Will Smith breaks the silence: “Deeply remorse” for Oscar Slap

Updated on everything: In a recently released 5-minute 44-second video, Will Smith broke the silence about the unfortunate “round-the-world sad slap” in which he slapped Oscar presenter Chris Rock after making fun of the Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. This was before Smith received the Oscar for Best Actor.

An apology was expected and Smith made it in response to questions raised online. While there were expectations that Smith might have opted for a high-profile TV interview with Oprah Winfrey to apologize on the late night talk show, she instead chose to sit back and calmly answer questions on social media.

The first was directed to The Rock, a stand-up comedian who joked about Pinkett Smith’s cut hair, perhaps unaware of suffering from alopecia. When asked why he didn’t apologize to The Rock for taking him, Smith said:

“At this moment I was confused. It’s all blurry. I went to Chris and the message he got is that he’s not ready to talk. When he is there, he will come to me. I’ll tell you, Chris, I’m sorry. My behavior was unacceptable and I am here when you are ready to speak. I want to apologize to Chris’s mom. I saw the interview [she] He did, and it was one of the things he just didn’t understand. I did not think, but how many people were injured at that time. I want to apologize to Chris’s mother, I want to apologize to Chris’s family, especially Tony Rock. We had a great relationship. Tony Rock was my man. This is probably irreparable. I have spent the past three months trying to understand the nuances and intricacies of what happened at that moment. I’m not going to break it all down right now, but I can tell everyone there isn’t a part of me that thinks it was the right thing to do in that moment. “No part of me thinks it’s the optimal way to deal with feelings of disrespect or abuse.”

Smith said his wife prompted him to make the decision to take the stage from his front row seat, hitting a rock in a daze in the midst of unveiling his best documentary film, which Questlove won for Summer of Soul. . Rock did it in the most stoic way imaginable, continuing after saying, “Will Smith beat me to death”, while the actor sat down and yelled at Rock not to mention his wife’s name. Smith answered the question as follows:

“No. I made the decision myself, based on my experience and my history with Chris. Jada had nothing to do with it. I’m sorry, honey, and I want to apologize to my children and family for the heat in it. caused us all. “

He also apologized to the nominees whose Oscars had been ignored because the audience was stunned by the stupidity. Among them was Jessica Chastain, who won the award for best actress and actor. TAILwhich won the best film.

“For all of my candidates, this is the community. I won because you voted for me and I am heartbroken because I stole your moment and ruined it. I can still see Questlove’s eyes, it happened at the Questlove Awards and I’m sorry it’s not enough.

Finally, Smith concluded with:

“Something. First, letting people down is my main trauma. I hate it when people hurt me, so it hurts psychologically and emotionally to not live up to people’s image and impression of me. trying to do is that I am deeply sorry and I am trying to repent so as not to be ashamed of myself. I am human and I have made mistakes and I try not to think of myself as a fool so I would tell these people, I know it has been confused , I know it was shocking, but I promise you that I am deeply committed and committed to the world of light., to convey love and joy. If they stop doing it, I promise we will be friends. again. “

The reaction will be interesting. Many thought that despite the action that earned him a ten-year suspension from the academy, Smith was still an admirable man who was having a bad time in the worst possible place.

Apple will test the willingness of a global audience to welcome Smith when it is released Emancipation in December. Although there have been reports of a one-year postponement of the film, that news was simply incorrect speculation, Apple is leaning on the film, especially after the other major release of the Oscar season. moon flower killersInstead, it will come out on the skin.

Emancipation It is complete and the sources said it has been tested many times and scored very high. by Antoine Fuqua, directed by William N. Smith, plays Peter in the collage scripted drama. He is a slave man and the film is ApocalypseThriller in the style of his heartbreaking escapades across the Louisiana swamps to freedom. When Peter got north, he joined the Union army. During his physical examination, doctors were shocked when he took off his shirt, leaving scars on his back from a near-fatal beating. They took pictures and published them in newspapers around the world. They provided terrifying testimony to the barbarism and cruelty of slavery in the south. So indelible that these images can be considered precursors to the publication of Emmett Till’s photos and the video of George Floyd’s murder.

Smith is the star of the film and also the producer, which places him in two main categories. Some said that if the slap didn’t happen, he would be the favorite to take home the Oscar for Best Actor. I felt it too Emancipation it’s the best film Antoine Fuqua has made since training day. We’ll see how the film goes, but Smith’s apology is definitely the first step in bringing him back to the bright side of the Hollywood ledger.

Check out Smith’s announcement video above.