Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for Oscars slap in new video: 'My behavior was unacceptable'
TOPSHOT - US actor Will Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - Will Smith apologized directly to Chris Rock for his actions during the Oscars, adding that no part of him "thinks that was the right way to behave.""Chris, I apologize to you.
My behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk," Smith said in a nearly 6-minute video shared on this YouTube channel on Friday. "I spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuances and the complexities of what happened in that moment," Smith continued. "I can say to all of you, there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment."The actor also offered an apology to Rock’s mother and others in the family, referencing an interview she gave after the incident. "I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment," Smith said.At the March 27 Academy Awards, Rock came out to present the best documentary award and made jokes about several attendees, including Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith."Jada, I love you. ‘G.I.
Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it," Rock said.Pinkett Smith, who has spoken publicly about her hair loss condition, alopecia, had a closely shaved head similar to that of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie.Smith strode from his front-row seat on to the stage and smacked Rock, stunning the comedian, the theater crowd and viewers at home.Many thought it was a planned gag set up by the show or the men themselves, but the seriousness of the situation set in after Smith returned to his seat and angrily twice shouted at Rock to "keep my wife’s name out your.
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