Will Smith: Apologizes to Chris Rock in new video – “I was confused at the time”
Oscar-winning actor breaks silence about moment he slapped Rock at Oscars 2022
Almost four months after the incident at the Oscars 2022, Will Smith is back in public and breaking his silence through a video he posted on his social media. In it the Oscar-winning actor for ” King Richard ” apologizes to Chris Rock for the infamous slap, saying he is ” deeply remorseful .”
In the last few months I have been doing a lot of thinking and personal work. You asked a lot of good questions and I wanted to take my time to answer them. says Smith, speaking of the moment of the slap:
I was foggy at that point. It’s all a blur. I tried to contact Chris and the message I got is that he is not ready to talk and when he is, he will get back to me. So I’ll tell you this Chris, I apologize. My behavior was unacceptable and I am here whenever you are ready to talk.
At another point in the video he apologizes to Rock’s mother and brother Tony Rock, as they worked together on the sitcom “All of Us”.
Watch Will Smith’s apology video:
He is heard saying the following:
I’ve spent the last three months playing it over and over in my head and trying to understand the complexity of what happened in that moment. And I won’t go into all that now but I want to say to all of you that there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave at that moment. There is not a single part of me that thinks that was the best way to handle a feeling of disrespect or offense.
He also answers the question of whether Jada told him to do something about Rock’s prank, with him revealing that Jada had nothing to do with it and didn’t tell him anything. “It was my decision, based on my experiences and my history with Chris. It wasn’t Jade’s fault.”
He apologized to the family for the negative publicity they received, but also to his fellow nominees on Oscars night: I see like it’s now Questlove’s eyes because it happened at the Questlove award. And it is something that an apology is not enough. ”
For those who don’t know, among the darkest moments in Oscars history – according to many – is when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock live during the 94th Awards Ceremony. The incident took place after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Because she suffers from alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes severe hair loss, Pinkett-Smith didn’t like the joke, prompting Will Smith to get out of his chair and slap Rock, freezing both the audience and the millions of people in attendance. who was watching the event.
Since then Smith’s career has not been at its best with projects such as Bad Boys 4 and Apple ‘s ” Emancipation” being delayed. At the same time, he has been banned from the Academy for the next 10 years.
