Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian and Andy Roddick Join Twitter Frenzy After Will Smith’s Infamous Slap at Oscars 2022

Will Smith experienced the biggest moment of his career at the 2022 Oscars. The American actor won his first-ever Academy Award for his role in the film ‘King Richard’. Smith, along with the whole cast and crew of King Richard celebrated his win in the utmost fashion. However, winning the award wasn’t the only thing that got Will in the headlines.

During the award ceremony, all didn’t seem to go well between Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock. The 57-year-old comedian was in between a stand-up set when he told a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Taking offense to the joke, Will Smith took no time, as he stood up, went on the stage, and slapped Chris Rock. He further went on telling the comedian, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth”.

Seeing the incident, the whole world took to their social media accounts, giving their thoughts on the occurrence. On one hand, a number of people criticized Smith for his act. On the other hand, a number of people also came out in support of the 53-year-old actor. However, in the long list of reactions, it was the reaction of two celebrities that took the spotlight. Serena Williams’s husband and co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, and former World No. 1, Andy Roddick.

Andy Rodick and Alexis Ohanian react to the fierce action of Smith

Alexis Ohanian is one of the most active celebrities on social media. Yesterday, the internet entrepreneur attended the Academy Awards along with his wife, tennis legend Serena Williams. Taking that into consideration, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that he was one of the closest witnesses to the incident. Even though he refrained from giving his opinions on the matter, he took a light-hearted dig, posting a ‘Popcorn’ emoticon on his Twitter.

Apart from Alexis Ohanian, Former World No. 1 and 2003 US Open champion, American sensation Andy Roddick also didn’t shy away from taking a dig at the incident. Alike Aleix, Roddick, who is currently working with the Tennis Channel, also refrained from giving his thoughts on the matter. However, he also took a hilarious dig at the incident saying, “Just finished TCLive on Tennis Channel…. Anything interesting happen in the last 45 minutes?”

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Will Smith at the Oscars

Will Smith has been on Cloud 9 since the release of King Richard. The Pennsylvania-born actor has not only received love from the audience but has also been receiving high critical acclaim. Following his outstanding portrayal of Richard Williams in the movie, Smith received one of his biggest rewards at the 2022 Oscars. Smith, who has been previously nominated twice in his career at the Academy Awards, received his first-ever Academy Award for King Richard. The excitement of winning this first-ever Oscar was clearly visible on the face of Smith, who broke down in tears while accepting the award.

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Apart from the Oscars, Will has also won a number of other Best Actor Awards for his phenomenal acting in the film.