Will Smith’s message to Chris Rock after his slap at the Oscars: “I apologize. My behavior was unacceptable”

MADRID, 29 Jul. (CultureLeisure) –

Will Smith He has broken his silence about the controversy that he experienced at the gala of the 94th edition of the Oscar Awards, where slapped Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife’s alopecia, Jada Pinkett Smith. In a video posted on YouTube, the actor has apologized for his “unacceptable” behavior in the awards, as well as the ‘mea culpa’ for the damage caused to Rock’s environment and also to his own family.

With a careful staging, in which a controlled design is appreciated down to the smallest detail, in which Smith is in a room in which green tones predominate, a color associated with harmony, healing and renewal; as well as a table in which it can be read that “The world is sick and love is the cure” and various books on spirituality; the interpreter wanted to be honest about what happened at the gala that took place at the end of Marchand take responsibility.

“It’s all blurry. I contacted Chris and the message I got is that he’s not ready to talk, but when he is, he will.Smith says when asked why he didn’t immediately apologize to Rock when he was able to in his acceptance speech for the best actor Oscar minutes later that night at the Dolby Theater was “unacceptable.”There is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave.” the actor pointed out about the reaction he had before Rock’s joke about his wife’s alopecia.

Smith took the opportunity to make it clear that his actions are solely his responsibility and that his wife never incited him to attack Rock, despite being the object of ridicule. “I made the decision on my own, from my own experiences and my story with Chris. Jada had nothing to do with it. Sorry my love. I want to apologize to my children and my relative for letting me get carried away like that at that time”, confessed the actor who after the incident he was sanctioned by the Academy, which will not allow him to attend events for the next ten years. Previously, Smith had already voluntarily resigned from the institution’s membership.


In the video, Smith also apologizes to his fellow nominees, especially to the winner of the award right after the attack, the musician Questlove took the stage to collect his Oscar for Best Documentary for Summer of Soul: “I can still see Questlove’s eyes, you know what happened to Questlove’s prize and ‘sorry’ doesn’t seem like enough”.

“I have spent the last three months repeating and understanding the nuances and complexities of what happened at the time. I can’t understand all of it right now, but I can tell you all that there is no part of me that thinks that was the right thing to do. There is no part of me that thinks that is the optimal way to handle disrespect or an insult. I try not to think of myself as a piece of shit.”, he points out.

Precisely, just a few hours ago Rock broke his silence about what happened at a show in New Jersey, in which he joked about what happened. “Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face.“exclaimed the comedian, according to US Weekly. The humorist made it clear that he does not consider himself a “victim”. “Yeah, that fucking hurt. But I took all that shit off and went to work the next day… I wasn’t going to go to the hospital for cutting myself on a piece of paper,” he joked again.

Will Smith’s message to Chris Rock after his slap at the Oscars: “I apologize. My behavior was unacceptable”