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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Monday, March 28th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning when Will Smith marched onto the Oscars stage and smacked Chris Rock,

the unpredictable moment served as a jarring interruption to Hollywood's feel-good celebration.

But once Smith returned moments later to accept his first ever Academy Award,

he delivered a tearful apology for an act sure to overshadow his milestone achievement.

He sees the opportunity during Sunday Night's Awards to speak on being a fierce

defender, just like his tennis dad character, Richard Williams, from King Richard. Smith felt like

the protector of many, including his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, after Chris Rock made a joke about her

appearance that didn't sit right with him. The exchange began when Rock took aim at Pinkett Smith's

shaved head, saying, Jada, I love you, G.I. Jane, too, can't wait to see it. Rock's reference was made from the 1997 film G.I. Jane, starring Demi Moore, who shaved her head to portray a fictional Navy SEAL candidate. Pinkett Smith revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with alopecia. She has often discussed the challenges of her hair loss on Instagram and other social media platforms.

So the joke missed badly.

Yeah, well, I was watching it live and I was confused as a lot of people were.

And I'm thinking, okay, it's just a playful little thing.

And it was one of those things where you're like reeling.

I had no idea that, you know, obviously we watched someone get assaulted live on television,

but that Jada Pinkett Smith had outisha.

You know, she rocks that look so well.

Sure, sure.

So we're going to talk about this a couple times today.

We'll cover it now quickly and then we'll cover some more

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