting hit. Smith mentioned twice in the course of the incident, in keeping with Elam, “Hold my spouse’s identify out of your f***ing mouth!”
Rock responded: “Oh, wow.”
For viewers at dwelling, censors muted the verbal a part of the trade between Rock and Smith.
The theater went silent and Rock mentioned, “That was the best night time within the historical past of tv.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs took to the stage later and advised Smith and Rock that they might settle issues “like household” later.