Jessica Chastain opens up about her emotional Oscars acceptance speech after the infamous slap

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Jessica Chastain has opened up about delivering her acceptance speech at the Academy Awards just moments after the infamous slap.In an interview with Porter, the Oscar winner, 45, shared some insight into her speech, after winning the Best Actress award for her portrayal of televangelist turned gay rights advocate Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.Jessica's name was called shortly after Will Smith hit host Chris Rock in one of the most jaw-dropping moments in TV history.

Opening up: Jessica Chastain, 45, is opening up about her emotional Oscars speech after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye Do suits in style like Jessica wearing Altuzarra Shop at NET-A-PORTER Buy now £1310 'It was a weird night,' she said, 'I walked into a very charged energy in that room, and I was trying to figure out… how to just breathe and create a calmness.' When she took the microphone, the still shocked actress spoke about love and acceptance.'Right now we are coming out of some difficult times that have been filled with a lot of trauma and isolation,' she said, 'So many people out there feel hopelessness and they feel alone.

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. It’s touched many families. It's touched mine.' Projects: In choosing projects, the A-list actress asks herself,'What am I putting out into the world?' The actress lost her sister, Juliet, to suicide at the age of 24 in 2003.She also spoke out about how suicide affects the LGBTQ community.

It is the second leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 13 and 24, and it's estimated the rate of attempted suicide in the LGBTQ community is four times higher than for cisgender.