Will Smith Apologised to Chris Rock Again, Here’s How Rock Reacted
Hours after Will Smith’s apology for the Oscars slap, Chris Rock reacted during his stand-up gig.
Will Smith has decided to answer questions regarding the Slapgate incident that occurred at the Oscars this year. A video titled “It’s been a minute…” was uploaded on July 29 on the star’s personal channel. It shows the actor’s remorse for slapping Chris Rock.
For those unaware, the Academy Award winner slapped presenter Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony after Rock made a crude joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Soon after the incident, the actor apologized to Rock via Instagram. Smith also reached out to the comedian but the latter said he isn’t ready to talk to him yet. However, Rock has used that incident as fodder for his new material.
Will Smith apology video
In the latest video, Smith addresses Rock directly. He said, “So I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behaviour was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.” He also apologized to Rock’s mother and brother, Tony Rock, and acknowledged that he didn’t realize how many people were hurt in that infamous moment.
Clearing Jada’s name, Smith said, “I made a choice on my own from my own experiences, my history with Chris, and Jada had nothing to do with it.” He also apologized to Jada and his kids for the “heat” that The Slap brought upon them. The apology also included his fellow Oscar nominees for tarnishing what should’ve been a special moment. He even apologized to his fans and the people he let down through his “unacceptable” actions.
He said, “Disappointing people is my central trauma. I hate when I let people down, so it hurts me psychologically and emotionally to know I didn’t live up to peoples’ image and impression of me.”
Hours after the new apology video was released, Rock compared Smith to a former Death Row Records executive who is currently incarcerated- Suge Knight. Rock said, “Everybody is trying to be a f***ing victim. If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims. Even me getting smacked by Suge Smith … I went to work the next day, I got kids. Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face.”
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