Five years after causing a sensation in spite of herself at the Oscars because of her strange way of applauding, Nicole Kidman has again caused a buzz without wanting to. The sublime 54-year-old Hollywood star was one of the guests at the American awards ceremony which took place this Sunday, March 27, 2022. Indeed, she was in the running for her performance in Being the Ricardos, alongside Javier Bardem. If she didn’t get the win, losing to Jessica Chastain (In the eyes of Tammy Faye), it obtains that of “same” of the evening, that is to say of better diversion. Her surprised face, XXL version, went around the web being presented as one of the reactions to the slap that Will Smith inflicted on one of the presenters of the show, Chris Rock.
I’facial expression Nicole Kidman seated front row in an Armani dress at the 94th Academy Awards went viral shortly after the incident sparked by Will Smith, who took to the stage to punch comedian Chris Rock after his speech and joke on Jada Pinkett-Smith and her hair. The photo of the Australian-American actress, sitting next to her husband Keith Urban, was taken earlier in the evening but perfectly illustrates the reactions to the Prince of Bel-Air’s violent slap. “Nicole Kidman set to receive Oscar for best reaction to Will Smith’s slap on Chris Rock“, summarized a twittos. Another person also summarized the event: “Nicole Kidman was all of us at the time!His photo was then associated with trending on the social network #whatjusthappened (#what happened).
The affair started when Chris Rock joked about the hair of Jada Pinkett-Smith, with whom he co-starred while dubbing a character in the animated saga Madagascar. He joked about the hair condition of the actress, who had previously explained that she was a victim of alopecia. The joke – he claimed to be looking forward to seeing the sequel to GI Jane (On equal terms), a film for which Demi Moore had shaved her head – did not please Will Smith, sitting at his side during the Oscars; he then went straight up on stage to punch him, leaving the comedian stunned. After kicking him hard, he could be heard saying back in his seat: “Iget my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!“
Back on stage to receive this time his Academy Award for Best Actor thanks to his performance in The Williams Method, Will Smith, in tears, has apologized to the Academy – but not to Chris Rock, expressing that he acted out of love. “In this environment, you have to be able to hear people being disrespectful to you, you have to smile and act like it’s no big deal.” Questions have arisen since his right to keep, or nothis Oscar, after this aggression.