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  • Will Smith slapping Chris Rock saved our marriage – Jada Smith

    Will Smith slapping Chris Rock saved our marriage – Jada Smith

    Jada Pinkett Smith has credited the now-infamous Oscars slap involving Will Smith and Chris Rock with saving her marriage.

    In an interview with the Daily Mail, Jada expressed that the incident was a pivotal moment that made her realise she would never leave Will.
    She described the aftermath of the incident as the “holy slap,” emphasising that positive outcomes followed the controversial moment.

    Reflecting on the incident, Jada stated, “That moment of the sh*t hitting the fan is when you see where you really are.

    “After all those years trying to figure out if I would leave Will’s side, it took that slap for me to see I would never leave him. Who knows where our relationship would be if that hadn’t happened?”

    Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars in March 2022.Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

    Jada highlighted the positive developments that transpired after the incident and expressed gratitude for attending the ceremony, almost missing it. These comments come on the heels of a recent interview in which she conveyed her desire to be with Will “forever.”

    This sentiment aligns with Will’s unexpected appearance at her book tour in October, during which he acknowledged the challenges in their relationship, characterising it as “brutiful” — a fusion of brutal and beautiful.

    The couple has consistently been candid about the highs and lows in their enduring and tumultuous relationship.

  • Jada Pinkett Smith makes another shocking revelation over why Chris Rock was slapped on stage

    Jada Pinkett Smith makes another shocking revelation over why Chris Rock was slapped on stage

    The mystery surrounding the motivations behind Will Smith’s unexpected slap on comedian Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards continues to deepen.

    In a recent revelation, Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith’s wife, has firmly denied any involvement in the infamous incident.

    Contrary to speculation, Jada clarified that she had no role in Will Smith’s actions at the Oscars, specifically in response to a joke by Rock about Jada’s appearance due to her alopecia. The joke compared her to “G.I. Jane” due to her bald head, a result of her alopecia battle.

    During an appearance on Steven Bartlett’s podcast, Jada debunked the notion that she signaled disapproval to Will, asserting that she played no part in the incident and even humorously remarked, “Even if it was [a signal], I can’t force Will to do anything!”

    Anticipating blame for the incident, Jada acknowledged that she expected the controversy but stressed that the Oscars incident was not about her.

    She mentioned the involvement of broader factors and emotions, including the release of Will’s film “Emancipation” and the complex history between him and Chris Rock.

    In a candid revelation, Jada disclosed that she and Will had quietly separated seven years ago, shedding light on her feelings of resentment during their separation.

    She attributed relationship issues to differing love languages, highlighting her desire for emotional connection and presence over material security, which aligned with Will’s love language. Their dynamics were influenced by these contrasting expressions of love.

    The unfolding narrative continues to shed light on the complexities surrounding the incident, painting a nuanced picture of the circumstances and emotions at play during that night at the Oscars.

  • ‘Keep my name out of your mouth’- Chris Rock tells Jada Pinkett Smith

    ‘Keep my name out of your mouth’- Chris Rock tells Jada Pinkett Smith

    Comedian and actor Chris Rock reportedly dislikes being continually entangled in controversies involving stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. More than a year after the incident where the Oscar-winning actor slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, the comedian is said to be frustrated that Jada keeps referencing him in her interviews and promoting her upcoming memoir, “Worthy.”

    In one interview, Jada claimed that Chris Rock had once asked her out on a date, mistakenly thinking that she had separated from Will due to divorce rumors. This comment has apparently irked Chris Rock, and he wishes for Jada to refrain from mentioning him in her interviews and public discussions. This situation highlights the complexities of public figures’ interactions and the repercussions of their public statements and actions.

    A source told Daily Mail: “Chris hates that she keeps bringing it up and bringing up the other revelations about Chris asking her on a date and all of that.”

    “Chris has said his piece on the entire Will Smith slap, but now with these new revelations from Jada that her and Will have been living separate lives it is just another WTF moment in the whole saga from these past few years between Chris, her, and Will,” the source added.

    The informant says of the comedian: “He is a relatively private person and was just getting to a point where people may have started to move on, but now it is back in the limelight, and it’s just frustrating that everything is coming back to the forefront.” The so-called insider added: “Chris is over it and would actually love for her to keep his name out of her damn mouth.”

