Friday, July 29, 2022, Will Smith posted a new video on YouTube. Four months after slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, the actor has publicly apologized.
His gesture went around the world… Sunday March 27, 2022, during the Oscars ceremony, Chris Rock had made a bad joke about the shaved head of Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia. Angry, Will Smith had let go: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!“, before slapping the comedian on stage. Friday, July 29, 2022, the actor publicly apologized. In a video posted on YouTube, these few lines appeared on the screen: “It’s been a while… For the past few months, I have thought a lot and done a lot of work on myself… You asked a lot of legitimate questions that I wanted to take the time to answer.“
When asked why he didn’t apologize to Chris Rock during his acceptance speech at the Oscars, Will Smith said to the camera: “It’s all confusing. I tried to get in touch with Chris and the message that came back to me is that he is not ready to talk yet, and that he will come back to me when he is. So I’ll tell you, Chris, I apologize. My behavior was unacceptable and I’m ready when you want to talk to me.“After apologizing to the comedian’s mother, he said, “I’ve spent the last three months replaying that moment in my head, trying to understand the nuances, and the intricacies of what happened at that moment. (…) But anyway, I can tell you that there is nothing in me that considers it necessary to act like this at this precise moment.“
Will Smith: ‘I’m trying to convince myself that I’m not just a bunch of shit’
During this video, the actor also assured that his wife did not tell him to stand up and slap Chris Rock. “It was my choice, based on my own experiences and history with Chris. Jada has nothing to do with it.“Aware that this gesture put many people off, Will Smith said:”Disappointing people is traumatic. I hate letting people down. So, it hurts me psychologically and emotionally (…) I’m remorseful and I try to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself. I am a human. I made a mistake and I’m trying to convince myself that I’m not just a piece of shit.“
Saturday July 23, in a joking tone, it was during his show at Madison Square Garden in New York that Chris Rock had mentioned the case of the slap. “People who say words hurt have never had a slap in the face from Will Smith. I am not a victim. But hell, it hurt like hell! Then I got that shit out of my head and went to work the next day. We don’t go to the hospital because we cut ourselves with a sheet of paper“, he confided. On March 29, 2022, Will Smith had already apologized to him. On Instagram, he wrote: “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of place and I was wrong. I’m embarrassed and my actions weren’t indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.“
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In a video posted to YouTube, these few lines appeared on screen: “It’s been a while… For the past few months, I’ve thought a lot and done a lot of work on myself… You’ve asked a lot of legitimate questions which I wanted to take the time to answer.”
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Asked why he didn’t apologize to Chris Rock during his acceptance speech at the Oscars, Will Smith said to the camera, “It’s all confusing.”
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Will Smith said: “I have been reaching out to Chris and the message that has come back to me is that he is not ready to talk yet, and will get back to me when he is. ”
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Chris Rock isn’t ready to accept Will Smith’s apology just yet.
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Will Smith said his behavior was unacceptable.
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After apologizing to the comedian’s mother, he said, “I’ve spent the last three months replaying this moment in my head, trying to understand the nuances, and the intricacies of what’s going on. happened at this time.”
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Will Smith hits Chris Rock on stage, Sunday, March 27, 2022.
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During this video, Will Smith also assured that his wife did not tell him to stand up and slap Chris Rock.
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Will Smith said, “It was my choice, based on my own experiences and my history with Chris. Jada had nothing to do with it.”
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Saturday July 23, in a joking tone, it was during his show at Madison Square Garden in New York that Chris Rock had mentioned the case of the slap: “People who say that words hurt don’t have never eaten a slap in the face from Will Smith.”