Famed comedians <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dave-chappelle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Chappelle</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Rock</a> slammed disgraced actor Will Smith while performing together in the U.K. over the actor&#8217;s attack on Rock during this year&#8217;s Oscars.
&#8220;F*** your hostage video,&#8221; Rock <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/09/chris-rock-will-smith-slap-hostage-apology-video-dave-chapelle-1235107682/">said</a> during a portion of his stand up routine in reference to the apology that Smith gave over the incident. “Yes, that s*** hurt. He played Ali. I can’t even play Floyd Mayweather.”
Rock was followed by Chappelle, who also commented on the incident, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/what-to-see/chris-rock-dave-chappelle-review-duo-unpick-infamous-oscars/">saying</a>, “That was some scary s***.”
“A lot of people forget who Will Smith is,” Chappelle continued, noting Smith&#8217;s upbringing in west Philadelphia. “Then 10 minutes before he was about to get the biggest award … he acted like he was back in Philadelphia.&#8221;
Earlier this month, Chappelle asked Rock on the stage at Liverpool’s M&amp;S Bank Arena in the U.K. if that slap hurt, to which Rock <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/motherfer-hit-me-over-a-bulls-joke-chris-rock-unleashes-on-will-smith-over-oscars-slap">replied</a>, “G*****n right … the motherf***er hit me over a bulls*** joke, the nicest joke I ever told.”
“Will did the impression of a perfect person for 30 years, and he ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us,&#8221; Chappelle said. &#8220;Whatever the consequences are … I hope he doesn’t put his mask back on again, and lets his real face breathe. I see myself in both men.”
Smith <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-will-smith-releases-video-apologizing-for-oscars-slap-of-chris-rock">released</a> a nearly six-minute video earlier this summer apologizing to Rock for the incident.
The video showed Smith, wearing a ball cap and golf shirt and seated in what appears to be his home, answering questions from fans and critics on the internet. In a sometimes halting voice, Smith expresses deep remorse for the March 27 incident that has likely cost him his place atop Tinseltown.
“It’s been a minute …,” text on the video begins. “Over the last few months, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and personal work.”
Smith then reads and answers questions about the shocking incident, in which he charged the stage at the Academy Awards show and slapped the comedian after he had made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Minutes later, Smith was awarded a “Best Actor” Oscar for his role as tennis patriarch Richard Williams.
“Why didn’t you apologize to Chris in your acceptance speech?” Smith begins, reading a question.
“I was fogged out by that point,” he says. “It’s all fuzzy. I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.”
Smith apologizes to Rock, his family and in particular, the comedian’s mother, who he says he saw in an interview and realized how much the incident had hurt her.
“I just didn’t realize, and you know, I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment,” Smith says in the video. “So, I want to apologize to Chris’s mother. I want to apologize to Chris’s family, specifically [Chris Rock’s younger brother] Tony Rock. You know, we had a great relationship. You know, Tony Rock was my man. And this is probably irreparable.”
Another question Smith addresses in the video is whether his wife put him up to attacking Rock.
“No. I made a choice on my own, from my own experiences, and my history with Chris,” Smith says. “Jada had nothing to do with it. I’m sorry, babe, and I want to say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us.”
Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

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Dave Chappelle And Chris Rock Blast Will Smith’s ‘Hostage Video’ Apology

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Superstar Chris Rock unleashed on Will Smith over the actor slapping him at the 2022 Oscars, saying it was over a “bulls*** joke,&#8221; the &#8220;nicest&#8221; one he ever did.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">57-year-old</a> comedian took the stage Thursday alongside Dave Chappelle at Liverpool&#8217;s M&amp;S Bank Arena in the United Kingdom where Chappelle asked him about what happened at the 94th Academy Awards. “Did that s*** hurt,” Chappelle asked, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11173709/Chris-Rock-Smith-did-impression-perfect-man-30-years.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb">Daily Mail</a> in a piece published Friday.
“&#8217;Goddam right … the motherf***er hit me over a bulls*** joke, the nicest joke I ever told,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chris-rock-says-he-turned-down-offer-to-host-2023-oscars">Rock</a> told the crowd during their U.K. tour.
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“Will did the impression of a perfect person for 30 years, and he ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us,” Chappelle replied.
“Whatever the consequences are … I hope he doesn&#8217;t put his mask back on again and lets his real face breathe,” he added. “I see myself in both men.”
During Rock&#8217;s recent appearance at a comedy club in Phoenix, Arizona, the comedian reportedly told the audience that the Oscars reached out to him to see if he would host the award show next year. He told crowd he refused the invitation and used a reference to details from the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chris-rock-says-he-turned-down-offer-to-host-2023-oscars">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
The “Death At A Funeral” star previously hosted the annual awards show two other times, in 2005 and then again in 2016, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/chris-rock-declined-2023-oscars-host-offer-1235208342/">Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.
It comes after Rock was slapped on stage by the “Men In Black” star at the annual award show after he cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head amid her hair loss battle, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">reported</a>.
In July, Smith released a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrxDKwlA_s">video</a> on social media issuing another apology to Rock. Smith said he has reached out to Rock, but the message came back that the comedian is not ready to speak to him yet.
After Smith slapped Rock in the face during the award show he was not removed from the building, and a short time later, he took the stage to accept an Oscar for his role in the film “King Richard.”
Later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a 10-year ban preventing Smith from attending the annual awards show.
Correction: A previous version of this story attributed the fourth and fifth paragraph quotes to Chris Rock. The quotes are by Dave Chappelle.