    In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Jada said: “I think every summer all the reports would come out that me and Will were getting a divorce. And this particular summer, Chris, he thought that we were getting a divorce.” The mother of two recalled, “So he called me and basically he was like, ‘I’d love to take you out.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He was like, ‘Well, aren’t you and Will getting a divorce?’ I was like, ‘No. Chris, those are just rumors.’ He was appalled. And he profusely apologized and that was that.”

    In the same interview, the “Gotham” alum also revealed that she hasn’t talked to Chris since Will slapped him at the 2022 Academy Awards and explained what she thinks might be the roots of the misunderstanding between them. In another interview, Jada claimed that Will hadn’t called her his “wife” before the Oscars incident.

    Speaking to NBC’s Hoda Kotb, she expressed her confusion when her estranged husband defended her against Chris’ joke, “What is going on? Now, first of all, I’m really shocked. ‘Cause, mind you, I’m not there. We haven’t called each other husband or wife in a long time.” “I’m like, ‘What is going on right now?’ ” Jada continued. ” ‘Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth,’ right? And now I’m really worried for Will, because I don’t know what’s going on.”

  • Chris Rock expressed interest in taking me out – Jada Smith

    Chris Rock expressed interest in taking me out – Jada Smith

    Actress and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that even Chris Rock had expressed interest in the state of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s marriage in recent years, which has attracted a lot of media attention.

    “Every summer all the reports would come out that me and Will were getting a divorce,” Pinkett Smith told People magazine. “And this particular summer, Chris [Rock], he thought that we were getting a divorce. So he called me and basically he was like, ‘I’d love to take you out.’”

    Pinkett Smith expressed surprise at the phone call from Chris Rock.

    “I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He was like, ‘Well, aren’t you and Will getting a divorce?’ I was like, ‘No. Chris, those are just rumors,’” Pinket Smith recalled. “He was appalled. And he profusely apologized and that was that.”

    CNN has attempted to contact Chris Rock’s representatives for a response.

    Jada Pinkett Smith recounts this incident in her upcoming memoir, “Worthy.”

    During the 2022 Oscars telecast, her husband, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock on stage when Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s baldness, resulting from her alopecia condition.

    Pinkett Smith told People magazine that she believed there might have been a “misunderstanding between Chris and I regarding the 2016 Oscars.”

    In 2016, Rock was hosting the Oscars, and Pinkett Smith called for a boycott as part of the #OscarsSoWhite movement after her husband was not nominated for his role in “Concussion.”

    She now says she may not have been aware of the “level of pressure” Rock may have been under at the time.

    “I probably should have called him and gone, ‘Hey, are you okay?,’” she said. “And just know that although I’m speaking out about the Oscars, I do wish you the best and I just want you to know that,’ me taking the time to have called him and said that, just to touch base. But his feelings might’ve been hurt.”

    They reconciled after the 2016 incident and offered apologies to each other, according to Pinkett Smith.

    During the 2022 Oscars ceremony, following the slap, Rock made an effort to talk to her during a break and extend his apology.

    “He said, ‘I didn’t mean you any harm.’ I said, ‘I can’t talk about this now, Chris. This is some old s**t,’” she told People. “I thought this was [about] the Oscar 2016 and … their stuff that they had before I even came into the picture in the late ’80s. I’ve got to leave that to Will and Chris to talk about, but they got their stuff for sure.”

    Her memoir is set to be published Oct. 17.

  • Chris Rock kids about Will Smith’s slap in Netflix show

    Chris Rock kids about Will Smith’s slap in Netflix show

    The comedian Chris Rock wants to be clear about one thing: Will Smith’s notorious Oscars slap hurt.

    During a live Netflix comedy show, Rock, 58, went into great detail about the 2022 Academy Awards incident.

    “You know what people say, they say, ‘words hurt,’” Rock said. “Anybody that say words hurt has never been punched in the face.”

    Will Smith has since said “bottled” rage led to his actions.

    Because Mr. Smith was permitted to attend the ceremony and later earned his first-ever Oscar for Best Actor, the altercation served as a cultural litmus test for discussions about America’s tolerance for casual violence.

    Rock was lauded for keeping his cool in the wake of the incident.

    The comedian addressed a variety of topics in Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, the streaming service’s inaugural live comedy performance, including woke culture, Meghan Markle, and politics.

    “I’m going to try to do the show without offending anyone,” Rock said, in a nod to the Smith altercation. “Because you never know who might get triggered.”

    Later he added, America “is so screwed up right now if the Russians came here right now, half the country would go ‘let’s hear them out’.”

    But he saved the best for last and used the final moments of the show to address the incident with Will Smith.

    “People are like, ‘Did it hurt?’ It still hurts! I got Summertime ringing in my ears,” Rock said, referring to Smith’s 1991 single.

    “I took that hit like (Manny) Pacquiao,” Rock boasted to cheers from the crowd.

    In a nod to the show’s title, Rock said he believes Smith practices “selective outrage” and that the slap had more to do with Smith and his wife, Jada’s, relationship struggles, than his Oscar’s joke.

    The couple have been candid about the ups and downs of their relationship and even publicly addressed their struggles on Jada’s Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk.

    “We’ve all been cheated on, everybody in here been cheated on, none of us have ever been interviewed by the person that cheated on us on television,” Rock joked. “She hurt him way more than he hurt me.”

    Social media lit up with reactions to Rock finally addressing the incident, with many noting how artists like Rock often laugh through their pain.

    Others felt the comedian’s jokes about rooting for the slave owners in Will Smith’s latest film, Emancipation, were a step too far.

    In a mic drop moment, Rock ended the special by addressing why he chose not to fight back.

    “I got parents! Because I was raised!” Rock said. “And you know what my parents taught me? Don’t fight in front of white people.”

  • Chris Rock intends to address slap by Will Smith in a live Netflix special

    Chris Rock intends to address slap by Will Smith in a live Netflix special

    American comedian, Chris Rock is ready to let loose on America Actor Will Smith during his live global Netflix standup special this Saturday after months of honing jokes about his in famous Oscar slap, according to reports. 

    The special this Saturday comes nearly a year after Smith walked onstage at the Academy Awards while Rock was presenting and smacked him across the face. 

    The “Spiral” star has mostly stayed mum on the attack except for jokes he has been trying out on stand-up audiences in his “Ego Death World Tour.”

    In July, Rock joked he was slapped by “Suge Smith,” comparing Smith to the former Death Row Records co-founder, Marion “Suge” Knight. Knight is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter in 2018 following a fatal confrontation in Los Angeles in 2015.

    Chris Rock reportedly plans to open up about the Will Smith Oscar slap during his Netflix special this weekend.  

    Netflix promised the “seven-second delay button is taking a night off” for Rock’s “Selective Outrage” special, which will be the platform’s first-ever live event, in a release earlier this month. 

    Rock’s special will be flanked by a pre-show featuring Arsenio Hall, Amy Schumer, Paul McCartney, George Lopez, Ice-T, Jerry Seinfeld and Matthew McConaughey among others, and a post-show hosted by Dana Carvey and David Spade. 

  • Chris Rock to address Will Smith slap live on Netflix special

    Chris Rock to address Will Smith slap live on Netflix special

    Chris Rock will hit back the way he does best, on stage.

    The legendary comic is set to perform a live standup special on Netflix on March 4, where he’ll address Will Smith slapping him at the Oscars, according to Netflix.

    While Rock has alluded to the incident in short quips in his stand-up performances over the past year, he’ll address it at greater length for the first time.

    The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

    Rock workshopped the material for the special in January during an arena show in Charleston, where he was on the bill with Dave Chappelle. Dressed in all white, he addressed the now-infamous moment with Smith about a third of the way through his set, according to a source in attendance who spoke with CNN.

    Rock talked about collective outrage after the Oscars incident and made several jokes.

    “The thing people wanna know … did it hurt? Hell yeah it hurt. He played Muhammad Ali! I played Pookie (in ‘New Jack City’). Even in animated movies I’m a zebra, he’s a f—ing shark. I got hit so hard, I heard ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears,” Rock joked, according the source.

    In another line, Rock talked about the difference in size between the two men.

    “Will Smith is a big dude. I am not,” Rock said. “Will Smith is shirtless in his movies. If you see me in a movie getting open heart surgery, I’m gonna have a sweater on.”

    “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” will stream live on Netflix at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday from the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, a week before this year’s Academy Awards.

  • Will Smith says bottled rage led him to slap Chris Rock at the Oscars

    Will Smith has said his “bottled” rage led him to slap comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars in March.

    The actor has been interviewed for the first time since the incident, which he described as “a horrific night”.

    Appearing on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he said: “I was going through something that night, you know?

    “Not that that justifies my behaviour at all.” Smith added that there were “many nuances and complexities to it”, but added: “I just – I lost it.”

    Smith stormed the stage at the Hollywood award ceremony after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife’s shaved head. Jada Pinkett Smith has the hair loss condition alopecia.

    ‘I understand how shocking that was’

    He had previously said his wife did not ask him to confront Rock.

    “I guess what I would say is that you just never know what somebody’s going through,” he said, without elaborating on what he was referring to.

    The interview on the late-night US TV talk show was the first time Smith had been publicly challenged about the attack.

    “I understand how shocking that was for people… I was gone. That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time,” he told Noah.

    “That was a horrific night, as you can imagine.”

    In July he posted a video on YouTube, answering questions that appeared to be written by fans about the Academy Awards. Prior to that, he had only issued written statements about the altercation.

    He appeared on Monday evening’s episode of The Daily Show to promote his upcoming film Emancipation, to be released next week, making it eligible for next year’s Oscars.

    Smith, who received this year’s best actor award after the slap, said the idea that his new the film would be “tainted” during the upcoming awards season by his actions was “killing me dead”.

    The 54-year-old has been banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years, and has also resigned from the Academy, which organises the ceremony.

    Asked in a separate interview what he would say to critics claiming it was too soon for him to be promoting his work, he replied: “I completely understand that if you know someone is not ready.

    “I would absolutely respect that and allow them their space to not be ready.

    “My deepest concern is my team. The people on this team have done some of the best work their entire careers, and my deepest hope is that my actions don’t penalise my team.”

     

  • Netflix taps Chris Rock for first stand-up special to Livestream globally

    Netflix is turning to Chris Rock to accomplish something the streamer has never offered: a stand-up special broadcast live.

    “Chris Rock is about to make history as the first artist to perform LIVE on Netflix!” read a tweet shared Thursday, noting it’ll “premiere live—globally—in early 2023.”

    The post was notably accompanied by a photo of the multi-hyphenate onstage in July with an iced-out goat. The farm animal was in fact named Will Smith, a tongue-in-cheek gift from Kevin Hart at Madison Square Garden.

    Rock, 57, put out his first comedy special in a decade, 2018’s Tamborine, through Netflix. February will mark five years since the Bo Burnham-directed project arrived. At the top of 2021, Chris Rock: Total Blackout – The Tamborine Extended Cut arrived, adding more than a half-hour to the original. This was another innovative moment for the comic and the streaming platform. “For the first time in history, a remixed version of a special,” Chris stated at the time. “It’s a Netflix special. Not a normal, not a routine. It’s a special.”

    Variety writes that Rock’s new offering will mark “the first significant test of live streaming on Netflix, potentially opening the door for a number of its other programs to get the live treatment.” The magazine points out that the company’s interest in live unscripted content has been gestating for some time, including the idea of giving “fans a chance to vote live on who should be voted off a show.”

    The streamer’s VP of Stand-up and Comedy Formats, Robbie Praw, stated Thursday, “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation. We’re thrilled the entire world will be able to experience a live Chris Rock comedy event and be a part of Netflix history. This will be an unforgettable moment and we’re so honored that Chris is carrying this torch.”

    Rock, of course, was infamously slapped by Will Smith at this year’s Academy Awards. He’s only lightly touched on the incident since, but did specifically say onstage in London, “People expect me to talk about the bullshit, I’m not going to talk about it right now. I’ll get to it eventually, on Netflix.”

    With the slap having been one of the most talked-about moments of 2022, Rock’s special is poised to be a highly viewed continuation of the saga.

    Source: Complex.com

  • Kanye West ditched by divorce lawyers over anti-Semitic remarks

    Kanye West has been dropped by his high-powered divorce attorneys amid his ongoing anti-Semitic rants.

