What Will Smith said in his first interview about the slap he gave Chris Rock on Oscar night

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American actor Will Smith said it was his “contained” anger that led him to slap comedian Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars in March.

The actor made these statements in the first interview he gave following the incident, which he described as “a horrible night.”

“I was going through something that night, you know?” he said on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.”

Not that that justifies my behavior at all.“.

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