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Will Smith wins best actor trophy at Oscars, apologises for punching comedian Chris Rock

  Hollywood star Will Smith ended his dry run at the Oscars as he lifted the best actor trophy for "King Richard" minutes after he punched comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith.
The punch will go down in the Oscars history as one of the wildest moments after the 2017's mix up when "La La Land" was mistakenly named as the best picture instead of "Moonlight".
The confrontation took place after Rock joked to Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel to “G.I. Jane”, Pinkett-Smith's movie.
The actor strode up to the stage and slapped Rock.
When he sat down, Smith was heard shouting "keep my wife's name out of your f***ing mouth”.
The actor referenced the incident in his emotional acceptance speech, summing it up as "love will make you do crazy things".
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