Here’s What You Don’t Know About the History of Will Smith and Chris Rock

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Here’s What You Don’t Know About the History of Will Smith and Chris Rock

Before we get started it's probably a good idea for everyone to let out a long, relaxing 'wooosah'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-JEcCkFJho Did it help? Probably not, but the homie Will Smith definitely didn't complete that infamous exercise before calmly slapping the taste out of Chris Rock's mouth at the 2022 Academy Awards. But what most fans don't […]

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