‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars
by Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5XJW3)
Bernardine Evaristo, Keir Starmer, Kathy Griffin and others respond to incident
Author Bernardine Evaristo is among the public figures to have condemned Will Smith for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars, saying the actor resorted to violence instead of utilising the power of words".
In what quickly became the bombshell moment of the ceremony, Smith struck Rock in the face after the comic made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
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