{"id":422749,"date":"2022-03-28T16:32:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T13:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/oscar-fans-target-wrong-will-smith-following-chris-rock-slap\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T16:32:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T13:32:58","slug":"oscar-fans-target-wrong-will-smith-following-chris-rock-slap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/oscar-fans-target-wrong-will-smith-following-chris-rock-slap\/","title":{"rendered":"#Oscar fans target wrong Will Smith following Chris Rock slap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3289f672eb0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3289f672eb0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/oscar-fans-target-wrong-will-smith-following-chris-rock-slap\/#%E2%80%9COscar_fans_target_wrong_Will_Smith_following_Chris_Rock_slap%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Oscar fans target wrong Will Smith following Chris Rock slap&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COscar_fans_target_wrong_Will_Smith_following_Chris_Rock_slap%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Oscar fans target wrong Will Smith following Chris Rock slap&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He was wrongfully smack-used. <\/p>\n<p>After Will Smith controversially sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, incensed <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> watchdogs swarmed the verified Twitter timeline of Will Smith \u2014 a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\/status\/1508271998060797953\"><em>random Twitch gamer<\/em> <em>and podcaster <\/em><\/a>with the same name as the best actor Academy Award winner for \u201cKing Richard.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Now, Smith\u2019s wrongfully accused digital doppelg\u00e4nger has decided to troll those who thought he was the Oscar winner, racking up hundreds of thousands of likes on Twitter,.<\/p>\n<p>For those who\u2019ve been living under a pop culture rock, the incident occurred after Smith, 53 (the actor) smacked the 57-year-old comic for cracking a divisive bald joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who\u2019s been open about her ongoing struggle with alopecia.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Will Smith, a previously little-known <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>r with a blue check mark, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\/status\/1508271651221217285\">was quick to react<\/a> to his celebrity counterpart\u2019s smackdown, tweeting: \u201cwhelp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry if you\u2019re offended,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\/status\/1508271998060797953\">added Smith in a followup Tweet. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The social media civilian even commented how the viral Oscars incident contrasted with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\/status\/1508274943934427138\">the \u201cIn Memoriam\u201d segment, writing<\/a>: \u201cHopefully all anyone remembers at the end of the show is this inappropriately upbeat \u2018In Memoriam\u2019 segment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGonna keep tweeting through it,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\/status\/1508275859865493506\">Smith added<\/a>, before retweeting a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heylookitspanda\/status\/1508281049473716232\">follower who had quipped<\/a> \u201cEverybody hates Chris.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The comments came after an army of social media bozos mistook the gamer for the \u201cHancock\u201d actor \u2014 despite that fact that he explicitly mentions that he\u2019s \u201cnotthatwillsmith\u201d on his Twitter bio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBruh control ur anger issues,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tra1n1ty\/status\/1508272617886683137\">tweeted one social media Sherlock Holmes<\/a>, to which a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smeghead25\/status\/1508276277458862080\">Smith defender replied<\/a>, \u201cBruh, learn to tweet the right person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichWCampbell\/status\/1508277429588140035\">Another Twitter sleuth wrote<\/a>, \u201cI over react to stuff all the time. Just get asmon to host you and you\u2019ll bounce back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even legendary sports commentator Stephen A. Smith accidentally <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith\/status\/1508271633001185281\">messaged civilian Will Smith on Twitter, writing:<\/a> \u201cPlease tell me I didn\u2019t see what I just saw. Somebody please tell me that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\">@willsmith<\/a> was joking and it was part of the show when he just smacked <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisrock\">@chrisrock<\/a> on National Television.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m begging y\u2019all\u2026.please don\u2019t tell me <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\">@willsmith<\/a> would do something like that???\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m sorry if you\u2019re offended.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Smith (@willsmith) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\/status\/1508271998060797953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Commenters have since commiserated with Smith\u2019s mistaken identity plight with one fan <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johntdrake\/status\/1508272335098298368\">lamenting<\/a>, \u201cRIP your mentions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter wit even purposefully at mentioned <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeJMika\/status\/1508277010283388933\">the wrong Chris Rock in jest, writing <\/a>\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Rock\">@Chris_Rock<\/a> I think you two need to hug this out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will when he apologizes to me personally,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\/status\/1508277452430213120\">replied Smith<\/a>, who now boasts over 191,000 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\/status\/1508313313175752717\">Twitter followers thanks to being confused with the<\/a> \u201cPursuit of Happyness\u201d star. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYea we really should,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Rock\/status\/1508277447149580294\">chimed in the fake Chris Rock in question.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-24-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-21684937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-24-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-24-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-24-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith has since clarified that he is not, in fact, the \u201cMen In Black\u201d actor.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cReal talk, I\u2019m not the person you\u2019re upset\/happy with. I make podcasts and video games for a living,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsmith\/status\/1508289867104473094\">he wrote.<\/a> \u201cAt the risk of making people pissed off at me instead of that other guy, the world would be a better place if we stopped answering words with violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Rock had made a bald joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia. \" class=\"wp-image-21684936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rock had made a bald joke about Smith\u2019s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"It was a cheap shot for a cheap shot.\" class=\"wp-image-21684940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>It was a cheap shot for a cheap shot.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Rock after getting rocked.\" class=\"wp-image-21684941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chris Rock after getting rocked.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-27.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Will Smith won the Best Actor Academy Award\" class=\"wp-image-21684942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-27.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-27.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-27.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Will Smith won the Best Actor Academy Award.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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