Will Smith

In the video posted to social media Friday, Smith said his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, who was seated next to him and grimaced as Rock joked about her ...

I don't go to the hospital for a papercut." And I'm here, whenever you're ready to talk," Smith reiterated said in the nearly six-minute video, in which he also answered fans' questions about the shocking moment that has tarnished his public image. "Chris, I apologise to you.

In a new video, Will Smith has finally addressed the Chris Rock Oscars slap, and the current climate between both parties.

Perhaps the most poignant point of Will Smith's apology is when he admits to the personal traumas that were a part of his motivations. A question about whether Jada Pinkett Smith asked him to do something about Chris Rock’s joke, as well as an apology to his fellow Oscar nominees, come up right after Smith’s apology to the Rock family. However, we haven’t heard Smith’s take on the events until now, as the King Richard actor has broken his silence and revealed where things stand with him and Chris Rock right now.

The actor hasn't posted online since March after slapping Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith during the ...

The actor also apologises to Chris Rock's mother, adding: "I saw an interview that his mother did. He begins with an apology to Rock, saying: "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. - In a new video, Smith apologises to the comedia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Comedian doesn't directly address apology onstage but says: 'Even me getting smacked by Suge Smith ... I went to work the next day'

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.

The Oscar winner had released a written apology earlier, but this time posted one on YouTube. He said his behavior, striking Rock in response to a joke, ...

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Chris Rock shared some thoughts on Will Smith during a stand-up show -- shortly after the Oscar winner issued an apology for the slap.

On Friday, Rock performed in Atlanta as part of his Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour (via CNN) only hours after Will Smith dropped his video. The Head of State alum was slapped by Will Smith while presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature during this year’s Oscars ceremony. Several months after the star slapped Chris Rock on stage (and the internet exploded as a result), Smith broke his silence and apologized to the star for the polarizing moment.

In a post shared on Instagram, Tyrese has praised his “hero” Will Smith following the release of a video in which he addressed the Chris Rock Oscars slap.

“You’re my forever and ever hero and I thank you for growing up in REAL TIME and showing us what it’s like to be the BIGGEST MOVIE STAR in the WORLD and then showing us ALL that you’re HUMAN and make mistakes too,” Tyrese wrote. Following the drama of the Oscars slap, Will Smith was banned from future Academy events for a decade. But if Suge Knight had slapped someone at the Oscars it would of been in the blogs for 4 days and been over…

Hours after Will Smith took to social media to apologize for slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars, the stand-up took to the stage to discuss the ...

I hate when I let people down, so it hurts psychologically and emotionally to know that I didn’t live up to people’s image and impression of me,” he further explained. “That was one of the things about that moment that I didn’t realize,” he continued. My behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”

Comedian Chris Rock had his first comedy show at the Fox theater in Atlanta since being on the receiving end of a slap from Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.

I’m not going to try to unpack all of that right now, but 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. No part of me that thinks that is the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insult.” I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. I spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuance and complexity of what happened in that moment. I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that, he’s not ready to talk. “If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims.

After Will Smith used his social media outreach to apologize to fellow actor and comedian Chris Rock for attacking him during the 2022 Oscars, Rock compared ...

I hate when I let people down, so it hurts psychologically and emotionally to know that I didn't live up to people's image and impression of me," he opened up. I want to apologize to Chris' mother, to Chris' family, especially his brother Tony Rock." Even me getting smacked by Suge Smith ... I went to work the next day, I got kids."

The comedian Chris Rock omits any mention of the actor Will Smith's apology while on stage in Atlanta, but says during his show he still "went to work the ...

And I'm here whenever you're ready to talk." In a solemn six-minute video, Smith said: "Chris, I apologise to you. "If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims," he added.

'Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,' Rock quipped.

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