*(CNN) — Will Smith won his first Academy Award on Sunday night and offered his apologies to the Academy and others for an earlier incident in which the actor appeared to strike presenter Chris Rock.

TV audiences and those in attendance at the Oscars were left in shock after Will Smith approached Chris Rock on stage and slapped him after the comedian made a joke about Will Smith's wife, Jada ...

In 2022, the biggest story in entertainment was Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in retaliation for jokes that Rock got off at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, as host of the 94th ...

LOS ANGELES -- Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock for slapping the comedian at the Oscars earlier this year, addressing the incident in a new video posted to social media. "It's been a minute..." ...

The Academy said Will Smith refused to leave the ceremony after the incident. Oscars producer Will Packer is speaking out about what happened behind the scenes moments after actor Will Smith slapped ...

Three years have passed since Will Smith infamously slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars ceremony, getting him banned from the awards show for 10 years. In his most recent work, the rapper and actor ...