GOGGLEBOX fans were all in an uproar after the Channel 4 show featured the shocking moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.
The hit TV show returned with a new episode on Friday night and the viral Oscars altercation between Will and Chris Rock was soon put under the spotlight.
In a moment that stunned the world, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star marched on stage to slap Chris at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27.
Rock had just made a hair joke about Will’s actor wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who has a hair-loss condition called alopecia.
The joke compared Jada to G.I Jane – a character with a shaved head played by Demi Moore in the 1997 film of the same name.
Smith later won the award for Best Actor for his role in King Richard before issuing a grovelling apology for his behaviour.
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Gogglebox siblings Pete and Sophie Sandiford were among the cast members reacting to the moment.
Sophie said she’d be fuming if her husband had smacked somebody, as she affirmed: “If I was in that situation and it was my husband had gone up and done that, I’d be fuming at the husband because if I have a problem with something, I’ll sort it myself.”
Twitter soon became a switchboard for complaints about the segment, with many sick of hearing about it.
Alongside an emoji of an angry face, one person penned: “Enough now about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. Sick of hearing about it.”
Echoing their comments, someone else said: “Will Smith was clearly in the wrong. But in what way did this slap need five days of social study and think pieces?”
While a third person added: “I’m so over this Will Smith slap.”
The Celeb Report revealed yesterday how Will had been given two-weeks to save his Hollywood career, after The Academy confirmed they were voting on disciplinary action.
Will is preparing to plead his case at a hearing on Monday, April 18.
A source said: “Things are hanging in the balance. He will write an official letter to apologise, and effectively beg for their forgiveness.
“He is also expected to hold a call with show bosses in the next 24 hours. April 18 is D-Day, though – he will find out if he still has an Oscar and, quite possibly, a career.”
