To, uh, state the obvious... something unexpected happened at the Oscars this year.

ICYMI: Halfway through the ceremony, Chris Rock came on stage to present the Oscar for Best Documentary.

He made a few gags and then said to Jada Pinkett Smith, who was sitting in the front row with her husband Will Smith, "Jada, I love you.G.I. Jane 2, can't wait to see you."

Watch the moment it went down here. Post continues below.

It was a reference to the 1997 film starring Demi Moore, whose character had a shaved head. The joke by Rock was undoubtedly poking fun at Pinkett Smith, who currently has a shaved head as she's been struggling with the auto-immune disease alopecia, which causes severe hair loss.

Will Smith then walked up onto the stage, struck Rock in the face, and then sat back down. He then yelled out to Rock, "Keep my wife's name out of your f**king mouth." Twice.

Rock then said: "Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me. It was aG.I. Janejoke. That was the greatest night in the history of television."

Initially, both the Oscars' audience and people watching on from home were confused. Was it a publicity stunt? A joke? But it quickly became apparent that it was not a 'bit'.

Here's everything that has happened since.

Will Smith has broken his silence on the slap after months.

Will Smith shared a video to his YouTube channel overnight where he addressed a list of questions from the public on the moment he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.

"Over the last few months, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and personal work," Smith said.

"You asked a lot of fair questions that I wanted to take some time to answer."

In the first question, Smith explained why he didn't apologise to Rock in his acceptance speech.

"I was fogged out by that point. It’s all fuzzy," Smith said.

"I’ve reached out to Chris, and the message that came back is he’s not ready to talk, and when he is he will reach out.

"I will say to you Chris, I apologise to you. My behaviour was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.

"I want to apologise to Chris’s mother. I saw an interview that Chris’s mother did, and you know, that was one of the things about that moment, I just didn’t realise, I wasn’t thinking how many people got hurt in that moment. So I want to apologise to Chris’s mother, to his family, specifically Tony Rock. We had a great relationship, and this is probably irreparable."

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for the Oscars slap in a 5-minute long video “I reached out to Chris, and the message that came back is he’s not ready to talk but when he is, he will reach out” https://t.co/FlZjiL8s5Q pic.twitter.com/a5aHxKVoQ1

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_)

Smith added that he's spent months trying to understand what happened in the moment.

"I spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuances and the complexities of what happened in that moment.

"I’m not going to try to unpack all of that right now, but I can say to all of you, there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment. There’s no part of me that thinks that’s the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults.”

The next question Smith answered was: "After Jada rolled her eyes, did she tell you to do something?"

Smith said plainly: "No."

“I made a choice on my own, from my own experiences, from my history with Chris. Jada had nothing to do with it. I’m sorry, babe. I want to say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us.

"To all my fellow nominees – this is a community. It’s like, I won because you voted for me. It really breaks my heart to have stolen and tarnished your moment. I can still see Questlove’s eyes. It happened on Questlove’s award, and ... sorry really isn’t sufficient."

My favorite part of Will Smith's apology is him making it CLEAR that Jada never told him to do anything to Chris after his joke. So many people built a following off of blaming Jada and spewing hatred at her for what Will did.

— MBali 💫 (@TheJessieWoo)

The last question asked: "What would you say to the people who looked up to you before the slap, or people who expressed that you let them down?"

"One, disappointing people is my central trauma. I hate when I let people down," he said.

"... So it hurts me psychologically and emotionally to know I didn’t live up to people’s image and impression of me.

"The work I’m trying to do is, I’m deeply remorseful, and I’m trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself. I’m human. And I made a mistake, and I am trying not to think of myself as a piece of s***.

"So I would say to those people: I know it was confusing, I know it was shocking. But I promise you, I am deeply devoted and committed to putting light and love and joy into the world. And you know, if you hang on, I promise we'll be able to be friends again."

Here's what else has happened since 'The Slap'.

Will Smith has been banned from the Academy Awards for 10 years.

Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years after the Best Actor recipient slapped Chris Rock.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the decision at a meeting of its board of governors.

"The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year," Academy president David Rubin and chief executive Dawn Hudson said in a statement.

"However, those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behaviour we saw Mr Smith exhibit on stage.

"During our telecast, we did not adequately address the situation in the room. For this, we are sorry. This was an opportunity for us to set an example for our guests, viewers and our Academy family around the world, and we fell short — unprepared for the unprecedented.

