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Non-free media data
Description	This is a photograph of the Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident. The copyright is believed to belong to Reuters/Brian Snyder.
Source	Reuters
Date	2022-03-27
Author	Reuters/Brian Snyder
Portion used	Entire portion showing the incident.
Low resolution?	The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original.
Other information	Use of the photo in articles complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described below.

Non-free media use rationales

Non-free media rationale for Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident
Article	Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident
Purpose of use	Used for purposes of critical commentary and illustration in an educational article about the entity represented by the image and the image itself. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of this article topic, and it has been the subject of discussion in reliable sources.
Replaceable?	This image is not replaceable with freely-licensed alternatives because of the following points: The image itself is the object of the critical commentary as described on its own subsection: Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident#Photograph. Currently, there are no freely-licensed alternatives depicting the same incident, and the same incident could not be reproduced faithfully.

Non-free media rationale for 94th Academy Awards
Article	94th Academy Awards
Purpose of use	Used for purposes of critical commentary and illustration in an educational article with a section about the entity represented by the image. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the section.
Replaceable?	This image is not replaceable with freely-licensed alternatives because there are no freely-licensed alternatives depicting the same incident, and the same incident could not be reproduced faithfully.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:07, 4 April 2022		383 × 262 (48 KB)	Feoffer (talk \| contribs)	Restore file to Brian Snyder (Reuters) - for better or worse, this is the image under discussion. Changing it mid-discussion causes confusion. Pls upload video still under its own name
	20:33, 3 April 2022	No thumbnail	270 × 370 (36 KB)	HurricaneEdgar (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 01:59, 3 April 2022 (UTC) Wikipedia:Non-free content read the number 7 on the image. no valid reason to revert this image try again, you will be blocked from editing.
	20:28, 3 April 2022	No thumbnail	383 × 262 (48 KB)	TheSecondComing10 (talk \| contribs)	Check talk page.
	20:26, 3 April 2022	No thumbnail	267 × 374 (59 KB)	HurricaneEdgar (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 20:24, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
	20:24, 3 April 2022	No thumbnail	383 × 262 (48 KB)	TheSecondComing10 (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 20:23, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
	20:24, 3 April 2022	No thumbnail	267 × 374 (59 KB)	HurricaneEdgar (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 20:23, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
	20:23, 3 April 2022	No thumbnail	383 × 262 (48 KB)	TheSecondComing10 (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 20:22, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
	20:23, 3 April 2022	No thumbnail	267 × 374 (59 KB)	HurricaneEdgar (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 03:35, 3 April 2022 (UTC) per Alexis Jazz
	20:22, 3 April 2022	No thumbnail	383 × 262 (48 KB)	TheSecondComing10 (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 09:04, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
	20:22, 3 April 2022	No thumbnail	270 × 370 (36 KB)	TheSecondComing10 (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 01:59, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

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Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	72 dpi
Vertical resolution	72 dpi
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exif version	2.21
Meaning of each component	Y Cb Cr does not exist
Supported Flashpix version	1
Color space	sRGB
Scene capture type	Standard