Will Smith

Four months after the incident at the Oscars that broke the internet, Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock in a YouTube video titled It's Been A Minute.

Smith apologised to Rock in a statement after the Oscars, saying he was "out of line and I was wrong". He really slapped me." In the video, Smith also apologised to his family "for the heat that I brought on all of us" and his fellow Oscar nominees to have "stolen and tarnished your moment".

The actor slapped the comedian across the face at the Oscars this year following a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

The actor said he was sorry to his family for “the heat that I brought on all of us” following the slap. “I’ve spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuances and the complexities of what happened in that moment,” Smith said in the video. In 2018, Pinkett Smith revealed she was diagnosed with alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss. “Tony Rock was my man and this is probably irreparable.” My behaviour was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk,” Smith said. Smith previously apologised to Rock in a written statement days after the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, saying in part that he was “out of line” and “embarrassed.”

Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock over his infamous Oscars slap, in his first public statement in three months. In a five-minute video posted on.

Asked whether his wife had prompted his decision to storm the stage and slap Rock in the middle of his presentation of the best documentary award, that was won by Questlove for Summer Of Soul, Smith replied: “No, I made a choice on my own, from my own experience and my history with Chris. “And I’m not going to try and unpack all of that right now but I can say to all of you that there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment. “I have reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he is not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.

Actor Will Smith says he has reached out to the comedian to talk about the incident but was rebuffed.

And I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk,” Smith added. I’m a human, and I made a mistake.” “I am deeply remorseful,” Smith added.

Will Smith expressed remorse for the infamous incident and said that while he's reached out to Chris Rock, he's "not ready to talk."

“No. I made a choice on my own, from my own experience, and my history with Chris. Jada had nothing to do with it. If you hang on, I promise we will be able to be friends again.” I want to apologise to Chris’ mother,” Smith said. “I want to apologise to Chris’s family, specifically Tony Rock. We had a great relationship. “I want to apologise to Chris’s mother. My behaviour was unacceptable and I am here whenever you are ready to talk.”

Actor Will Smith says he is "deeply remorseful" at having slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards this year. He says he reached out to the comedian to talk ...

I don't go to the hospital for a papercut." And I'm here, whenever you're ready to talk," Smith reiterated said in the nearly six-minute video, in which he also answered fans' questions about the shocking moment that has tarnished his public image. "Chris, I apologise to you.

Will Smith has posted a video apology to Chris Rock for striking him during the Oscars, calling his own behavior unacceptable. He acknowledged that Rock ...

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Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video.

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Twitter is once again divided over actor Will Smith after he broke his months-long silence on the infamous moment he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy ...

“Will Smith has lost me again,” Titus said in a post. I was very disappointed by his action that night & looks like he doesn’t understand it too but makes no excuses. “You attacked a man on a global broadcast. You don’t get to pick the redemption schedule, and by doing it publicly, you made it about you… again. Will Smith apology - I felt it. My behaviour was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”

Chris Rock is still not saying how he feels about getting slapped by Will Smith, but he is still making passing jokes about the incident.

"Tony Rock was my man and this is probably irreparable." "We had a great relationship," Smith says. My behavior was unacceptable and I'm here whenever you are ready to talk." "I was fogged out by that point," he says. ... You asked a lot of fair questions that I wanted to take some time to answer," it reads. "Everybody is trying to be a f---ing victim.

Will Smith is "deeply remorseful" about slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March.

"There's no part of me that thinks that is the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults." "Tony Rock was my man and this is probably irreparable." I hate when I let people down so it hurts." I've reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he's not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out. "Over the last few months, I've been doing a lot of thinking and personal work...," the statement reads. So I will say to you Chris, I apologize to you.

Will Smith might have broken his silence on the infamous slap but it sent a deluge of angry and defensive Twitter users to another unsuspecting target.

Also, I had to close my DMs,” Gamer Guy tweeted. “I’m sorry you’re offended,” he said. “At the risk of making people pissed off at me instead of that other guy, the world would be a better place if we stopped answering words with violence.” But when Twitter went on full blast with outrage calling on actor Smith to either apologise or validated him for “defending” his wife, Gamer Guy copped the tweets tagging his account in the vitriol. Stream more entertainment news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free.

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My behaviour was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk,” Smith said in the lengthy video, uploaded on his YouTube channel and Instagram page. “If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims,” Rock said. “I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out so I will say to you Chris, I apologise to you.

Chris Rock shared some thoughts on Will Smith during a stand-up show -- shortly after the Oscar winner issued an apology for the slap.

On Friday, Rock performed in Atlanta as part of his Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour (via CNN) only hours after Will Smith dropped his video. The Head of State alum was slapped by Will Smith while presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature during this year’s Oscars ceremony. Several months after the star slapped Chris Rock on stage (and the internet exploded as a result), Smith broke his silence and apologized to the star for the polarizing moment.