What is an EGOT?

The title of EGOT is given to those who have won at least one each of all four of the most-coveted awards in showbusiness: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards.

In 1984, actor Philip Michael Thomas commented on how it was his goal to earn EGOT status – coining the term for the first time.

Only a select few have earned the title of EGOT winner. As of 2022, only 16 people have reached EGOT legacy.

Not a single friend

Comedian and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel spoke on a podcast about Will Smith’s violent reaction to Chris Rock’s joke about his wife.

“In a way, I feel bad for Will Smith, too, because I think he let his emotions get the better of him, and this should have been one of the great nights of his life.

And now it’s not. Was there anyone who didn’t like Will Smith an hour ago in the world? Like no one, right?

Now he doesn’t have a single comedian friend — that’s for sure.”

‘Use your words’

Actress Mia Farrow defended Chris Rock on Twitter, saying that his comment was simply a joke.

“What i saw was one of Hollywood’s most powerful movie stars,stalk onto a stage to strike a comedian for an unfortunate joke about his (gorgeous) wife’s shaved head,” Mia wrote on Twitter.

“Anyone who is ok with that has probably never been hit by a powerful man.

“As we advise our kids, ‘use your words’.

Smiths speak out

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith will reportedly tell all about Will slapping Chris Rock at Sunday’s Oscars as early as sometime this week.

The discussion will occur on Jada’s Facebook Watch show called Red Table Talk.

Whoopi Goldberg reacts

The host of The View told her co-hosts Monday that she thinks that Smith “overreacted,” but that the assault was probably the result of many years of disagreements.

“I get it, not everybody acts the way we would like them to act under pressure. And he snapped,” she said.

“Sometimes you get to a point when you behave badly. I myself have behaved badly on occasion.”

Jordan Rock’s reaction

Chris Rock’s younger brother Jordan Rock wrote on Instagram that “It’s on sight for Will Smith now.”

As a comedian himself, he even threw in a joke about the shocking hit — saying that punching his brother wasn’t Smith’s only offense.

“For punching Chrissy & remaking Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

Chris Rock didn’t know Jada has alopecia

A source told TMZ that Chris Rock had no idea Jada Pinkett Smith has alopecia and that he “doesn’t have a mean bone in his body” after Will Smith smacked Rock on the Oscars stage when the comedian made a joke about Jada.

Chris’ joke that led to the smack was directed at Jada’s shaved head.

Smith could face jail time or probation, part three

Beverly Hills attorney Adam Michael Sacks said the police and prosecutors could potentially still move forward with criminal charges against Will Smith without Chris Rock’s participation, but agreed with Tenzer and said it’s unlikely.

“I would imagine (Chris Rock) will let it slide,” Sacks said.

“If he wanted, he could. It’s assault and battery. It’s going to be hard to argue against it because it’s on video and a lot of witnesses.”

“That’s a serious crime. That’s a good year in jail. His past arrest was a long time ago. More than 10 years, so it wouldn’t be a big consideration. He would likely get probation.”

Smith could face jail time or probation, continued

“The fact is that he hit all elements under under the penal code,” Tenzer added.

“He applied force, he did it willfully and he chose to do it, and defending his wife from a joke is not justification under the law.”

“Clearly, he committed a crime, but prosecutors won’t go ahead with charges without a claimant, in this case Chris Rock, because there would be no one to testify.”

“That’s a problem many times in rape and abuse cases. if the claimant doesn’t want to testify or press charges, prosecutors have no case.”

Smith could face jail time or probation, experts claim

Although law professor Leslie Y Garfield Tenzer told The Sun she believes nothing being done about the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars is the most likely outcome because Rock has — so far — said he won’t press charges, Smith does face some possible other repercussions.

Tenzer, who teaches at New York’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, said a criminal case and civil lawsuit hinges on the comedian’s participation.

“What Will Smith did meets every requirement of criminal assault under California’s penal code,” Tenzer said.

Is Chris Rock pressing charges against Will Smith?

Rock was allegedly smacked after making a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, and her hair-loss condition during the Oscars award ceremony.

LAPD confirmed that Rock is not pressing charges against Smith over the on-stage altercation.

A statement by the police department said: “LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program.”

“The incident involved one individual slapping another. The individual involved has declined to file a police report.”

“If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report.”

Will Smith, Tyler Perry, and Denzel Washington

A video is making the rounds on Twitter showing Tyler Perry and Denzel Washington speaking to Will Smith after the incident between Smith and Chris Rock.

Full crisis mode, continued

“Once the ceremony was over they called in key members to hold an emergency meeting about what action they should take,” that source continued.

“There have been calls to have Will stripped of his Best Actor gong. They cannot be seen to be condoning violence in any way and there are some people in the Academy who believe they should remove the award from him to make a point.”

“Others however believe he should be allowed to hold onto it,” the insider added.

“Chris was immediately supported backstage and has been offered a package of after care where he can talk to professionals provided by the academy if needed.”

“The Academy are taking this incredibly seriously.”

Full crisis mode

Oscars bosses held top-secret emergency talks over whether to strip Will Smith of his Best Actor, according to inside sources.

Insiders said angered members of the Academy joined the meeting by Zoom, where they demanded the Men In Black star also be kicked out of the organization.

Insiders said that along with holding the crisis talks, Chris – who has since declined to press charges against Will – has been offered an “after care package” to cope with the incident.

A source said: “The Academy publicly condemned Will slapping Chris and behind the scenes they went into full crisis mode.”

