“I am human and I made a mistake.” in the video, Will Smith apologizes for a long time after Chris Rock’s performance.

“I contacted Chris and the message that came back was that he was not ready to talk. Will contact me when he is,” we hear him say. On Friday, July 29, Will Smith shared a video on his Instagram account in which he apologized to Chris Rock. On May 27, the 53-year-old actor slapped the comedian at the 94th Academy Awards after a sketch of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffered from alopecia areata, was wearing a hairstyle. A gesture that caused the surprise of the audience of stars present at the event, as well as the Academy, removing him from the ceremonies for 10 years.

Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock for his “unacceptable behavior”.

Our apologies to the family

“So I’m telling you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable and I’m here as soon as you’re ready to talk,” he explains, twirling a white hat around his head, in the six-minute long video. The actor, using the opportunity, also apologized to the mother and brother of Chris Rock, Rosalia and Tony. “I saw the interview given by his mother. It was one of those things at the time that I didn’t realize, I didn’t think about, but a lot of people got hurt. So I want to apologize to Chris’ mom, I want to apologize to Chris’s family, especially Tony Rock [le jeune frère de Chris]. We had a great relationship. Tony Rock was my man. It’s probably irreparable.”

the translator of The Prince of Bel Air then excused himself for the reasons that led him to not apologize after the incident. “At that time I was in a fog. Everything was a blur,” he said. And continue. “I’ve spent the last three months replaying and understanding the subtlety and complexity of what happened then. I’m not going to try to unpack it all right now, but I can tell you all that there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to hold it. No part of me thinks that’s the best way to deal with feelings of disrespect or hurt.”

In the video: tears of Will Smith, who won the “Oscar” for the best actor – “Oscar 2022”

Will Smith concluded his plea by assuring his fans that he was “regretful” but was working on “not being ashamed”. “I am human, I have made mistakes, and I try not to think of myself as an idiot. […] I am fully committed to bringing light and joy to this world,” he concluded, looking into the camera.

Dog pain

This message comes after Chris Rock performed at his show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, July 23rd. After the incident, the comedian never spoke, waiting for the right time and the right way. Four months later, the latter joked. (…) This shit made me sick as hell, Mom.”