Will Smith was involved in a major controversy when he slapped Chris Rock, a comedian, at the Oscars. While Rock was making a joke about Smith's wife, Jada-Pinkett Smith, the Oscar-winning actor came onto the stage and slapped the comic in the face. As the event was aired across the world, millions of people watched it live.
YouTube star Jake Paul, who has risen as a boxing superstar, has proposed to organise a fight between the two stars after the Oscars in 2022. As the video went viral and gained international attention, actor-comedian Sal Vulcano, also known as The Impractical Jokers, turned to Twitter and asked his followers to predict how much Jake Paul would give for a fight between Smith and Rock.
"Over/under on how much Jake Paul is gonna offer Chris Rock and Will Smith for a boxing PPV?" said Sal Vulcano in his tweet.
The 25-year old was quick with his offer as he was ready to pay $15 million to each of them. "I got $15m for Will Smith and $15m for Chris Rock ready to go. Let’s do it in August on my undercard," he responded to Vulcano's tweet.
Here are the tweets
I got $15m for Will Smith and $15m for Chris Rock ready to go
Let’s do it in August on my undercard https://t.co/jBYIpHOTk2
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) March 28, 2022
Later on, he also urged people to get him in touch with Will Smith in another tweet. "Someone get me on the phone with Will Smith's boxing representative asap," he said.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) March 28, 2022
Someone get me on the phone with Will Smiths boxing representative asap
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) March 28, 2022
Meanwhile, minutes after the incident, Smith was back on stage to collect his maiden Oscar award for Best Actor. This time, he apologised to the Academy for his behaviour.