Will Smith ‘will have therapy to resolve issues from his youth’ after Oscars clash with Chris Rock
metro.co.ukWill Smith will reportedly have therapy to help resolve issues from his youth after he hit Chris Rock at the Oscars following a joke the comedian made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.The actor, who has apologised for his behaviour, was said to be ‘deeply triggered’ by the joke Rock, 57, made about Jada’s hair amid her struggle with alopecia (it has been reported that the comedian did not know about her condition).
Smith, who has been open in the past about the abuse he saw from his father towards his mother in his younger years, was reportedly reminded of that time in his life.A source close to Mark Manson, who co-wrote Smith’s 2021 memoir Will, said the actor is ‘horrified by the turn of events and is filled with a deep sense of shame.’They added to The Sun: ‘He is happy to have some more therapy for his unresolved childhood issues and will do what he can to make good on his momentary lapse in judgment.‘Essentially, though, Will was deeply triggered by Chris’s demeaning comments about his wife’s alopecia.
He was taken straight back to childhood, seeing his mum getting abused by his dad.‘This time he didn’t take it sitting down — and retaliated as, unfortunately, 50million people across the globe all saw.’Smith, 53, said in a statement that Rock’s joke about his wife’s medical condition had caused him to react ‘emotionally’, but ‘violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive’.He continued: ‘I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris.
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