Actor Will Smith seemed entirely unperturbed Sunday night as he joined the Hollywood elites for the Vanity Fair Oscars after party, just hours after he appeared to slap comedian Chris Rock on stage in front of a global audience.
Dancing to his own hits as wife Jada Pinkett Smith cheered him on, he told the Hollywood Reporter “It’s been a beautiful night.” Other members of his family were also there.
Smith entered the party with not only his wife but children Willow, Trey and Jaden following amongst other friends, according to the report.
Once behind closed doors he was enthusiastically embraced by the likes of Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Waithe and Trevor Noah, who gave Smith a long hug as he talked in his ear.
DJ D-Nice shouted Smith out as the actor danced to his own hits, such as “Summertime,” while others captured the moment and shared it on social media.
Twitter: Will Smith is wrong! Righteous indignation! Grrrrr!
Will Smith: Vibing at the after party with Jadapic.twitter.com/d9Ipqyzsbc
— CableLifestyle (@CableLifestyle) March 28, 2022
Will Smith and his Oscar at the after party pic.twitter.com/S57m8x16PL
— Federico Devito 🎬 (@federicodevito) March 28, 2022
Smith also seemed unbothered by the fallout while on the red carpet with his family after winning one of the night’s biggest honors.
US actor Will Smith, with his award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “King Richard”, poses with (from R) his sons Trey Smith and Jaden Smith, daughter Willow Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith, as they attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Earlier in the evening Smith — who took best actor honors for playing Venus and Serena’s father Richard Williams in the tennis biopic King Richard — stormed the stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock after the presenter cracked a joke at the expense of Jada Pinkett Smith, the actor’s wife.
***LANGUAGE WARNING***
Full video/audio of Will Smith vs. Chris Rock. (NSFW language obviously.) #Oscars pic.twitter.com/k7pX27lI3J
— Adam Silverstein (@SilversteinAdam) March 28, 2022
Mean while several Hollywood celebrities called out Will Smith and the people making excuses for him.
Will Smith owes Chris Rock a huge apology. There is no excuse for what he did. He’s lucky Chris is not filing assault charges. The excuses he made tonight were bullshit.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) March 28, 2022
so upsetting – on every level – bravo to Chris Rock – for not eviscerating will smith – which he could do any day of the week – he walked away – bravo from a sad display of toxic masculinity from a narcissistic madman #Oscars2022 #chrisROCK
— ROSIE (@Rosie) March 28, 2022
I love, actually don’t love how people hide behind god and religion when they know they screwed up. And isn’t he a Scientologist? I guess that’s back to level 4 for him. #oscars
— Lea Thompson (@LeaKThompson) March 28, 2022
Stunned the Oscars let a guy speak for over five minutes after he punched someone in the face. WTF
— Eric McCormack (@EricMcCormack) March 28, 2022
There’s never an excuse for violence.
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Ever— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) March 28, 2022
A GI Jane joke???
— David Spade (@DavidSpade) March 28, 2022
As Breitbart News reported, that single action was for most the biggest moment of the Oscars evening although Smith himself seemed more than happy to enjoy his moment of victory.
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