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apologizing for his “unacceptable” assault on Chris Rock. In the months since handing down the slap heard ‘round the world on Rock, 57, after the comedian made an off-color joke during the 2022 Academy Awards, Smith, 53, has finally issued a mea culpa via his YouTube channel Friday. “I’ve reached out to Chris, and the message that came back is that he is not ready to talk,” admitted the “King Richard” star. “But when he is, he will reach out.”Smith went on to say sorry for slapping Rock after the Brooklyn-born comedian made a controversial joke aimed at Jada Pinkett-Smith, 50, while taking center stage at the Oscars. “So I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you,” he said with visible contrition.

Will Smith has broken his social media silence with a deeply emotional video addressing his Chris Rock Oscars slap. The Men in Black star took to Instagram with his first post in months and appeared on camera to answer questions from fans about the life-altering moment in March. MORE: Chris Rock makes huge career announcement after Will Smith Oscars altercationThe video began with words that read: "It's been a minute. Over the last few months, I've been doing a lot of thinking and personal work. You asked a lot of fair questions that I wanted to take some time to answer."A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith)WATCH: Will Smith apologizes for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars in new emotional video Will then appeared onscreen wearing a baseball cap and looking downcast.

Oscars moment where fellow Hollywood actor, Will Smith, famously slapped the comedian in the face, as he added another lighthearted joke to the situation.As reported by an eyewitness, Chris joked: "Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face."He jibed later on in the set: "I am not a victim, mother*****r. Yeah, that s**t hurt, mother*****r."But I shook that s**t off and went to work the next day.

Will Smith, Chris Rock has addressed the incident. The star was performing at Madison Square Gardens in New York when he made an unsubtle comment regarding the altercation which happened in March after Chris joked about Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair loss. MORE: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett's summer plans - all we know Chris was on stage alongside Kevin Hart and Dave Chapelle when he said: "Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face," according to ET Online.WATCH: Will Smith assaults Chris Rock at the OscarsChris elaborated during his set the following day at when during a segment about overly senstive people, US Weekly reported that he said: “I’m not a victim."The statement comes days after Kevin - who is friends with both Will and Chris - spoke to Entertainment Tonight and said: "Will is apologetic, you know, he's in a better space, of course, than what he was after."People are human and as humans sometimes we make mistakes. So it's not about talking about the past, it's about acknowledging the present and doing your best to move forward."MORE: Chris Rock makes huge career announcement after Will Smith Oscars altercationMORE: Will Smith features in video as son Jaden celebrates his birthday Kevin continued: "I can only hope that the two of them find a way to find some solace in that and move past it … I still love him, I still love Chris, and, you know, you can’t judge a person by one thing.

READ MORE: The star stepped back from acting in order to pursue her health and lifestyle brand Goop. She launched the business as a weekly newsletter in 2008 and has since gone on to build it into a major lifestyle brand.Since then she sells clean cosmetics and candles as well as other products. The star even branched the business out into a Netflix series. Her interview comes after a recent racy Instagram post she shared with her eight million followers on Sunday. While laying in bed, wearing a pair of stylish glasses, the actress created a post to promote her new product. “I love to sleep. I love to exfoliate. “And I love anything that does all the work while I'm in bed, which is why I'm thrilled to introduce our BRAND NEW GOOPGLOW Dark Spot Exfoliating Sleep Milk.” Her fans and friends came on to the post to share their thoughts and well wishes, Justina Blakeney wrote: “Yup! Need this! congrats on the launch!” Jjmartinmilan said: “I feel like I need it ASAP.

Billy Porter is just one letter away from achieving EGOT status, and with his directorial debut, he might just make that lofty goal a reality.The star and filmmaker spoke with ET's Denny Directo at the premiere of his film during the opening night of Outfest Los Angeles at The Orpheum Theatre on Thursday, and he opened up about getting behind the camera and going for Oscars gold.«Its life changing. It is necessary,» Porter said of directing a feature film for the first time.