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‘Motherf***er Hit Me Over A Bulls*** Joke’: Chris Rock Unleashes On Will Smith Over Oscars Slap

'Motherf***er Hit Me Over A Bulls*** Joke’: Chris Rock Unleashes On Will Smith Over Oscars Slap

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Chris Rock reportedly made it crystal clear that he has no interest in returning to the 2023 Oscars to host the annual ceremony.
During the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">57-year-old</a> comedian&#8217;s appearance Sunday night at a comedy club in Phoenix, Arizona, Rock <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/people/2022/08/29/chris-rock-invited-host-oscars-will-smith-slap/7927694001/">reportedly</a> told the audience that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reached out to him to see if he would host the award show next year. It comes after he was slapped on stage by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Will Smith</a> at the 2022 Oscars after he cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head amid her hair loss battle, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
Rock reportedly told the crowd he refused the invitation and suggested it would be like asking O.J. Simpson&#8217;s late ex-wife, Nicole Brown, “to go back to the restaurant” where she left her eyeglasses before being murdered. It was a reference to details from the murder trial of the former professional football star who was acquitted in the case, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/29/chris-rock-was-asked-to-host-2023-oscars-see-his-response/">New York Post</a> noted.
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Chris Rock reportedly says he turned down the Academy&#39;s invitation to host next year&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oscars</a> ceremony: <a href="https://t.co/hZANAIyPag">https://t.co/hZANAIyPag</a> <a href="https://t.co/v126Kr1s8v">pic.twitter.com/v126Kr1s8v</a>
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The “Death At A Funeral” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/everybody-is-trying-to-be-a-fing-victim-chris-rock-speaks-after-will-smith-video-addressing-slap">star</a> previously hosted the annual awards show two other times, in 2005 and then again in 2016, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/chris-rock-declined-2023-oscars-host-offer-1235208342/">Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.
Rock reportedly told the Arizona crowd that he was asked to participate in a Super Bowl commercial for next year too and he said he declined that as well, the outlet noted.
The comedian also reportedly referenced being slapped by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-finally-breaks-silence-on-what-occurred-between-him-and-jada-pinkett-smith-before-he-struck-chris-rock">Smith</a> at Sunday&#8217;s show in a bit about gaining fame from victimhood.
“He&#8217;s bigger than me,” Rock said. “The state of Nevada would not sanction a fight between me and Will Smith.”
In July, the “Men In Black” star released a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrxDKwlA_s">video</a> on social media issuing another apology to Rock and said he has reached out to Rock, and the message has come back that the comedian is not ready to speak to him yet.
After Smith slapped Rock in the face during the 94th Academy Awards show, he was not removed from the building, and a short time later, he took the stage to accept his first Oscar ever — best actor for his role in the film “King Richard.”
The actor later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-issues-apology-to-chris-rock-says-he-was-out-of-line-and-wrong">issued an apology</a> to Rock after the incident, calling it “out of line” and “wrong.” Later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">10-year ban</a> preventing Smith from attending the annual awards show.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-finally-breaks-silence-on-what-occurred-between-him-and-jada-pinkett-smith-before-he-struck-chris-rock">Will Smith Finally Breaks Silence On What Occurred Between Him And Jada Pinkett Smith Before He Struck Chris Rock</a>

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Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/zoe-kravitz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zoe Kravitz</a> admitted it&#8217;s a &#8220;scary time to have an opinion&#8221; or to make &#8220;controversial&#8221; &#8220;thoughts or anything&#8221; after she faced a backlash for how she responded to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Will Smith&#8217;s</a> 2022 Oscars slap of Chris Rock.
During the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/zoe-kravitz">33-year-old</a> actress’ interview for <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/zoe-kravitz-director-debut-pussy-island-naomi-ackie-channing-tatum-11660652570">WSJ Magazine</a>, she was asked about her since-deleted Instagram posts, one of which was reportedly captioned with a remark about attending the Academy Awards &#8220;where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now,&#8221; without specifically naming <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Smith</a>. The comments were noted by <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/zoe-kravitz-reaction-will-smith-oscars-slap-1235200247/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a scary time to have an opinion or to say the wrong thing or to make controversial art or statements or thoughts or anything,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zoe-kravitz-backtracks-after-claiming-she-was-told-she-was-too-urban-for-2012-batman-role">Kravitz</a> explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s mostly scary because art is about conversation.&#8221;
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&#8220;That should, in my opinion, always be the point,&#8221; she added. &#8220;The internet is the opposite of conversation. The internet is people putting things out and not taking anything in.&#8221;
One of her deleted posts reportedly showed the actress on the red carpet. She captioned it, &#8220;Here’s a picture of my dress at the award show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now,&#8221; THR noted.
A second one showed a shot of her after the ceremony with a caption that read, &#8220;And here is a picture of my dress at the party after the award show -where we are apparently screaming profanities and assaulting people on stage now.&#8221; Kravitz reportedly was criticized by the &#8220;Men In Black&#8221; star&#8217;s supporters and she later deleted the posts.
&#8220;The Batman&#8221; star talked about how she&#8217;s an &#8220;artist,&#8221; and being an artist &#8220;is not about everybody loving you or everyone thinking you&#8217;re hot.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s about expressing something that will hopefully spark a conversation or inspire people or make them feel seen,&#8221; Kravitz shared. &#8220;I think I&#8217;m in a place right now where I don&#8217;t want to express myself through a caption or a tweet. I want to express myself through art.&#8221;
The &#8220;Divergent&#8221; star admitted she&#8217;s &#8220;torn about what to say&#8221; regarding her posts referencing the &#8220;King Richard&#8221; star slapping the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/words-hurt-comedian-chris-rock-references-will-smith-oscars-slap-in-new-comedy-tour-report">comedian,</a> stating that she has &#8220;very complicated feelings around it.&#8221;
&#8220;I wish I had handled that differently,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And that&#8217;s OK.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-finally-breaks-silence-on-what-occurred-between-him-and-jada-pinkett-smith-before-he-struck-chris-rock">Will Smith Finally Breaks Silence On What Occurred Between Him And Jada Pinkett Smith Before He Struck Chris Rock</a>

