Will Smith

Actor addressed the viral Oscars moment in a new video and clarified that his wife had nothing to do with his decision.

I won because you voted for me, and it really breaks my heart to have stolen and tarnished your moment. “To all my fellow nominees, this is a community. After the cameras showed her unamused response, Smith approached Rock on stage and hit him across the face, before swearing at him.

Months after the slap that shocked the world, Will Smith has finally made a public apology to Chris Rock after he struck him in the face at the Oscars ...

Previous to this Rock also spoke about the incident during a stand-up set on July 24th where he said: "Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face. Although Just Water is a noble cause, helping to create cheaper water filtration systems and can be used in poorer nations and areas people felt this wasn't the time or place for such a promotion. I wanna say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us."

Will Smith apology to comedian Chris Rock following the Oscars 2022 drama looked like “staged” as an insider said that he didn't do it “from the goodness of ...

“But the message appears to be clear to everyone in comedy — Will still needs a lot more therapy,” the insider said before asking, “Why is Will apologizing now? “He didn’t do this from the goodness of his heart,” the insider said. My behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk,” he added.

Will Smith opened up on the shocking 2022 Oscars slap controversy in his first on-camera apology to comedian Chris Rock since the incident.

"I'm here whenever you're ready to talk." He said that the decision to slap Rock was his alone. “Jada had nothing to do with it.

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.

(CNN)Will Smith is “deeply remorseful” about slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March. Smith posted a video to his verified Instagram account on ...

“There’s no part of me that thinks that is the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults.” 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. My behavior was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you are ready to talk.” “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. “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,” he says.

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was ...

Will Smith apology to Chris Rock after he smacked him during Oscars 2022 has been deemed 'disingenuous' as an insider said that he didn't do it “from the ...

“But the message appears to be clear to everyone in comedy — Will still needs a lot more therapy,” the insider said before asking, “Why is Will apologizing now? “He didn’t do this from the goodness of his heart,” the insider said. My behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk,” he added.

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.

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.

Tyrese is the latest celebrity to give props to Will Smith for his apology to Chris Rock after slapping the comedian at the 94th Academy Awards in March.

“Disappointing people is my central trauma,” Smith said in the video. But if Suge Knight had slapped someone at the Oscar’s it would have been in the blogs for 3 days and been over. “Will Smith if you see this message big bro the real ones out here love you and have never ever stopped loving you because we know you are HUMAN.”

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…

On Friday, Will Smith took to his social media handles to issue an apology video addressed to Chris Rock. During the Oscars 2022 ceremony, Smith took ...

The company is Just Water, which is the company of his own son, Jaden Smith. Many on social media have noticed the presence of a bottle of water beside him. The company is Just Water, which is the company of his own son, Jaden Smith. Rock was a presenter for an award at the Oscars. He took the moment to joke about Jada's condition called alopecia that has caused her hair to fall out. The Twitterati is amused. Will Smith recently took to his social media handles to issue an apology video addressed to Chris Rock. However, that gesture of apology may not be as gracious as we expected.

Chris Rock was on stage in Atlanta on Friday night performing at the Fox Theatre after Will Smith released a video apology earlier in the day.

In a blog post, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote his appreciation of Will Smith's video apologizing to Chris Rock that was released Friday.

Abdul-Jabbar said he will choose to believe Smith’s apology is sincere. “I’m not going to critique his format or his delivery or even his timing," Abdul-Jabbar wrote. "Every misstep is an opportunity for growth and it appears that Smith is embracing that opportunity.

Rock made the comment during a comedy tour stop in Atlanta.

"The goat took a s***t on stage," Hart said. He had on some white moon boots, and that goat got him." The comments came hours after Smith shared a deeply personal video message to social media on Friday in which he apologized to Rock and the comedian's family, as well as his own family and friends. It's not the first time Rock has taken a jab at Smith while performing stand-up. "Everybody is trying to be a f***ing victim," he said. "If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims.

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.”

Chris Rock has continued to joke about being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars in the wake of the actor's grovelling public apology for the incident.

Chris Rock has continued to joke about being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars in the wake of the actor's grovelling public apology for the incident.

Rock has made subtle nods to the slap in comedy shows in the months since, but he has not publicly addressed it at length.

The comedian may not be ready for a sit-down chat with Will Smith, but he certainly has been slipping in digs here and there.

I want to apologize to Chris' mother. So, I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. No sooner than folks had a chance to process and/or reactions simmered down to Will Smith expressing remorse through a 5-minute videotaped apology to Chris Rock, it seems the comedian is offering up more food for thought.