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Of grade, "Saturday Night Live" had to acknowledge The Slap.

The sketch one-act show's April 2 episode (featuring comedian/histrion Jerrod Carmichael as host and rapper Gunna equally musical invitee) tackled Will Smith now-infamously slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars again and again (and once again) throughout the show, from the cold open up and opening monologue to "Weekend Update" and a parody sketch.

First up: The cold open, a "Fox and Friends" parody that featured a FaceTime telephone call from former President Donald Trump, whom the co-hosts asked if he had seen "the famous slap."

"I did see slap, I enjoyed slap," said James Austin Johnson every bit Trump, before launching into a rant about Smith'southward 2005 romantic comedy, "Hitch."

"I was very impressed with my 'Hitch,' " he continued. "Quite an arm on 'Hitch,' I always knew 'Hitch' had an arm."

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Host Jerrod Carmichael acknowledged the incident in his monologue, as well, making it clear he was sick of the endless soapbox after a week.

"I'm not gonna talk about it ... I kept talking about it, you tin can't make me talk well-nigh it," the comedian and thespian began his monologue. "Practise you want to talk about information technology? Aren't you ill of talking about it? Tin y'all believe it's been six days? It was a week ago. Doesn't information technology feel like it happened years agone?"

And he concluded with a call to activeness from one of the few public figures who hasn't all the same weighed in on the incident: former President Barack Obama.

"Hey B, what's going on, man? Real quick: You just spooky correct now?" Carmichael addressed the political leader. "You got us all hopped up on hope and change and unfortunately I have some news for you, Barack. You're not going to like this. We need you back because I think you're gonna take to talk nearly it. The nation needs to heal."

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And "SNL" didn't stop talking about it then, either. Carmichael played a seat filler at the Oscars who approached Smith (Chris Redd) to become a selfie with his "hero," just every bit Rock got up onstage.

"I'll be right dorsum, homo," Redd's Smith told the seat filler before a slap could be heard off-camera.

"Hey, so where are you from, man?" Smith returned to his seat and continued without skipping a beat. He then launched into his infamous "keep my married woman'south name out your (expletive) oral cavity" line.

"So anyway, how about that selfie, human being?" he asked. "No that's ok, I deleted my phone," Carmichael replied.

Smith weaved in and out of light conversation and loud rants to the seat fillers around him. "Richard Williams was a tearing protector of his family," he shouted, before vowing to include the line in his speech.

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"Weekend Update" dedicated a big portion of their jokes to the incident, too. Co-host Colin Jost joked that Smith set "a terrible precedent for having to defend your wife at award shows." (Jost is married to extra Scarlett Johansson.)

Several NSFW jokes later, Jost besides likened the viral effect to the Super Bowl, "if Janet (Jackson)'s nipple slapped Timberlake."

And the hosts welcomed O.J. Simpson (Kenan Thompson) for more commentary on the incident.

"In my humble opinion, Will Smith maybe overreacted," Thompson's Simpson said. Addressing the histrion straight, he added: "I don't want to say you've got rage bug, but hey - if the glove fits."

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Rock has hosted "SNL" three times in the by 25 years, most recently in 2020. Smith has never appeared, but several comedians including current cast member Chris Redd have done impressions of him over the years.

What happened at – and since – the Oscars?

The week following the Oscars incident has been a cyclone.

Smith slapped Rock during Sunday's awards show because the comedian made a joke most Smith's married woman, Jada Pinkett Smith and her bald head – Pinkett Smith has been open about living with alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.

Minutes later, Smith tearfully accepted his kickoff Oscar award for his lead performance equally Serena and Venus Williams' father in "King Richard." During the speech, Smith apologized to the university and his fellow nominees for his actions, but did non apologize to Rock until the next day.

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The saga didn't end there. Every bit every glory from Oscars co-hosts Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer to Zoe Kravitz and Tiffany Haddish took sides, reports emerged that the University considered removing Smith from the evidence, Pinkett Smith posted on social media nearly "healing" and Rock addressed the incident for the first time Wednesday during a comedy show, telling audiences he was "nevertheless kind of processing what happened" and did non plan on discussing it at length still.

Smith resigned from the University of Moving picture Arts and Sciences (the organization behind the Oscars) on Friday, citing his "shocking, painful and inexcusable" actions.

"The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family unit, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home," Smith continued. "I betrayed the trust of the University. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their boggling work. I am heartbroken."

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Smith added he would similar to "put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and permit the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film."

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