Will Smith is in a "better space" after his physical attack against Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. Friend Kevin Hart shared that Will remains"apologetic" and said that he hopes the two of them "find a way to find some solace". MORE: Where is Will Smith? - Three months on from Chris Rock Oscars slap"Will is apologetic, you know, he's in a better space, of course, than what he was after," said Kevin. "People are human and as humans sometimes we make mistakes.

Jessica Chastain has spoken out about receiving her Oscar just moments after the infamous Will Smith slap.Chastain, who won Best Actress at the 94th Academy Awards for her performance in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, accepted the accolade right after Smith walked on stage and struck Chris Rock. Rock had made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia.In a recent interview with Porter, Chastain said she had to search for “calmness” before accepting her award.Recalling the occasion, she said: “Well, it was a weird night.“I walked into a very charged energy in that room.

Tom Hanks raged at aggressive fans after they caused his wife Rita to stumble when they were leaving a restaurant in New York City last week.Since then, some fans have drawn comparisons between the Elvis actor and Will Smith.Last Wednesday night, Tom yelled at a fan after he caused his wife Rita to stumble as they were leaving a restaurant in midtown New York.Tom and Rita were swarmed by movie lovers taking pictures of them as they made their way to a car in the US city that evening, but the fans got a bit too close for comfort.When one fan caused Rita to trip, Tom yelled: “Back the f*** up!“Knocking over my wife?!” the actor asked incredulously.  “Sorry about that Tom!” a couple of the men present at the scene shouted to the movie star.“What are they doing out here?” another asked, as the star was helped into his car.After footage of the incident went viral, a number of people couldn’t help but compare Tom’s actions to Will’s infamous Oscars slap.Plenty of people stood behind Tom, with Mike Sington writing: “Tom Hanks momentarily, and understandably, loses his nice guy persona as over eager fans practically knock over his wife Rita Wilson.” While others claimed Tom had done the right thing in comparison to Will, who slapped comedian Chris Rock on the Oscars stage after he cracked a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.KoldIKonoklas tweeted: “Will Smith should be taking notes.Tom Hanks saw the problem and immediately took control of the situation. “This is how you stop people from messing with your wife. “And not by having a meltdown then slapping the dude in front of a camera for all people to see.”JunkieBigBro penned: “This is how you defend your wife Will Smith. No need to hit.

Will Smith shocked the celebrity world by slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. The Men in Black actor thrust himself and his family further into the limelight with the incident but has since retreated. MORE: Will Smith receives upsetting career news in wake of the OscarsWill hasn't posted on social media since he issued an apology for his actions and called violence in all of its forms, "poisonous," and "destructive".WATCH: Will and Jada-Pinkett Smith's marriage He turned comments off on the post but they remain on the photos posted ahead of the attack.Many fans are still asking him if he is ok and saying that they miss him. Will hasn't responded, leaving his followers wondering what has happened to him. MORE: Tyler Perry reveals Will Smith's reaction after slapping Chris Rock MORE: Will Smith's family celebrate special milestone involving his nephewHe was all smiles when he emerged in Mumbai on 23 April where he was seen for the first time since the Academy Awards.  Will slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada-Pinkett's alopeciaWill was snapped by paparazzi outside his hotel and also posed for pictures with fans TMZ reported.

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SmartLess” podcast that he still doesn’t feel like he’s respected in Hollywood, IndieWire reported.He told hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes that a certain director ridiculed him for having several Academy Award nominations around the time he was doing press for his directorial debut, “A Star Is Born.”Four years ago, at a party thrown by talent agency CAA, Cooper was mingling with an actress and a filmmaker when the latter said: “What world are we living in where you have seven nominations and she’s only got three?”The “American Sniper” actor has nine Oscar nods under his belt. Cooper recalled thinking to himself at the time, “I’m like, ‘Bro, why are you such an a–hole?’ I would never f–king forget that.

