Will Smith Tearfully Apologizes for Outburst While Accepting Best Actor Oscar: ‘Love Will Make You Do Crazy Things’

Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, days after he released an apology for slapping Chris Rock during the Oscars. Smith announced his resignation Friday, saying he had "betrayed the trust of the academy" in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. "I have directly responded to the academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct.

Will Smith has reportedly apologized to The Oscars for slapping Chris Rock. The apology happened during 30 minute Zoom call with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences earlier this week, CNN tweeted, adding that the Academy also “heard him out.” The organization responded by saying his “actions would have consequences.” HollywoodLife has reached out to The Academy for comment.

People are still reacting to Sunday’s Oscars ceremony after nominee Will Smith slapped guest presenter Chris Rock for telling a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Perspectives are still being shared on social media and via press and entertainment outlets on not only the situation but also Smith being allowed to stick around to give an acceptance speech instead of being removed from the building.

Chris Rock’s younger brother is not pleased with Will Smith’s apology at all!

Standing by his brother. While Chris Rock has yet to comment on Will Smith‘s apology for slapping him at the Oscars, his brother Tony Rock made it clear that he has not forgiven the recent Academy Award winner.

Chris Rock’s brother Tony Rock is not buying Will Smith’s public apology for slapping the comedian across the face at Sunday’s 2022 Oscars.

Chris Rock’s younger brother, Tony Rock, is speaking out about Sunday’s incident. During the 94th annual Academy Awards, Will Smith  abruptly walked on stage and slapped Chris in the face, after the comedian made a joke about Will’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. On Tuesday, Tony — who is a fellow comedian — took to Twitter for his weekly 20 questions segment, to answer fan questions and speak out about the incident. Tony retweeted a handful of responses to fan questions via his verified account.

The hosts of “The View” support Will Smith in his apology after slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, but at least one host wants to see action taken against the “King Richard” actor.

After sternly condemning Will Smith’s actions at the Oscars on Monday, the hosts of “The View” were pretty pleased with the actor’s apology on Tuesday.Smith publicly apologized on Monday for storming on stage and slapping Chris Rock, after Rock made a joke at the expense of Jada Pinkett Smith. Will Smith’s statement read in part, “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong.

LIVE – Updated at 13:21This 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, 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.

Social media users saw Will Smith’s apology to Chris Rock shared on Instagram, just hours after the Academy condemned Smith for smacking Rock at the 94th Annual Academy Awards.

It didn’t drop until after 4 PM PT, but Will Smith formally apologized to Chris Rock following their altercation during the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday evening. His Instagram statement came after both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it was conducting a formal review of the incident and SAG-AFTRA, which also honored Smith at the SAG Awards earlier this month, condemned his actions describing them as “unacceptable.” READ MORE: The Academy faces yet another unexpected controversy Smith’s statement is as follows: “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.

Will Smith is apologizing to Chris Rock following their onstage altercation at the 2022 Oscars on Sunday night. Smith took to Instagram Monday to share a lengthy statement in which he shared how deeply he regrets his behavior after slapping the comedian following a joke made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.«Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.

Will Smith is breaking his silence after smacking Chris Rock in the face onstage at last night’s Oscars when the comedian made a joke about wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head.

The Oscars telecast on Sunday night was dominated by a completely unexpected (and unprecedented) event, and now, the aftermath is really falling into place.

The Academy are reportedly holding "emergency talks" to discuss whether Will Smith should be stripped of his Best Actor gong following his behaviour during the ceremony on Sunday evening.The 53 year old actor left fellow attendees and the world shocked as he walked up on stage and punched host Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. And while Diddy has insisted the pair are on good terms and the LAPD confirmed that Chris would not be pressing charges, it has been claimed that Oscar bosses are split over whether to punish Will by taking away the Oscar he won for his role in King Richard.

Fans may be confused about why comic Chris Rock would choose to single out Jada Pinkett Smith for a controversial jibe at the Oscars 2022.