"We want to express our deep gratitude to Mr. Rock for maintaining his composure under extraordinary circumstances. We also want to thank our hosts, nominees, presenters and winners for their poise and grace during our telecast."

Will Smith responded to the announcement, saying he "accepts and respects" the Academy's decision.

The immediate aftermath.

Immediately after the pair's altercation, Rock returned to presenting the Oscar for Best Documentary, albeit a little shaken.

He was then captured shaking his head as he walked off-stage.

Watch Chris’ reaction afterwards. Sure looks real pic.twitter.com/HGpMhcT03o

— GrantLA🥶 (@GrantedLA)

In the commercial break, onlookers saw Will Smith being comforted by Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry. He wiped tears from his eyes before sitting back down as the show resumed.

During the commercial break, Will Smith is pulled aside and comforted by Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry, who motion for him to brush it off. Will appears to wipe tears from his eyes as he sits back down with Jada, with Denzel comforting Jada and Will’s rep by his side. pic.twitter.com/uDGVnWrSS2

— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg)

According to Nine, several other celebrities comforted Smith and Pinkett Smith in the commercial breaks including Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.

Then, only 20 minutes later, Smith won Best Actor for his performance inKing Richard.

He cried throughout his acceptance speech, saying: "Love makes you do crazy things."

"Denzel [Washington] said to me, 'At your highest moment, be careful — that’s when devil comes for you,'" he said, before adding through tears, "I want to apologise to the academy, I want to apologise to my fellow nominees."

At the end of his speech, he joked: "I hope the academy invites me back."

The Academy says they asked Smith to leave the Oscars, but he refused.

It has come out that the Academy asked Smith to leave the Dolby Theatre where the Oscars were being held, but Smith refused to do so. Of course, one of the biggest bits of scrutiny regarding the handling of that moment was Smith not being removed from the auditorium.

"Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated. While we would like to clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognise we could have handled the situation differently."

The end of the Academy's statement read: "Mr. Smith's actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television. Mr. Rock, we apologise to you for what you experienced on our stage and thank you for your resilience in that moment."

Celebrities react online.

After the incident, celebrities quickly shared their feelings on social media.

Smith and Pinkett Smith's son, Jaden simply wrote: "And that's how we do it".

And That’s How We Do It

— Jaden (@jaden)

On the other hand, comedian Kathy Griffin condemned Smith for "physically assaulting a comedian".

"It's a very bad practice to walk up on stage and physically assault a comedian," she wrote.

"Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theatres."

Let me tell you something, it’s a very bad practice to walk up on stage and physically assault a Comedian. Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters.

— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin)

Actor Colman Domingo said toVariety: "I thought, he's from West Philly, just like I'm from West Philly. We're very passionate people."

"I just think in the moment, his passion probably got the best of him," he added.

Colman Domingo reacts to the moment Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the #Oscars: "I thought, he's from West Philly, just like I'm from West Philly. We're very passionate people." https://t.co/ulvT7fb0dz pic.twitter.com/xiVK3hfQyk

— Variety (@Variety)

Other celebrities had mixed responses to the incident on social media:

Will Smith owes Chris Rock a huge apology. There is no excuse for what he did. He’s lucky Chris is not filing assault charges. The excuses he made tonight were bullshit.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner)

@janethubertformyfanspage https://t.co/OjJoYBcXOl I cannot tell you how many times I have wanted to slap the mess out of so many folks who have disrespected me. Will stood up for his wife, Chris Rock is always disrespecting Black women. Mean spirited hides behind comedy.BULL

— Janet Hubert (@OGJanetHubert)

Will Smith said “Not Today”. A man big enough to absolutely floor him, slapped him softly enough that Chris barely moved, because he made fun of his wife’s alopecia on a world stage. Don’t say #protectBlackwomen for two years and then only condemn Will here. Come on… pic.twitter.com/6aTfKlNynN

— Jameela Jamil 🌈 (@jameelajamil)

Will Smith won and got a standing ovation - I’m in awe the show went on like nothing happened.. will smith punched a comedian for doing his job. He’s a celebrity in the front row of the Oscars where it’s normal to be roasted, bad taste or not defending will = brainrot

— Ethan Klein (@h3h3productions)

Perhaps most interesting was Richard Williams' response to the incident.

Serena and Venus Williams' father was referenced several times in Smith's Oscars acceptance speech as the actor compared himself to the character he portrayed inKing Richard.

"Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like Richard Williams... but love will make you do crazy things," Smith said.

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