Oscars for its handling of the death of actor Sidney Poitier, saying that he should have had “a whole section”.At the ceremony in March the late actor was commemorated with a 40 second tribute at the beginning of the In Memoriam section. His work was also celebrated alongside Ivan Reitman and Betty White during an additional song-led section.Speaking to the Los Angeles Times about the memoriam tribute, Jackson said: “I’m still a little ticked that the greatest actor we had in Hollywood died and they gave him, what, 10 fucking seconds. No.

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, Tyler Perry was one of the first to be seen talking to the Men in Black actor. Most people speculated that the producer and actor was comforting his friend over the shock incident. MORE: Will Smith's family celebrate special milestone involving his nephewBut now, Tyler - who is also friends with the comedian on the receiving end of the slap - has spoken out to reveal exactly what happened after the history-making moment. WATCH: Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock over Oscars slap "There's a difference between comforting and deescalating, that's number one. And I left early to get to Chris to make sure he was okay," Tyler explained to Gayle King during Tribeca Film Festival's Directors Series.

Will Smith immediately following the latter’s on-stage altercation with Chris Rock at the Academy Awards ceremony in March.Actor and producer Perry was seen with Smith during the first break in the broadcast after the King Richard star reacted to a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s alopecia by slapping Rock.Following numerous apologies over the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy. He was later banned from all Academy events for 10 years.Speaking in a conversation with Gayle King as part of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Directors Series on Monday (June 13), Perry explained that the articles saying he was “comforting” Smith didn’t tell the whole story.“There’s a difference between comforting and de-escalating,” People reports Perry as saying at the New York event.

Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s recent comments on Will Smith‘s actions at March’s Oscars ceremony, when he slapped comedian and host Chris Rock on stage.Pinkett-Smith broke her silence on her husband’s behaviour on an episode of her Facebook series Red Table Talk last week (June 1), sharing her hope that “these two intelligent, capable men [Smith and Rock] have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile”.Speaking on The Wendy Williams Show the following day, Fox – known for her roles in Independence Day and Kill Bill, among others – was asked what she thought of the statement by guest co-hosts Fox and Carson Kressley.“This is going to be difficult for me,” she said. “These are my peers.

insists the shiner he debuted on “Good Morning America” Monday wasn’t the result of a fist fight. But I still gotta wonder: Did A.O.

Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are joining forces for a stand-up show at O2 Arena in London later this year. According to multiple reports, Rock and Chappelle are set to co-headline on Sept.

Introducing the topic, Jada said: “This is a really important Red Table Talk on alopecia.“Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories.“I’m using this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it’s like to have this condition and to inform people what alopecia actually is.”Jada went on to say she hoped Chris and Will could talk about the tense Oscars moment and “reconcile”.She said: “Now about Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out, and reconcile.“The state of the world today, we need them both. And we actually all need one another more than ever.“Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years, and that’s keep figuring out this thing called life together.”Will took to social media in the days following the slap to issue a public apology in view of his 64.5 million followers.He said he “deeply regrets” his behaviour at the star-studded ceremony and that he is “a work in progress”.Will also explained why the joke was “too much for [him] to bear” and why he lashed out the way he did.He wrote: “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.

Jada Pinkett-Smith has opened up about the controversy between Chris Rock and her husband Will Smith, stating her hope that the pair would “talk it out” to resolve the conflict.Speaking on today’s (June 1) episode of her Facebook series Red Table Talk, the actor brought up the subject as the episode in question was focused on alopecia – the hair-loss condition that Pinkett-Smith has experienced, and which formed the basis of Rock’s “GI Jane” joke at the Academy Awards ceremony in March, leading up to Will Smith slapping the comedian and host on stage.Following numerous apologies over the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy. He was later banned from all Academy events for 10 years.“This is a really important ‘Red Table Talk’ on alopecia.

Pinkett Smith spoke directly to the camera.“This is a really important ‘Red Table Talk’ on alopecia. Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories.