Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Will Smith Slap in Oscars Monologue: ‘If Anyone Commits an Act of Violence, You Will Be Awarded Best Actor’ - Variety

If anyone in this theater commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you will be awarded the Oscar for best actor and permitted to give a 19-minute long speech.

“And if any of you get mad at a joke and decide you want to get jiggy with it — it’s not going to be easy,” Kimmel concluded, then shouting out fighters in the audience like Michael B. Jordan’s Creed and Michelle Yeoh.

Later on during the ceremony as the runtime approached the two-hour mark, Kimmel quipped, “At this point in the show, it kind of makes you miss the slapping a little bit, right?”

The host ended the broadcast with one last slap joke, walking backstage to a sign titled “Number of Oscars Telecasts Without Incident” and flipping the zero to one.

Rock made a controversial joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, which she shaved following an alopecia diagnosis.

I am heartbroken.” It took several more days for the Academy to announce it was revoking Smith’s AMPAS membership and banning him from attending the Oscars ceremonies for 10 years.