Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock: ‘I Was Out of Line and I Was Wrong’

Denzel Washington, 67, is recalling the conversation he had with Will Smith, 53, after the shocking slapping incident involving Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards. The actor made an appearance at author and bishop T.D. Jakes’ leadership summit to discuss his career and faith on the morning of Apr. 2, and was asked about the headline-making news as well as the advice he gave Will, which was mentioned during his Oscar acceptance speech.

Denzel Washington is breaking his silence about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage during last weekend’s Oscars.

his slap of Chris Rock on stage.Speaking about the controversy on “The View” on Thursday, Goldberg, who serves on the Academy’s board of governors, said she understands why Smith was asked to leave the show rather than being told to exit the ceremony.“I’m going to tell you why he got the option. Picture, well, OK, they come back from break, now if he’s in some sort of state and he’s struggling and they’re trying to get him out the door and it’s still on camera,” Goldberg said.

During the 2022 Academy Awards on March 27, viewers had a perfect glimpse at Will Smith slapping Chris Rock across the face over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith‘s bald head. We saw Jada, 50, initially roll her eyes at the insult, while Will, 53, laughed it off at first. But then, seemingly after seeing his wife upset, the King Richard star got up from his seat to smack Chris, 57. Jada’s reaction was not visible on the screen during the shocking incident. But now things have changed.

A new angle from the 2022 Oscars has viewers asking even more questions about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. In footage taken from the floor of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Jada Pinkett Smith appears to laugh at her husband’s scuffle with the comedian.

Bella Thorne is coming out swinging for Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday.

Jada Pinkett-Smith has broken her silence over her husband, Will Smith's, Oscars altercation with Chris Rock, during which he slapped the presenter in the face. The wife of the King Richard star was at the center of the comedian's joke which riled Will so much he took to the stage and hit him. MORE: Will Smith's fans convinced attack on Chris Rock was 'staged' after actor predicted 'chaos' hours earlierNow, Jada has taken to Instagram with a brief statement which reads: "This is a season for healing and I'm here for it."WATCH: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars over joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair lossThe words were posted on a pale pink background and were met with applause from her social media followers who commented with heart and praying hands emojis.MORE: Serena Williams breaks silence on Will Smith and Chris Rock on stage Oscars altercationSEE: Celebrities react to Will Smith's shocking Chris Rock altercationHer words come after Will issued a statement on Instagram himself. His read: "Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive," he began his statement.A post shared by Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapinkettsmith)Jada Pinkett-Smith broke her silence with a simply statement "My behavior at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.

Will Smith has publicly apologized to Chris Rock after he slapped the comedian during the Oscars Sunday evening. "Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive," Smith wrote in part on Instagram before publicly apologizing to Rock. "I was out of line and I was wrong." "I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness." Will Smith publicly apologized to Chris Rock following Sunday night's events.  (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) His full statement reads: "My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.

altercation between Smith and Chris Rock at Sunday night’s ceremony.“We don’t know all the details of what happened,” Richard Williams said via his son Chavoita LeSane to NBC News. “But we don’t condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it’s in self-defense.”According to LeSane, Williams was no less surprised than anyone else when Smith walked onto the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock for joking that his wife Jada Pinkett Smith – who has alopecia – should star in a “G.I. Jane” sequel.

Clayton Davis The feud between Will Smith and Chris Rock prior to the infamous “Oscar slap” goes back at least six years, according to sources.At the Governors Ball immediately following the telecast, Smith was the center of nearly every conversation. After congratulatory moments with nominees and winners like Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”), Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”) and Marlee Matlin, co-star of “CODA” which won best picture, everyone had wide eyes and questions about whether the assault was staged. Even the creative team behind Smith’s Oscar-winning role in “King Richard” seemed to be having difficulty processing the actor’s outburst.“I’ve known Will for two years and I’ve never known him to be like that,” “King Richard” director Reinaldo Marcus Green told Variety.

It seems like no one can stop talking about the incident that took place between Will Smith and Chris Rock on the Oscars stage on Sunday night, and it doesn’t look like the issue is going away anytime soon. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed that they are now doing a “formal review” of the moment the 53-year-old King Richard star walked on stage and slapped the 57-year-old comedian for telling a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s hair, and will “explore further action” based on what they find.

It appears actions might, in fact, have consequences.

Will Smith smacking Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars packed a new punch into the complicated history of “insult comedy.”The “King Richard” actor stormed onstage during Sunday’s live broadcast and walloped Rock across the face before returning to his front-row seat and yelling a profanity-filled threat at the comedian. Rock was accosted after making a joke about Smith’s wife, calling Jade Pinkett Smith “G.I. Jane” in reference to her bald head, which she has previously explained is due to the medical condition alopecia.

Diddy has insisted that Will Smith and Chris Rock have hashed it out following their intense feud at the Oscars on Sunday night.The world watched in shock as Will, who later went on to receive the Best Actor award for his role in the biopic King Richard, punched Chris after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. And with the physical altercation being the topic of conversation on everyone's lips, Sean Combs, who now goes by the name Diddy, revealed the pair were now on good terms. "That's not a problem.That's over.

Zack Sharf Diddy told Page Six that Will Smith and Chris Rock settled their feud after an altercation at the 94th Academy Awards. Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head while presenting the documentary feature category (the comedian said he could not wait to see Pinkett Smith star in “G.I. Jane 2,” a reference to the 1997 film where Demi Moore appears with a shaved head), which resulted in Smith taking to the stage to slap Rock.

This is the moment Will Smith interrupted the Oscars and hit comedian Chris Rock. Will Smith hit Chris Rock in the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s haircut. Smith walked up on stage and appeared to hit Rock before returning to his seat and shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.

LIVE – Updated at 13:26This year’s Oscars featured shocks, sighs and surprises – but all anyone will care about is a slap. The Academy Awards took place on Sunday night (27 March), with films including The Power of the Dog, West Side Story, Licorice Pizza and Coda battling it out in the big categories. The biggest story of the night had almost nothing to do with the awards: a shocking altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock sparked by a joke about Smith’s wife Jada.

The Oscars were thrown into chaos after Will Smith stormed the stage and hit Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, just minutes before Smith was named best actor at the ceremony. The incident overshadowed a night which saw Coda, which features a predominantly deaf cast, named best picture, while Troy Kotsur made history as the first deaf male actor to win a gong and Sir Kenneth Branagh won the best original screenplay prize for his semi-autobiographical film Belfast. Smith, who won his first Academy Award for King Richard, appeared to take offence to a gag Rock made about Pinkett Smith’s short haircut.