walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock on national television, shortly before winning the Best Actor Oscar. And after Smith recently apologized for the slap, Oscars producer Will Packer has a message for the actor.
Prior to the infamous slap, Will Smith was an A-lister who had been America’s sweetheart for decades. This is partly why the internet broke when he slapped Chris Rock, after the comedian made a joke at the expense of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Smith recently posted a long video apologizing for his actions, which promptly went viral. Academy Awards producer Will Packer was recently asked by ET about said apology, and he got honest by saying:Talk about an encouraging message.
While plenty of folks out there have admonished Will Smith’s actions at the Academy Awards, it looks like the program’s producer is feeling a bit more hopeful about Will Smith after the incident with Chris Rock.
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