Will Smith Is Going To Therapy Following Oscars Incident
Will Smith is working to move forward, following his high-profile Oscars altercation where he stormed on stage and slapped Chris Rock across the face over a joke aimed at Smith’s…

Will Smith accepts the Actor in a Leading Role award for ‘King Richard’ onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.
Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesWill Smith is working to move forward, following his high-profile Oscars altercation where he stormed on stage and slapped Chris Rock across the face over a joke aimed at Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith's alopecia condition. A source told ET that the King Richard star "has been going to therapy after the Oscars incident."
The news comes nearly two weeks after Smith was spotted in public for the first time in India. Smith, 53, arrived at a private airfield in Mumbai on April 23, where a horde of paparazzi awaited his arrival.
Rock, 57, has made his return to the stage as part of his stand-up tour just days after the incident at the Oscars but explained how he wasn't yet ready to address the slap. However, Rock joked about the altercation briefly Tuesday (May 3) night after comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage at the Hollywood Bowl, as he performed as part of the Netflix Is A Joke Festival. The man, who was armed with a knife, attempted to tackle Chappelle, and then ran off, where he was cornered and apprehended by security.
Rock, who was also performing at the event, took the stage to check on Chappelle and quipped, "Was that Will Smith?"
The slap heard from around the world Sunday night (March 27) sparked fans to do what they do best during a moment in pop culture: make memes.
Will Smith won his first Oscar Sunday night for his portrayal of Richard Williams (tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams' father) in King Richard. However, shortly before his acceptance, he slapped Chris Rock for making an insensitive joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Since the incident, Will has apologized to Rock and Jada plans to begin healing from the ordeal.
Fans however took the slap and make it relatable to their everyday circumstances:
Check out some of the memes below:




