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Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock after Oscars slap

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Best actor winner Will Smith took offence at a joke by presenter Chris Rock


Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock after he slapped him at the Oscars, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable and inexcusable".

"I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris," he said in a statement. "I was out of line and I was wrong."

It comes after the Oscars film academy condemned Smith over the incident and announced a formal review.

The star slapped Rock in the face on stage after the comic made a joke about the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Rock had taken aim at Pinkett Smith's shaved head, a result of the hair-loss condition alopecia.

Shortly after, Smith picked up the first Oscar of his career for playing the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams in King Richard.

"Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive," Smith said in the statement, which was posted to Instagram.

"My behaviour at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally."

Smith apologised directly to Rock, stating he was "out of line". He also apologised to the Academy and the Williams family.

"I deeply regret that my behaviour has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us," he wrote.

Prior to Smith's apology, the organisation behind the Oscars said in a statement that it "condemns the actions" of Smith.

"We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law," it said.

Crisis management

By Steven McIntosh, entertainment reporter in Los Angeles


Some have suggested that Rock should also apologise to Jada, but many argue it's the job of comedians to poke fun

Will Smith and his PR team will be hoping his apology will be enough to salvage his career and his relationship with the Academy, and douse the blaze of publicity surrounding Sunday night's altercation.

His statement has been written with extreme care. Smith is careful with his language, explaining why he reacted the way he did, without trying to excuse it.

But his apology does not mean this story is over. Apart from anything else, Rock will eventually have to comment publicly too. The signs so far suggest he intends to shrug the episode off with good humour.

The comedian declined to file a police report, and it was reported that he joked backstage after the punch: "That's the only time you get hit by Muhammad Ali and it doesn't leave a scratch," referring to Smith's role in the boxer's biopic.

But even when the headlines about the punch eventually start to fade, Sunday's events will follow those involved for years to come. It would be impossible for any journalist or chat show host to interview either of them while they're plugging a new film without bringing it up.

Meanwhile, the Academy's Board of Governors is reportedly set to meet on Wednesday to discuss whether or not any further action should be taken against Smith.

Some had suggested that his Oscar could be revoked, but that is unlikely. He could still receive a gentler sanction such as having his Academy hip suspended, but that may now be less likely following his apology.

Only one thing is certain - worldwide appetite for this story remains high, and fans will be interested to see where it goes next.

Rock's joke referred to the 1997 film GI Jane, in which Demi Moore played the title role with a severe buzzcut.

Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes at the comment, while Smith appeared to initially laugh and clap his hands before he was seen on stage, walking up to Rock.

The comedian looked stunned in the immediate aftermath of the incident, but told the audience: "That was the greatest night in the history of television."


Rock suggested Jada Pinkett Smith looked like G.I. Jane, prompting an angry reaction from Smith

The Los Angeles Police Department later told Variety that Rock had "declined to file a police report" following the event.

After the incident, Rock handed over the best documentary prize, which was the reason he was on stage.

He is yet to publicly comment further on what happened.

Accepting the Oscar for best actor for King Richard soon after, Smith said Richard Williams was a "fierce defender of his family" and that he himself was "being called on" in his life "to love people and to protect people".

"Art imitates life," he said. "I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things."

He ended it saying he hoped the Academy would invite him back.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60909487

Demi Moore's G.I. Jane haircut.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_mJDOB7ZM

Picture 2: It has led to a lot of memes.

Nonsense if I must say..
Is that how you will go about slapping random men cos of a mere joke.. people really need to work on their emotions..there are things you wave off tho..


Walking up to a grown up man just to land him a slap is not only rude but mindless
After slapping you went ahead to use slur words on him..for what? ..

No excuse for that disgusting behavior..I love the way Chris handled it like a smart Chap..
I really hope Chris finds a place in his heart to understand that Smith was only being childish..

D deed has been done

The guy deserved the slap owing to the fact that it's a slapping season..

All buhari and tinubu urchins are next in line to collect

What do you mean childish?
He was not being childish, he was being emotional. Absolutely nothing childish about that!

Comedy should have a few ethics and rules. It's distasteful as well as disgusting to make jokes out of a medical condition.

How insensitive!

IMO this is a typical case where "two wrongs make a right"

The guy just went and disgraced his entire generation in front of the whole world simply because he wanted to impress his wife

After the deed has been done. Abegi give way jare. You were immature

Okay �

Like if you agree Will Smith is the simp of the month.

Will Smith is just a confirmed SIMPle gentle man.