    The rapper has been ditched by a series of collaborators — such as Gap, Vogue and Balenciaga — after he went on a social media tirade, saying that he was going “death con 3 on Jewish people.”

    Kanye West ditched by divorce lawyers over anti-Semitic remarks
    Kanye West’s divorce lawyers have stopped working with him following his anti-Semitic remarks.
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    But a source told us Monday, “The firm is no longer representing Kanye West.”

    Reps for West and his former lawyers Clair and Cohen — whose clients have included Melinda Gates, Chris Rock and Judith Nathan in her divorce with Rudy Giuliani — didn’t get back to us.

    Kanye West ditched by divorce lawyers over anti-Semitic remarks
    While West and Kardashian have both been declared single, legal wrangling in their divorce continues over custody of their four children and some financial matters. kimkardashian/Instagram

    In one of his most high-profile cases, Cohen helped Gates, 58, walk away from her divorce from Bill Gates with an estimated settlement of about $76 billion.

    Cohen and Clair were West’s fifth law firm in this divorce case, as the billionaire entertainer has had a revolving door of lawyers represent him over the past year and a half.

    Kardashian, 42, filed to divorce West in February 2021, and the former couple was declared legally single in March 2022. However, discussions have continued over finances and custody of their four kids: North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.

    This past week, Ye, 45, has been taken off Twitter and Instagram for hateful messages about Jews.

    Kanye West ditched by divorce lawyers over anti-Semitic remarks
    Kardashian filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. Getty Images

    Following his comments, Kardashian posted a statement to her Instagram Story on Monday, writing, “Hate speech is never ok or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.”

    Kanye West ditched by divorce lawyers over anti-Semitic remarks
    Kardashian filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. WireImage

    Plus Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner posted a statement that originated from Jessica Seinfeld’s Instagram which stated, “I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people.”

     

    Source:myjoyonline.com

  • Will Smith Speaks Publicly About ‘Emancipation’ After Film’s First Screening

    Will Smith said a few words about his Apple film Emancipation following its first screening at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 51st Annual Legislative Conference, hosted by the NAACP, on Saturday.

    “Throughout my career, I’ve turned down many films that were set in slavery,” Smith said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I never wanted to show us like that. And then this picture came along. And this is not a film about slavery. This is a film about freedom. This is a film about resilience. This is a film about faith.”

    The comments mark Smith’s first time addressing an audience since he infamously slapped Chris Rock at the most recent Oscars.

    “This is a film about the heart of a man—what could be called the first viral image,” Smith continued. “Cameras had just been created, and the image of whipped Peter went around the world. It was a rallying cry against slavery, and this was a story that exploded and blossomed in my heart that I wanted to be able to deliver to you in a way that only Antoine Fuqua could deliver.”

    Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer), Emancipation tells the true story of Peter, who escaped a plantation in Louisiana and survived the elements in pursuit of his family. Smith’s reference to the “first viral image” is in regards to the photograph taken of Peter’s brutally whipped back during a medical examination after he joined the Union Army.

    While Smith’s public image has been largely tarnished, reactions to the film were largely positive.

    THR suspects the shining response to the screening of Emancipation could mean that Apple intends on releasing the film soon, despite the complications that arose following the incident at the Oscars. Check out some of the more glowing first reactions below.

    Variety reported in May that Emancipation would be shelved until “sometime in 2023” following the Oscars slap, which led to the actor receiving a 10-year ban from the Academy.

    Complex.com

  • Christian Bale on Chris Rock Making Him Laugh During ‘Amsterdam’ Shoot: ‘I Couldn’t Act’

    Chris Rock’s natural penchant for hilarity resulted in Christian Bale being unable to act while in production on David O. Russell’s new film Amsterdam, out next month.

    In an interview with IndieWire, shared Monday, Bale—who plays Burt Berendsen in the Russell-penned ensemble piece—recalled being “excited” to meet Rock on the first day of shooting. Bale, a self-described “big fan” of Rock’s standup, also noted how quick Rock was to start telling him stories at the behest of Russell.

    “And I was loving it,” Bale said of the experience, though he later had to pull back as part of his usual process of ensuring he is able to fully get into the mind of his character. With Rock, Bale added, he was “forgetting” how to tap back into his interpretation of Burt.

    “But Chris is so bloody funny and I found that I couldn’t act, because I was just becoming Christian laughing at Chris Rock,” Bale told Christian Zilko. “So I had to go to him, I went ‘Mate, I love talking to you, and we have mutual friends, but I can’t do it anymore. Because David didn’t ask me to make this film so he could just watch me giggle. He wants me to be Burt, and I’m forgetting how to be Burt.’”

    Speaking more generally on his approach to having brought a wide variety of different characters to the screen over the years, Bale said he makes a point to “isolate” himself to protect his process.

    Joining Bale and Rock in the Amsterdam cast are Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Anya Taylor-Joy, Mike Myers, Zoe Saldaña, Michael Shannon, Robert De Niro, Taylor Swift, Rami Malek, and many more. Following its New York City premiere this month, Amsterdam is slated to open nationwide on Oct. 7.

    The period piece marks the second film of the year for Bale, who appeared in Thor: Love and Thunder over the summer. Bale has worked with Russell before, including in American Hustle and The Fighter. For Rock, meanwhile, Amsterdam marks his first feature since last year’s Saw franchise-expanding Spiral.

  • Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith seen out together for the first time since the Oscars slap

    After the infamous Oscars slap, which occurred in March, Will Smith and wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, were spotted together in public recently.

    The couple enjoyed an afternoon date at Nobu Malibu on Saturday as they were photographed out together for the first time since Will, 53, smacked Chris Rock on stage in defense of Jada, 50, at the 94th Academy Awards.

    They appeared to be in good spirits and a beard-sporting Will even threw the peace sign to a fan as Jada appeared to hold onto his belt loop while they walked to their car.

    The debacle at March’s awards show unraveled after Rock, 57, made light of Jada’s hair loss (she’s been open about living with alopecia). “Jada, I love ya. G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see ya,” he joked.

    Will then walked onto the stage and slapped Rock in the face, leaving the audience and live viewers around the world stunned. “Oh wow,” said Rock as Will made his way back to his seat. “Will Smith just smacked the s— out of me.”

    Source:people.com

  • Will Smith claims he has spoken with Chris Rock about the Oscars smack.

    After slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, Will Smith claims he “reached out” to him, but the comic has stated he is “not ready to chat.”

    After the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife at the Academy Awards in March, the actor smacked Rock on stage.

    Smith renewed his apology in a video that he published on Friday in which he reflected on the slap. This was the first time Smith had been seen talking about the incident.

    “I apologize to Chris. My actions were unacceptable “said he. I’m available whenever you want to talk.

    Smith has previously only issued written statements about the altercation. In the video, on his own YouTube channel, he answers questions that appear to be written by fans.

    He reads out out the questions himself, addressing the camera directly.

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    Smith smacked Rock after the comic made a joke about the actor’s wife Jada

    “I spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuances and the complexities of what happened in that moment,” the actor said.

    “I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment… There is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment.”

    Smith explained: “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.”

    He also said his wife Jada Pinkett Smith did not ask him to do something to defend her after Rock made the joke. “Jada had nothing to do with it,” Smith said.

    “I want to say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us.”

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

    Pinkett Smith spoke last month saying it was her “deepest hope” that her husband and Rock could “reconcile” after the incident.

    She had previously posted on her social media after the slap that it was a “season for healing”.

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    Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at the Vanity Fair Oscars party

    Smith also apologised to his fellow nominees at the Oscars ceremony.

    “Knowing that this is a community, it’s almost as though your votes helped me win.
    I feel so terrible for having taken advantage of you and marred your moment.”

    Smith earned his first Oscar for his performance in King Richard, a movie about the father of Serena and Venus Williams, after the incident on stage.

    Smith has been prohibited from attending Academy functions for the next 10 years as a result of what the Oscars have called his “unacceptable and damaging behavior” on stage.

    It was stated that following the slap, Smith was asked to leave the award ceremony, but he refused. A producer later clarified that Rock himself had not intended for Smith to be expelled violently or taken into custody by the police.

    Source:The Independent Ghana