Presenter Chris Rock reacts after Will Smith slapped him onstage at the Oscars.

Oscar Awards Sees Increase In Viewers After Will Smith Slap

The Academy has pushed for more viewers all year, but they didn't plan to gain them with a controversy.

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3:19Actor Will Smith and his wife, actress Jada Pinkett-Smith
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0:47Will Smith
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Will Smith Apologizes: 'I Was Out Of Line And I Was Wrong'

0:52Sean Combs, from left, Will Smith and Tyler Perry appear in the audience at the Oscars
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Ariana DeBose accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for "West Side Story"
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Sandra Bullok and Channing Tatum in a scene from "The Lost City"
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5:37Promotional art for the films nominated for an Oscar for best picture.
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0:24Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters.
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44:00Matt Damon
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Matt Damon

44:00Ron Howard speaks at South by Southwest film festival.
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Ron Howard

44:00Octavia Spencer
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Octavia Spencer

3:22A still of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is shown.
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10:06People walk past a "Beauty and the Beast" movie ad.
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TV host Maury Povich
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5:05Artist Breland
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Scene from "The Batman" shows Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman and Robert Pattinson as Batman
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5:21Two shoppers walk past a Regal movie theater.
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44:00Actor Will Ferrell
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Will Ferrell

44:00Rashida Jones at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards
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Rashida Jones

44:00Zach Braff
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Zach Braff

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
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0:38Dolly Parton
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0:48Pete Davidson speaks at a Comedy Central Roast
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Pete Davidson Skipping Ride To Space On Jeff Bezos' Rocket

Amazon logo.
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2:36Kanye West
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0:50Actor Jussie Smollett, center, leaves the Cook County Jail.
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Country singer Kane Brown
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3:24Man places a sports bet at a casino
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Actor Bob Saget
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0:17Dolly Parton arrives at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards
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Jeff Bezos and Pete Davidson
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