Will Smith and Chris Rock: Everything to know about the infamous Oscars 2022 slap (11)

Angie Orellana Hernandez USA TODAY It was one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history that became known as "the slap." The world could not stop talking about Will Smith striking comedian Chris Rock onstage at the 2022 Oscars after Rock made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head.