Chris Rock makes first public appearance after altercation with Will Smith at Oscars 2022

Oscars 2022 was quite eventful and memorable after actor Will Smith's brief altercation with comedian Chris Rock on st. incident has t only drawn reactions from Hollywood and Bollywood celebrities but Academy itself, as y anunced a formal review of series of events. Though Will has apologised for his actions during award ceremony, still controversy refuses to settle down.

Chris Rock spotted for first time post feud with Will Smith

Days after 94th Academy Awards, when Chris was slapped by Will on st after making a joke on latter's wife Jada Pinkett Smith, comedian was spotted for first time in public. Chris was seen wearing a grey-coloured hoodie teamed up with a blue jacket, grey sweatpants and a dark cap in Boston. He was spotted ahead of his performance at Boston's Wilbur ater from Wednesday to Friday before his Ego Death World Tour begins on Saturday.

A tweet made by TickPick on Monday read, "We sold more tickets to see Chris Rock overnight than we did in past month combined." It means that fans are curious to see Rock perform following incident, which aired live during awards show.  online marketplace told PEOPLE, "Over 50% of its sales for Rock's tour have come since  Oscars."

Brett Goldberg, TickPick co-founder and co-CEO, told PEOPLE in a statement, " circumstances surrounding incident at Oscars continue to cause demand to surge for Chris Rock's tour. More than 50 percent of tour sales on our platform have come through since Sunday's Oscars and we expect this trajectory to continue."

Will Smith and Chris Rock's Oscars feud

Jada Pinkett suffers from alopecia areata, a disease that causes hair loss. Chris Rock appeared on st at Dolby atre to present Oscar for documentary feature when he made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith because of her baldness. comedian said, "Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, can't wait to see you." After a while, Smith took st to slap Rock. actor n returned to his seat yelling, "Keep my wife’s name out of your f*****g mouth!" 

Videos and pictures from Dolby atre surfaced online with Will Smith and Chris Rock dominating headlines.  Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a statement on Monday afteron, stating, "Members should act in a manner consistent with good reputation of Academy, unacceptable conduct includes "physical contact that is uninvited and, in situation, inappropriate and unwelcome."

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