“Jokes at my expense are work, but the joke about Jada’s health was too much for me to react emotionally,” Smith explains. To everyone’s surprise, he came to the podium during the ceremony and slapped Rock. When he returned to the auditorium, he shouted at the comedian, “Don’t take my wife’s name into your ugly mouth!”
“Every violence is poisonous and destructive,” Will Smith, 54, is pouring ashes on his head on Instagram. “There is no place for violence in the world of love and kindness,” he repeated.
He apologized for the box during the ceremony, in an emotional speech, when a few moments later he received the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Even then, he talked about protecting loved ones. He has now apologized to the academy and “everyone in the world who has watched” in a public apology on social media.
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He also addressed apologetic words to the Williams tennis family and staff and to the filmmakers for whom he won the prestigious award. In King Richard: The Birth of Champions, he plays Richard Williams, the father and tennis coach of Venus and Serena.
“I deeply regret that my behavior has tarnished what was otherwise a wonderful journey for all of us. I’m working on myself, “Will Smith concluded his public apology for the incident that overshadowed the film awards.
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