Body language expert weighs in, continued

James also claimed that Smith had a “smug” smile when returning to his seat after smacking the comic.

James said that the Men in Black star swore with “true anger” in his voice during the incident.

“Someone who works for the Oscars told me that Chris Rock was not interrupted by Will Smith at rehearsals yesterday. It was not supposed to happen,” another source revealed.

“It was real.”

Body language expert weighs in

Comedian Chris Rock didn’t expect to be hit by Will Smith at the Oscars. a body language expert says.

Body language expert Judi James told The Sun that Smith’s initial response was a “subdued performed laughter” while Jada’s torso “stiffened” and her smile “froze.”

The body language expert said the comic didn’t expect to be hit.

She said: “His hands were clasped behind his back and he was laughing right up until the blow landed.”

Will Smith’s son Jaden reacts

Will Smith’s son Jaden has spoken out after the actor stormed the Oscars stage and slapped Chris Rock in the face on Sunday night.

Smith hit Rock after Rock made a poorly-received joke about Jada Pinkett Smith‘s hair loss.

Jaden, 23, took to Twitter afterward to defend dad Will’s actions as fans of the awards ceremony turned to social media to slam him.

He simply wrote in response to the evening: “And that’s how we do it.”

Unexpected TV moments: Joaquin Phoenix’s dairy rant

While receiving the Best Actor gong for his performance in The Joker, Joaquin Phoenix took to the stage to complain about the dairy industry and cancel culture 

He said: “We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow and when she gives birth we steal her baby, even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable.

“Then we take her milk that’s intended for her calf and we put it in our coffee and our cereal.”

The rambling rant lasted for nearly three minutes and left the audience silent in shock before they eventually gave him an applause. 

Data from RantCasino found the rant was the Oscars’ most controversial acceptance speech after more than 11.6million people watched it on YouTube and Google searches for his name rose by 525 per cent.

Unexpected TV moments: Moonlight and La La Land switch-up

In 2017, La La Land was announced as the winner of the night’s biggest award, Best Picture, instead of the actual winner Moonlight. 

An official rushed onto the stage to correct the mistake as the acceptance speeches were flowing.

Producer Jordan Horowitz then said: “Guys, I’m sorry, no, there’s a mistake. Moonlight, you guys won best picture.”

Another producer Marc Platt said: “This is not a joke I’m afraid, they read the wrong thing.” 

Award presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty looked baffled when they opened the envelope and it later transpired that they had been handed the one for Best Actress by accident. 

Speaking about the incident, Beatty explained: “I want to tell you what happened. I opened the envelope, and it said Emma Stone, La La Land. That’s why I took such a long look at Faye, and at you [the audience], I wasn’t trying to be funny.”

Unexpected TV moments: Stage streaker

English teacher Robert Opel hit the headlines in 1974 after stripping off and running on stage behind host David Niven at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

The streaker, who was a gay rights activist, claimed it was a piece of performance art and a social comment on issues at the time.

Opel wasn’t arrested and was instead ushered backstage to explain to the waiting journalists why he had chosen to do it. 

He also stripped at other events in Los Angeles and owned an art gallery wich featured homoerotic art. 

Unexpected TV moments: Jennifer Lawrence’s fall

 Jennifer Lawrence,31, won the gong for Best Actress in 2013 for her work in Silver Linings Playbook and while on her way to collect it she tripped on the stars and fell. 

Despite some stars claiming she faked it, including Jared Leto, she insists the whole thing was real and that walking up steps in a ballgown is hard. 

Talking about the incident, she said: “It was so devastating because it was this horrific humiliation to me.”

Jennifer said the fall came about after she forgot to kick out the fabric away from her feet as she walked up to the stage. 

Unexpected TV moments: Adrien Brody’s forced kiss

When Adrien Brody was presented with the Best Actor award for The Pianist in 2003, his acceptance was anything but normal. 

The ecstatic 48-year-old raced on to stage and pulled in Halle Berry, who announced him as the winner, with an extremely passionate kiss. 

The forced snog, which lasted for around four seconds, left the actress, now 55, in shock and Adrien yelling “Oh my god” as he finally let her go.

On a 2017 episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Halle Berry explained the kiss “was not planned” and she “knew nothing about it” ahead of time.

Halle said: “I was like, ‘What the f*** is happening right now?’…I know the feeling of being out of your body I just f***ing went with it.”

Unexpected TV moments: Janet Jackson’s Superbowl show

Janet Jackson was performing alongside singer Justin Timberlake during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004 when her infamous wardrobe mishap happened on live television for the world to see.

Janet Jackson’s breast, adorned with a nipple shield, was exposed by Justin Timberlake for about half a second.

CBS, who was broadcasting the show, was fined a record $550,000 by the FTC. 

Unexpected TV moments: Kanye interrupts Taylor Swift

At the MTV VMAs in 2009, 19-year-old Taylor Swift accepted the Best Female Video award for You Belong with Me.

In a shocking, unplanned moment, rapper Kanye stormed the stage and infamously declared “I’mma let you finish” before insisting Beyonce should have won instead.

Kanye later apologized, but the fiasco went down in pop culture history.

Smith’s acceptance speech, part two

“You’ve got to be able have people disrespecting you and you’ve got to smile and pretend like that’s OK.”

He added: “I want to apologise to the Academy, I want to apologise to all my fellow nominees.

“This is a beautiful moment and I’m not crying for winning an award, it’s not about winning an award for me, it’s about being able to shine a light on all of the people. Art imitates life, I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams, but love will make you do crazy things.”