Will just made himself look like a gaping butthole because of a coochie Alsina has drilled multiple times

Will Smith Simp.

Jada is not worth it.

It's the way these woke libtards interpret very clearly spoken words to mean the most bizzare things that makes me fear for the future.

Alopecia is simply baldness. Pep Guardiola, Zidane, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Rooney etc are bald. Many girls that use hair extension lose their hair when they get rid of the extension. Boys that also carve their hair frequently suffer alopecia, especially, if genetics does not favour them. As long as I know Mrs Smith she's mostly had short hair and it appeared to be her fashion statement. Her daughter, Willow, has many short hair images saved in the public gallery too.

It was a clear GI Joe joke and the character is a powerful and charismatic female . It had nothing to do with a disease.

If you think that joke in any way mocks a health condition then comedy shows should be prohibited because it means when a comedian makes a joke about someone farting, every listener with gastrointestinal disorder should assault the comedian or every chubby girl with an eating disorder should assault a comedian who makes jokes about a glutton. Make a joke about a snoring husband and get slapped by men with sleeping disorder. My examples are even incomparable because alopecia isn't even a sickness.

The "health condition" claim shows that the world is becoming more stupid. Alopecia is not cancer. It doesn't reduce a person's quality of life in anyway. More like a fashion defect but the way they're all over it one would think it's like stage 4 renal failure.

The reason he reacted that way was most likely because his promiscuous wife thinks so highly of herself and believes she shouldn't be the subject of a joke. Medical condition talk no be am at all.
Trump has been repeatedly trolled as "Orange Man" by these same people. Let's find a name for a medical condition that makes people orange and throw everyone to prison for ableism.

That's cool but what about he's ego, he's pride as a man that was violated by Mr Smith on that night. How's he going to fix that?

Will is SIMPly a Fool. When a small boy was sampling her Kpekus and entangling his dick in it, he did nothing...

I wonder if it was Dwayne Johnson or 50cent that made that joke, would he dare hit them? But he saw Chris Rock as someone he could bully.

Nonsense

SIMP apologies to an Alpha Male

See why y'all need to take the RedPill, slapping your fellow man on stage because of a h*e that hasn't gotten over the dead of 2pac Godforbid.

An insensitive joke by Chris Rock.

Will Smith was emotional, Chris Rock was stupiid.

Will's will to be a Simp is just plain stupidity

Will is the SIMPlest man I've ever seen.

Pezin wey never see August slap.

You no see august alsina slap.

If everybody react to jokes this way,. Comedian will be mauled on stage. All that will be left for them to make fun of is coke bottle and Cain furniture's.

Funny thing he giggled at the joke at first. Probably looked at his wife and notice she was not having it so decide to be a man about.

Respect to Chris for carrying on like a champ after getting knocked by Hancock.

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Nonsense if I must say..
Is that how you will go about slapping random men cos of a mere joke.. people really need to work on their emotions..there are things you wave off tho..


Walking up to a grown up man just to land him a slap is not only rude but mindless
After slapping you went ahead to use slur words on him..for what? ..

No excuse for that disgusting behavior..I love the way Chris handled it like a smart Chap..
I really hope Chris finds a place in his heart to understand that Smith was only being childish..

What do you mean childish?
He was not being childish, he was being emotional. Absolutely nothing childish about that!

Comedy should have a few ethics and rules. It's distasteful as well as disgusting to make jokes out of a medical condition.

How insensitive!

IMO this is a typical case where "two wrongs make a right"

Effects of taking crack

Women and the subtle influence they have on men.

Will be back to read comments

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If you are gonna be spewing garbage then don't bother quoting me..

d weird stuff was dt he got d joke n laughed at it only to react bcoz his wife wasn't cool with d joke shows how weak he is..
its funny seeing him fighting for his wife n calling it family BT couldn't do anything when a smaller gee was docking his wife..

But some comedian need to learn to stop jokes about someone else pain...

The police were ready to open a case for SIMPLE Will but Solid Rock Declined saying my award must be secured this night and no slap can deny it. We will come back for him, hahaha.
But imagine PUTIN Slapping BIDEN at peace talk conference for all the jokes and cruise he has been throwing on him, what will happen to the world?

It not your fault

Oscar & people of the world are not paying attention

They have to be reminded that a fellow distinguished comic comrade is currently overseeing a raging intense warfare with his super power neighboring country.

These season of slaps could be a pointer to the fact that something substantial is in offing coming for us all...
The signs are ominous

WWIII?