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Tennis superstar Serena Williams is finally addressing last year's Oscars slap and the fallout for Will Smith after he won an Academy Award minutes later ...

But he made no apologies for his behavior toward Rock or the Williams family specifically. [appearance on “The Daily Show,”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-11-29/will-smith-oscars-slap-trevor-noah-daily-show-interview) the “Emancipation” star told then-host Trevor Noah that “bottled” rage led to his actions that night and that it was a “horrific decision.” It’s not the end of the world.’ We’re all imperfect and we’re all human and let’s just be kind to each other. [many still feel embarrassed them](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-11-28/will-smith-chris-rock-the-slap-emancipation-movie-netflix-special-black-hollywood) and tarnished [a night that celebrated Black Hollywood](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-03-28/will-smith-chris-rock-oscars-2022-slap-legacy). [with Questlove [‘Summer of Soul’]](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-28/will-smith-chris-rock-slap-questlove-oscars) that kind of was overshadowed,” Williams said, not using Smith’s name nor specifics about the infamous moment when he [stormed the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-04-07/will-smith-oscars-slap-timeline-chris-rock) for making a crack about Smith’s wife. [her father in the 2021 film “King Richard.”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-26/oscars-2022-king-richard-best-picture-explained)

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It's not the end of the world.'" So, that's often forgotten a lot." Will Smith plays Richard Williams, Serena's father in the movie.

Serena Williams addressed Will Smith's Oscars slap one year after he won Best Actor for playing her father in 'King Richard.'

[Pinkett Smith opened an episode of her Red Table Talk show](https://ew.com/awards/oscars/jada-pinkett-smith-urges-will-smith-chris-rock-to-reconcile-red-table-talk-alopecia-episode/) by calling for Smith and Rock to "reconcile" their differences. [The View dressing a child in a Halloween costume](https://ew.com/awards/oscars/the-view-will-smith-chris-rock-oscars-slap-halloween-costume/) inspired by the moment last October, and comedian Eddie Murphy referencing the moment in an unexpected joke during his Cecil B. I apologize to you, my behavior was unacceptable, and I'm here whenever you're ready to talk." 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," Smith said. "I also feel that I've been in a position where I've been under a lot of pressure and made a tremendous amount of mistakes," Williams continued. "I'm the kind of person that's like, I've been there, I've made a mistake, it's not the end of the world.