Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith choose chaos ahead of Oscars

'That’s pure out of control rage and violence': Hollywood stars condemn Will Smith as Twitter erupts over THAT shocking Chris Rock slap during live Academy Awards ceremony

Smith, 53, marched to the Oscars stage and slapped Rock, 57, as he presented the Best Documentary award
The comedian had joked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head
'Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth,' he shouted after sitting down
Judd Apatow, Kathy Griffin, Mandy Moore and other stars spoke out against the attack on Twitter
Smith later won for Best Actor for King Richard and got a standing ovation
He starred as Venus and Serena Williams' father Richard Williams

Will Smith left Oscar viewers stunned and speechless on Sunday night after he slapped Chris Rock following an off-color joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss, which is due to alopecia.

Hollywood stars quickly took to Twitter to call out Smith's shocking attack, with comedian and director Judd Apatow calling the display 'pure out of control rage and violence' and claiming that Smith 'could have killed' Rock.

'Seems like Will Smith's plan to get comedian and the world to not make jokes about him is not going to pan out. The Williams family must be furious. Pure narcissism,' he wrote.

'Also — GI Jane was gorgeous. What exactly is insulting about being compared to a ripped, stunning Demi?' he wrote, referencing the Ridley Scott–directed Demi Moore–starring film.

Apatow strongly rejected a Twitter user who said they 'understood' why Smith hit Rock because of Jada Pinkett Smith's alopecia.

'He could have killed him. That's pure out of control rage and violence. They've heard a million jokes about them in the last three decades. They are not freshman in the world of Hollywood and comedy. He lost his mind,' he wrote.

Rock, 57, appeared to have set off Smith — who is nominated for Best Actor for his performance in King Richard — by joking that the Matrix Resurrections actress was preparing to star in a sequel to G.I. Jane, a reference to her bald head.

'Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth,' Smith shouted from the audience after returning to his seat near the stage.

Kathy Griffin agreed with Apatow and called out Smith.

She wasn't having any of the rationalizations and defenses for his conduct, and she worried that his attack would embolden hecklers that regularly interrupt comedy shows.

'Let me tell you something, it's a very bad practice to walk up on stage and physically assault a Comedian.

Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters.'

Rob Reiner wrote that there was 'no excuse' for what Smith did and called the apparent justifications in his acceptance speech 'bulls***.'

'Will Smith owes Chris Rock a huge apology. There is no excuse for what he did. He's lucky Chris is not filing assault charges. The excuses he made tonight were bulls***.'

The Academy alluded to Smith's slap without explicitly mentioning it in a statement posted to Twitter.

'The Academy does not condone violence of any form.

Tonight we are delighted to celebrate our 94th Academy Award winners, who deserve this moment in recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world.'

Will and Jada's son Jaden Smith didn't reference the slap in his Twitter post, but he didn't speak out against it, tweeting, 'And That's How We Do It.'

Later, he included a photo of himself in a car wearing sunglasses and noted that his father's acceptance speech made him emotional.

'My Dads Speech Made Me Cry,' he wrote.

Serena Williams, whose early years are documented in the inspiring drama, appeared to react to Smith attacking Rock in a short video posted to her Instagram Stories.

One brief clip showed her off the main floor with her moth hanging open and her eyes wide in shock.

'I just sat down 'cause I was like, "I've gotta get a drink now,"' she said in a follow-up video posted from inside the theater, though she didn't explicitly address the apparent assault.

Will and Jada joined together for some playful posts before the ceremony, but they seemed to capture the actor's mood even before his brutal outburst.

'Me ‘n @jadapinkettsmith got all dressed up to choose chaos,' he captioned a short Instagram video.

The two looked sweet as they stood together for a photo, but he layered narration from another source over the clip.

'Good morning, everyone.

God has let me live another day and I am about to make it everyone's problem,' the voice said.

Then the video cut to a variety of photos of the two mugging with snarling faces.