Willow Smith talks father Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars: 'Humanness sometimes isn’t accepted'

Regina Hall just gave an excellent lesson in not taking the bait.

Chris Rock’s face was not the only thing to take a hit from Will Smith’s hand at the Oscars.

After Will Smith infamously slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards in March, Oscars producer Will Packer said he’s "pulling" for the actor.  "I love the fact that he's being so transparent about his process," Packer said, according to Entertainment Tonight. "Clearly he is going through his own personal rehabilitation." Packer, 48, added that he’s "pulling" for the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" alum.

Moving in the right direction? Following the Oscars drama, producer Will Packer has been pleasantly surprised by how Will Smith has handled the aftermath of him slapping Chris Rock.

A moment she’ll never forget. Sheree Zampino was as shocked as anyone when her ex-husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, but she has hope for a reconciliation between the two men.

Willow Smith has addressed her father Will Smith‘s altercation at the Oscars earlier this year.Will infamously slapped presenter Chris Rock on stage during the ceremony in March after the latter made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.Speaking about the events, Willow said the intense media coverage of the slap didn’t “rock me as much as my own internal demons.”“I see my whole family as being human, and I love and accept them for all their humanness,” she told Billboard. “Because of the position that we’re in, our humanness sometimes isn’t accepted, and we’re expected to act in a way that isn’t conducive to a healthy human life and isn’t conducive to being honest.”Late last month, Will posted a video about the altercation called ‘It’s Been A Minute…’, saying in the opening text: “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.”The actor then said in the video: “I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.“I will say to you, Chris.

Willow Smith is breaking her silence.

Willow Smith is opening up about her dad's Chris Rock slap at the Oscars. In an interview with , the 21-year-old daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith reveals why the media fallout from the March incident didn't «rock me as much as my own internal demons.»«I see my whole family as being human, and I love and accept them for all their humanness,» she tells the outlet.

Sharing his take. David Spade joked that he thinks Duchess Kate should have slapped Prince Louis at the Platinum Jubilee to take some attention away from Will Smith and Chris Rock’s infamous Oscars moment.

Chris Rock has finally given fans what they have been waiting for – a TV comeback!MORE: Chris Rock makes huge career announcement after Will Smith Oscars altercationOn Tuesday, it was announced that the comedian will give fans a further look into his personal life in "a reimagined animated version" of his popular award-winning autobiographical family comedy Everybody Hates Chris, which aired from 2005 to 2009.WATCH: Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for Oscars slap in emotional video Chris will executive produce the new series, titled Everybody Still Hates Chris, and narrate stories inspired by his experiences growing up in a working-class family in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, in the late 1980s."Chris Rock is one of the most gifted comedians of all time and we're excited to partner with him, 3 Arts and CBS Studios to bring this to life and welcome it as the next big hit," Chris McCarthy, President/CEO, Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios, said in a statement.MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith criticized for 'self-righteous' remarks about Will Smith's Oscars slapMORE: Chris Rock speaks about bruises following Will Smith slap The actor is currently on his Ego Death World Tour through November, and on Friday, he referenced Will Smith's apology video just hours after the King Richard actor publicly apologized for slapping Chris at the Oscars after four months of silence. Will slapped Chris on stage at the Oscars in MarchIn response, Chris referenced the actor as part of a monologue, telling the audience that "everybody is trying to be a [expletive] victim"."If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims.

After he posted his apology video directed to Chris Rock, many people are wondering: Where is Will Smith now? An insider close to the King Richard actor explained the kind of work that Will has done since the infamous Oscar slap.

Chris Rock "isn't ready to speak" to Will Smith despite his recent public apology for slapping Rock during the live telecast of the 94th Academy Awards in March. "Chris has no plans to reach out to Will," a source told Entertainment Tonight. Rock, who is currently on tour, believes the timing of Smith's apology is "more for Will's best interest." "He needs the public's forgiveness, not Chris," the insider added.

Chris Rock has joked about his altercation with Will Smith at the Oscars 2022 following the actor’s recent apology video.Hours after Smith released another apology on Friday (July 29) for slapping the comedian at the Oscars ceremony in March, Rock performed at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta where he referenced the original incident but didn’t address the actor’s video.Speaking on stage (via People), Rock said: “Everybody is trying to be a fucking victim. If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the victims.

Comedian Chris Rock had his first comedy show at the Fox theater in Atlanta since being on the receiving end of a slap from Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars. At the show he told a few jokes about the experience according to People.com.

Chris Rock has a new nickname for Will Smith, and it’s in reference to the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records.

Chris Rock has a new nickname for Will Smith, and it's in reference to the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records.According to multiple reports, Rock took the stage Friday night at Atlanta's Fox Theatre as part of his Ego Death World Tour and addressed the star as «Suge Smith,» in reference to Marion «Suge» Knight, who was known for his tough and often violent demeanor when he was the head of the record label behind Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac.While Rock didn't directly address Smith's public apology video, the comedian wanted to make it known that he does not see himself as a victim following Smith's infamous Oscars slap heard and seen 'round the world.«Everybody is trying to be a f***ing victim,» he said.

Will Smith is back on social media.Smith shared a video of himself addressing, you guessed it, the infamous slap that occurred the night of the Oscars. In the emotional video, which lasts almost 6 minutes, Smith answers some of the most common questions he’s received in the wake of the slap, and apologizes to a variety of people, among them, Chris Rock.Will Smith had a premonition his career would be ‘destroyed’ before Oscars incidentWhy Jada Pinkett Smith wants Will Smith and Chris Rock to reconcileThe video shows Smith addressing the camera directly and reading some of the most common questions that people have made following this year’s controversial Academy Awards. He starts off the clip with a heartfelt apology to Chris Rock, explaining that while he’s reached out to him personally, Rock let him know that he still wasn’t ready to talk.

“The View” hosts have voiced their opinion on Will Smith’s apology video to Chris Rock following that 2022 Oscars slap.