A tearful Will Smith has explained the reason he smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars, blaming the love he has for his wife. The 53-year-old took was offended when the comedian made a joke about his wife's hair earlier in the night.
Later in the evening after the incident, Will was named the Best Actor and used his acceptance speech to apologise. He said: "I want to apologise to the Academy, I want to apologise to all my fellow nominees." The star appeared to be tearful as he made his speech for what was his first ever Oscars win.He added: "This is a beautiful moment and I'm not crying for winning an award, it's not about winning an award for me, it's about being able to shine a light on all of the people."Art imitates life, I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams, but love will make you do crazy things."After paying a beautiful tribute to his mother and other members of his family he added: "Thank you for this honour, thank you for this moment...I hope the Academy invites me back."He had earlier appeared to walk up to the stage and slap the presenter who had mocked Jada for her "GI Jane" appearance.After storming the stage, Will returned to his seat and yelled: "Keep my wife's name out of your f****** mouth."Still standing on stage, Chris appeared shell shocked by the incident before he tried to regain his composure and resume presenting the best documentary feature category.Elsewhere in Will's speech after being awarded the gong for his portrayal of Venus and Serena Williams' dad in King Richard, he said: "Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family."In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling me to do and be in this world."He added: "I'm
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