Will Smith is telling all ― and in spite of everything apologizing ― months after slapping Chris Rock on the Academy Awards.
The Oscar-winner responded questions in regards to the slap in a just about six-minute lengthy video he launched on his YouTube channel on Friday.
He clarified his spouse Jada Pinkett Smith’s function within the slap ― or lack thereof ― after a query seemed on display screen announcing, “After Jada rolled her eyes, did she inform you to do one thing?”
“No,” Smith mentioned emphatically, as he started to grin.
“It’s like, , I made a decision alone, from my very own stories, from my historical past with Chris,” he mentioned. “Jada had not anything to do with it. I’m sorry babe.”
Rock, who was once presenting an award on the display, joked about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, suggesting she would seem in “G.I. Jane 2.”
Pinkett Smith, who has publicly shared that she has alopecia, a situation that reasons hair loss, rolled her eyes on the remark, and then Smith started shouting and in the end made his means onstage to hit Rock.
In Smith’s new YouTube video, he mentioned that he has reached out to Rock to discuss the incident, however the comic mentioned he isn’t but able to speak.
“So I can say to you, Chris, I ask for forgiveness to you,” Smith mentioned. “My habits was once unacceptable, and I’m right here on every occasion you’re able to speak.”
The “King Richard” actor added that he’s “deeply remorseful” for his movements, and apologized to his circle of relatives, fellow nominees and people who seemed as much as him.
“I’m seeking to be remorseful with out being ashamed of myself,” Smith mentioned on the finish of the video. “Proper? I’m human. And I made a mistake, and I’m attempting now not to consider myself as a work of shit.”
“I realize it was once complicated, I realize it was once stunning, however I promise you ― I’m deeply trustworthy and dedicated to striking gentle and love and pleasure into the sector,” the actor mentioned sooner than signing off. “And, should you cling on, I promise we’ll be capable of be pals once more.”