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Will Smith has made headline news for slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars but it’s not the first time he’s slapped someone in a public setting.
Resurfaced video from 2012 shows Smith slapping a reporter in the face whilst doing promotion for his movie Men in Black 3 in Moscow, Russia. The reporter in question was controversial Ukrainian prankster Vitalii Sediuk who became infamous for his multiple incidents with celebrities.
The video of Smith slapping Sediuk—whose altercations with celebrities have sometimes gotten him arrested—has circulated online again after Smith slapped Rock live on stage during the 94th Academy Awards. Rock had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, which prompted Smith to walk on stage and taking a swipe at comedian Rock.
Sediuk spoke out about Smith’s latest incident, writing on his Instagram Stories: “But Will Smith practiced on me first, only to perform his slap a the Oscars.”
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When Will Smith Slapped a ‘Reporter’
In 2012, Smith was on a world tour promoting his movie Men in Black 3 when he had an altercation with Vitalii Sediuk.
Moving along the line of journalists on the red carpet, Smith came face to face with Sediuk who embraced him, but the interaction became more aggressive when Sediuk tried to kiss Smith.
Pushing the reporter away, Smith smacked the reporter in the face with the back of his hand and asked “What the hell is your problem, buddy?”
Smith has now gone viral online for slapping Rock at the 2022 Oscars with millions of people talking about the incident. But some Twitter users recalled the incident from 2012 where Smith slapped the prankster Sediuk.
Cyber Journalist Chris “Speedy” Morman shared video of the incident and asked his followers “Y’all remember will smith slapped a reporter?”
Aday after Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke about his wife’s alopecia, a video surfaced from The Arsenio Hall Show where Smith cracked a similar joke.
In a 1991 appearance on the show, Smith made a joke about John B. Williams, bassist for the show’s house band, The Posse. In the clip, resurfaced by Twitter user @Peter_OKH, Smith says that everyone has their own rules to follow,
“Like, he has a rule—the bass player? He’s got a rule: He’s gotta wax his head every day. That’s a rule!” Smith says, pointing at Williams, who laughs and nods.
Aday after Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke about his wife’s alopecia, a video surfaced from The Arsenio Hall Show where Smith cracked a similar joke.
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In a 1991 appearance on the show, Smith made a joke about John B. Williams, bassist for the show’s house band, The Posse. In the clip, resurfaced by Twitter user @Peter_OKH, Smith says that everyone has their own rules to follow,
“Like, he has a rule—the bass player? He’s got a rule: He’s gotta wax his head every day. That’s a rule!” Smith says, pointing at Williams, who laughs and nods.
Though the comment attached to the video says that Smith made the joke “about someone with Alopecia,” Williams has not said whether or not he has the disease. Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body’s immune system to attack hair follicles, leading to hair loss.
There are multiple types of alopecia, and the most common is alopecia areata, which causes hair to fall out in clumps. Typically alopecia only affects parts of the head, which can lead some who suffer from the disease to shave their heads for an even look. But there are more severe varieties: Alopecia areata totalis is losing all the hair on the head, while alopecia areata universalis is losing all the hair all over the body.