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(CNN) — A week after the famous slap at the Oscars, Will Smith was definitely on the minds of some Grammy nominees.
During the preliminary ceremony of the 64th edition of the awards, LeVar Burton joked as he introduced a guest.
“I want to warn everyone that our next guest is a comedian,” Burton said. “If you know what I mean. So I have to warn everyone: stay in your seats and keep your hands to yourself. OK?”
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(Smith beat comedian-actor Chris Rock when he presented the award for Best Documentary at the Oscars.)
During the Grammys, host Trevor Noah joked at the start of the event, “We’re going to keep people’s names out of our mouths.”
After punching Rock, Smith returned to his seat and yelled for the comedian to keep his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s name out of his mouth. The slap came after Rock joked about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.
She suffers from alopecia, hair loss due to an autoimmune reaction.
Musician Questlove was one of the presenters at the Grammys on Sunday night. It was just winning the Oscars category, Best Documentary, when Rock made the remark and the incident was unleashed.
During the Grammys, Questlove uttered a few words that many took as a reference to the slap.
“I will present this award and trust you will stay 500 feet from me,” he joked.