ITV GMB viewers spot 'friction' as Susanna Reid condemns Will Smith's Oscars outburst - but Richard Madeley brands Chris Rock 'rude'

28.03.2022 - 10:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Good Morning Britain viewers think they've spotted 'friction' between the show's hosts this morning as they brought all the latest on the fallout from the Oscars.

It was a notable evening overnight as some of the world's biggest film stars attend the glittering Oscars ceremony which set new records for diversity and representation, besides giving long-awaited recognition for two big-screen veterans.

However, the 94th Academy Awards ceremony was thrown into chaos after Will Smith stormed the stage and appeared to hit Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, just minutes before Smith was named best actor at the ceremony.

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The incident overshadowed a night which saw Coda, which features a predominantly deaf cast, named best picture, while Troy Kotsur made history as the first deaf male actor to win a gong and Sir Kenneth Branagh won the best original screenplay prize for his semi-autobiographical film Belfast.

The incident between Smith and Rock is, as expected, hitting the headlines and was a dominant topic of conversation on Monday morning's GMB with Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid.

Richard, 65, was back at the helm of the ITV news programme alongside Susanna, 51, after being replaced by Martin Lewis and Adil Ray on last week's programme.

The pair spent much of the programme discussing Smith's reaction after, referring to Pinkett Smith’s buzzcut, Rock said: "Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2”, prompting the actress to roll her eyes before moments later Smith walked up on stage and appeared to hit Rock before returning to his seat and shouting twice: "Keep my wife’s name out of your