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The Oscar night feud between Chris Rock and Will Smith has history

Chris Rock, left, and Will Smith onstage during the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Hollywood, California.

LOS ANGELES — It's a moment that's already been pored over like the Zapruder film, looked at from various feeds and angles and accounts: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face Sunday night onstage at the Academy Awards.

The nightclub-style seating in this year's stage design may have been created with social distancing in mind, but it also put Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, within easy striking distance when Rock made

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