GET ME REWRITE: Gapers flock to Oscar telecast after Will Smith slaps Chris Rock

 

Top:  See "Gaper" article in Wikipedia for background

Bottom:  New York Times, 3/29/2022

At 10:27 p.m., Mr. Smith attacked Mr. Rock after the comedian delivered a joke onstage about Mr. Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Nearly 17.4 million viewers were watching in the minutes after the slap, up from 16.8 million shortly before it, according to Nielsen data released by ABC.

Original 3/28/2022 post, "Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscars incident escalates", starts here.

Next thing we know Chris Rock will be on life support.

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