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Carolyn Smith on Monday spoke to her local news station in Philadelphia, describing her son's slapping of Chris Rock as out of character and shocking.
The Academy Awards says it is launching a formal investigation into the incident where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a joke about his wife.
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Will Smith's mother, Carolyn Smith, said while she had immense pride that her son won his first Oscar for his performance in "King Richard," she was shocked by him slapping Chris Rock.
Carolyn Smith, Will Smith's mother, was gathered with family at her home in the Philadelphia suburbs Sunday night, excited to watch her son at the Academy Awards.