Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for ‘unacceptable’ Oscar night slap, rejects Jada Pinkett Smith role

Image Source: Instagram Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage at Oscars 2022 for mocking his wife

As Variety reports, Will Smith has opened up about the controversy surrounding his attack on Chris Rock at this year’s Academy Awards, in which he tarnished his public image, despite being nominated for Best Actor. To have offered his most immaculate thoughts about the controversy. In an emotional YouTube post, according to “Variety,” Smith addressed why he didn’t apologize to The Rock when he accepted the Best Actor award for his work in “King Richard” shortly after taking charge on stage And slapped the comic for making a joke. About his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s short haircut.

“It’s all fuzzy,” Smith said. “I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he isn’t ready to talk, and when he is, he will.”

Smith reiterated once again that he was sorry for his actions, calling his behavior “unacceptable”. The actor has said that he reacted violently because Rock’s joke referenced the hair loss that Pinkett Smith had due to his medical condition known as alopecia. This is a struggle that Pinkett Smith has publicly addressed in the past, notes ‘Variety’.

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“There’s no part of me that thinks this was the right way to behave in that moment,” he says in the video. “There’s no part of me that thinks this is the best way to handle feelings of disrespect or humiliation.”

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Smith also addressed the question of whether Pinkett Smith, who was seen on camera rolling her eyes at The Rock’s joke comparing his buzzcut with a Demi Moore play in the 1997 film ‘GI Jane’, had He was requested to charge on stage. The actor said that his wife did not say anything to motivate him to attack The Rock.

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