Glasgow reacts to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars
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The Fresh Prince and Men in Black star slapped host Chris Rock, after the comedian made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Then, just a short while after, Smith won the Best Actor award for his performance in King Richard, about the father of Serena and Venus Williams.
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Hide AdSmith broke down in tears as he accepted the award, apologised to the Academy and described himself as a “fierce defender of my family”.
Glasgow reacts
Many people headed straight onto social media to see the fallout from the two moments - and Twitter did not disappoint.
One person posted: “Will Smith would never survive a Glasgow taxi queue.”
Another added: “Just got in a taxi there and the driver’s giving it “what about that Will Smith eh?” Only in Glasgow.”
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Hide Ad“Seen this kind of behaviour on a Saturday night in Glasgow many times,” posted disco_ninja33.
But perhaps the best response to the altercation came from Twitter user Joe Meikle, who said: “They should just embrace the whole Will Smith thing and hold next year's ceremony in a Glasgow pub.”
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