This Friday, August 5, the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith assured the speaker of the phone: Billboard On his father’s unfortunate gesture at the Oscar 2022 ceremony.
After the incident, he preferred to remain discreet. Four months later, Willow Smith finally entrusted her father’s slap to Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. On March 27, the 53-year-old actor slammed the comedian after sketching his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle. , suffers from alopecia. Violent and impulsive behavior that surprised all the guests present. The Academy later banned him from ceremonies for 10 years.
To err is human
Cyberbullying victim Willow Smith (21) spoke about the impact the incident had on her and her family and defended her father’s mistake. “I see my whole family as people, I love them and accept them with all their humanity,” he explained. Because of the position we are in, our humanity is sometimes not acknowledged and we are expected to act in ways that are not conducive to a healthy human life and are not conducive to integrity.”
In the video: Will Smith’s apology on camera after Chris Rock’s performance
A similar statement made by his father a few days ago. On August 1, the actor apologized, facing the camera, through a six-minute video shared on his social media. “My behavior was unacceptable and I’m here when you’re ready to talk,” Will Smith told Chris Rock. He concluded his plea by defending himself, however. “I am human and I have made mistakes, but I try not to consider myself an idiot. […] I am fully committed to bringing light and joy to this world.”
Have a sense of humor
The solemn message of the actor also followed Chris Rock’s performance on the Madison Square Garden stage in New York. As a joke, the comedian threw a shovel at his attacker in the middle of the sketch.
Source: Le Figaro
