The 94th Oscar ceremony on Monday night is less likely to be remembered for its winners. Rather, it’s a scene that Hollywood fans are talking about today: On stage, actor Will Smith slaps comedian Chris Rock in the face for making jokes about Smith’s wife.
Throughout its nearly hundred-year history, the Academy Awards have seen many scandalous moments – some accidental, some politically motivated, and some just embarrassing. Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, for example, used his acceptance speech in 2003 to harshly criticize the Iraq war and the then US President. In 2017, the announcement of the winner in the Best Picture category became a farce when the wrong title was read.
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