The slap of the Hollywood star has returned to the fore once more will Smith resounding during the Academy Awards this year, which sparked widespread uproar and controversy.
Smith spoke regarding the shocking moment he slapped comedian Chris Rock and yelled at him for making fun of his wife’s hair at the party, saying he had lost his nerve and that he understood some people weren’t ready to see his new movie yet.
“terrible night”
He recalled the incident, which overshadowed Hollywood’s biggest awards ceremony in March, during his appearance on a TV program to promote his new movie (Immancipation) “Ataq”, according to Archyde.com.
He added, “It was as horrible a night as you can imagine. There are subtle feelings and complications in that night. But at the end of the day, I lost my temper,” adding, “I was going through a lot of things that night… and that is not to justify my behavior at all… There was A lot of things. I had in my mind the image of the little boy who watched his father beat his mother… It all jumped out before my eyes at that moment. That’s not who I want to be.”
In a separate interview with Fox 5 TV, he said he would “fully understand” if some people weren’t ready to see him in a new movie.
mocked his wife
It is reported that at the Oscars, Rock was on stage presenting an award when he mocked Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. It was not clear if Rock was aware that Pinkett Smith had a condition that was causing her hair to fall out.
Smith went up to the stage and slapped Rock. The actor, 54, publicly apologized to the comedian and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscars.
10 years
However, he was subsequently banned smithwho won his first Oscar as Best Actor in a Leading Role for “King Richard” at the ceremony, from attending the Academy Awards 10 years ago.
It is noteworthy that the movie (Emancipation), which revolves around a man who escapes from slavery, will be shown next month, which makes him eligible to be nominated for an Oscar in 2023.