Will Smith finally breaks the silence in the Chris Rock Oscar accident

will Smith Willing to talk about his actions.

In a one-on-one conversation session, the actor weakly faced the now infamous Oscars 2022 A slap incident where he Physically beaten host Chris Rock To make a GI Jane joke about the wife Jada Pinkett Smith And her head is shaved. I’ve opened up before about the struggle with Alopecia areata.

After four months of radio silence and only days later The rocker spoke out About the situation for the first time, the actor uploaded a file Youtube A video explaining his thoughts as it happened and addressing some of the frequently asked questions he received as a result.

The video text statement opened before Smith appeared on screen: “It’s been a minute…in the past few months, I’ve been thinking a lot and working personally…”. “I asked so many fair questions that I wanted to take some time to answer them.”

The bad boys The star appeared and immediately set off in pursuit, jumping straight to the topic with clarifications to fans and apologies addressed not only to the comedian, but to his mother, familyand colleagues.

His first question, “Why didn’t you apologize to Chris in your acceptance speech?” He provided insight into what was going through his mind right after the confrontation. “I got a little foggy at this point,” he said, adding, “Everything is murky. I reached out to Chris and the message came back that he is not ready to talk, and when he is, he will reach out.”

As a result of his inability to communicate directly with Rock, he subsequently apologized emotionally to the comedian. “Chris, I apologise. My behavior was unacceptable and I am here whenever I am ready to speak,” King Richard said the star.

Then he regretted it to top five The comedian’s mother and brother, admit that one of the things about him is that he “didn’t realize, wasn’t thinking [of] How many people were injured at that moment.”

Smith noted, “I want to apologize to Chris’ mother; I want to apologize to Chris’ family, specifically Tony Rock. We’ve had a great relationship,” adding that “that’s probably irreparable.”

In his nearly six-minute emotional video, he dissects the case from the evening of March 27. “I’ve spent the past three months re-presenting and understanding the nuances and complexities of what happened in that moment,” he revealed. “I can tell all of you, no part of me thinks this is the right way to act in that moment. No part of me thinks this is the best way to deal with feeling disrespected or insulted.”

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In response to the question “After Jada rolled her eyes, did she ask you to do something?” The actor responded, “No,” admitting that he “made a choice” on his own based on his “own experiences and history with Chris,” asserting that “Jada had nothing to do with him.” Then he conveyed repentance to his family and children, taking full responsibility for the “freedom” that all parties were subjected to as a result of his actions.

Such as The the pursuit of happiness The actor continued to dump his feelings, and apologized to his fellow Oscar nominees. He admitted, “It really breaks my heart that your moment was stolen and tarnished.” “I’m really sorry is not enough.”

Smith addressed a final question about what he would say to people who have looked up to him or expressed their disappointment. The actor noted that “disappointing people” is his “central shock,” admitting that he “hates” letting people down. “It pains me psychologically and emotionally to know that I have not lived up to people’s image and impressions of me.”

On his personal journey with work through this traumatic situation, he explained that he “feels very remorseful”, but tries not to be “ashamed” of himself.