Will Smith

Will Smith has posted a video apology to Chris Rock for striking him during the Oscars, calling his own behavior unacceptable. He acknowledged that Rock ...

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In a six-minute video posted July 29, 2022, Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock, Rock's family, and others for slapping comedian at the Academy Awards on ...

“I’m trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself,” Smith says later. “This is probably irreparable,” Smith says, referring to his friendship with Tony Rock. Smith also apologized in an Instagram post on March 29, and resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences two days later.

Chris Rock is still not saying how he feels about getting slapped by Will Smith, but he is still making passing jokes about the incident.

"Tony Rock was my man and this is probably irreparable." "We had a great relationship," Smith says. My behavior was unacceptable and I'm here whenever you are ready to talk." "I was fogged out by that point," he says. ... You asked a lot of fair questions that I wanted to take some time to answer," it reads. "Everybody is trying to be a f---ing victim.

Actor Will Smith said on Friday he was "deeply remorseful" at having slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards this year and had reached out to the comedian ...

"Disappointing people is my central trauma," Smith said. Rock’s joke about Pinkett Smith made a reference to the 1997 film “G.I. Jane” in which actress Demi Moore shaved her head. And I'm here whenever you're ready to talk," Smith added. "Chris, I apologize to you. "I am deeply remorseful," Smith added. "I'm trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself.

Hollywood star Will Smith has once again apologised to comedian Chris Rock for slapping him at the 2022 Oscars. In a video posted on Friday (Jul. 29), Smith ...

Right? I'm human and I made a mistake and I'm trying not to think of myself as a piece of sh*t. I am deeply remorseful and I'm trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself. I know it was shocking. I know it was confusing. It really breaks my heart to have stolen and tarnished your moment." There is no part of me that thinks that's the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insult." So I want to apologise to Chris' mother. "Chris, I apologise to you. And the work I'm trying to do is... And I'm not going to try to unpack all of that right now, but I can say to all of you that there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment. And I'm here whenever you're ready to talk," Smith said. I want to apologise to Chris' family, specifically Tony Rock. We had a great relationship.

Smith also apologized to Rock's family and especially his mother, Rosalie, who was horrified to see her son hurt and told that, "When he slapped Chris, ...

Smith apologized to Rock in a statement after the Oscars, saying he was "out of line and I was wrong.” "It just had the reek of a fabricated attempt to be real. Smith also said his wife did nothing to encourage his slap. Rock was on stage to present the documentary award. To Rock, he said: "I'm here whenever you're ready to talk.” Smith also apologized to Tony Rock, Chris' younger brother.

Will Smith is "deeply remorseful" about slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March.

"There's no part of me that thinks that is the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults." "Tony Rock was my man and this is probably irreparable." I hate when I let people down so it hurts." I've reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he's not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out. "Over the last few months, I've been doing a lot of thinking and personal work...," the statement reads. So I will say to you Chris, I apologize to you.

In an emotional YouTube post, Smith addressed why he didn't apologize to Rock when he accepted a best actor prize for his work in “King Richard” shortly after ...

I want to say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us.” There had been speculation that Smith would open up about the fallout surrounding the Rock slap in a sit-down interview with a high-profile journalist like Oprah Winfrey, but instead the actor has opted to use social media to directly address his fans. “It’s like, you know, I made a choice on my own, from my own experiences, from my history with Chris,” Smith says. Smith also addressed questions about whether or not Pinkett Smith, who was seen on camera rolling her eyes at Rock’s joke comparing her buzzcut to the one Demi Moore sports in “G.I. Jane,” had urged him to charge the stage. “There’s no part of me that thinks that’s the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults.” In an emotional YouTube post, Smith addressed why he didn’t apologize to Rock when he accepted a best actor prize for his work in “King Richard” shortly after he charged the stage and slapped the comic for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s short haircut.

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My behaviour was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk,” Smith said in the lengthy video, uploaded on his YouTube channel and Instagram page. “If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims,” Rock said. “I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out so I will say to you Chris, I apologise to you.