28 Mar 2022

Shock at Oscars as Will Smith strikes Chris Rock

From Checkpoint, 6:07 pm on 28 March 2022

While Dame Jane Campion won Best Director at the Oscars, the awards were overshadowed by best-actor winner Will Smith striking comedian Chris Rock on stage, after he made a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith.

It's undoubtedly one of the most shocking moments in live television history.

Worldwatch's Max Towle has more.