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Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">Chris Rock</a> said that &#8220;everybody is trying to be a f***ing victim&#8221; during a show at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, mere hours after disgraced Hollywood star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Will Smith</a> posted a video on Friday, apologizing for his slap of Rock at the Oscars back in March.
Smith shockingly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-rock-talks-smith-oscars-slap-quips-about-how-anyone-who-says-words-hurt-has-never-been-punched-in-face-report">slapped</a> Rock after the comedian cracked a joke about the shaved head of actress Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith&#8217;s wife. The &#8220;King Richard&#8221; star yelled &#8220;keep my wife’s name outta your f***ing mouth,&#8221; at Rock, who appeared stunned.
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&#8220;Everybody is trying to be a f***ing victim,&#8221; Rock said on Friday, People magazine <a href="https://people.com/movies/chris-rock-jokes-that-he-was-slapped-by-suge-smith-at-comedy-show/">reported</a>. &#8220;If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims.&#8221;
&#8220;Even me getting smacked by Suge Smith,&#8221; the comedian joked. &#8220;I went to work the next day, I got kids.&#8221;
&#8220;Suge Smith&#8221; is likely a play on the name Suge Knight, the currently incarcerated Death Row Records CEO, HuffPo <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/chris-rock-has-a-message-about-playing-the-victim-after-will-smith-apology-video_uk_62e79531e4b0d0ea9b78ae6a">noted</a>.
&#8220;Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,&#8221; Rock joked.
In Smith&#8217;s video posted Friday, the actor addressed questions he said he received online.
“Why didn’t you apologize to Chris in your acceptance speech?” Smith read on one question.
“I was fogged out by that point,” the 53-year-old responded, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-will-smith-releases-video-apologizing-for-oscars-slap-of-chris-rock">The Daily Wire</a> reported. “It’s all fuzzy. I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.”
“I just didn’t realize, and you know, I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment,” Smith said later in the video. “So, I want to apologize to Chris’s mother. I want to apologize to Chris’s family, specifically [Chris Rock’s younger brother] Tony Rock. You know, we had a great relationship. You know, Tony Rock was my man. And this is probably irreparable.”
“I spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuances and the complexities of what happened in that moment, and I’m not going to try to unpack all of that right now,” the actor added. “But I can say to all of you now there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment.”
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a> in April issued a 10-year ban on Smith, preventing the actor from attending the annual awards show in person, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-will-smith-releases-video-apologizing-for-oscars-slap-of-chris-rock">WATCH: Will Smith Releases Video Apologizing For Oscars Slap Of Chris Rock</a>
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‘Everybody Is Trying To Be A F***ing Victim’: Chris Rock Speaks After Will Smith Video Addressing Slap

‘Everybody Wants To Be A F***ing Victim’: Chris Rock Speaks After Will Smith Video Addressing Slap 

Disgraced star Will Smith finally broke his silence on what occurred between him and wife Jada Pinkett Smith before Smith walked on stage at the 2022 Oscars and struck Chris Rock in the face.
&#8220;It&#8217;s been a minute &#8230;,&#8221; a message reads at the start of the lengthy video posted Friday on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrxDKwlA_s">YouTube</a> from the the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">53-year-old</a> actor. The message continued, &#8220;Over the last few months, I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of thinking and personal work &#8230; You asked a lot of fair questions that I wanted to take some time to answer.&#8221;
In the clip, the &#8220;Men In Black&#8221; star issued another apology to Rock, who he hit in the face after the &#8220;Grown Ups&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">star</a> cracked a joke about Jada&#8217;s shaved bald head amid her hair loss battle. He then answered the question many have asked, which was &#8220;after Jada rolled her eyes did she tell you to do something?&#8221;
&#8220;No.&#8221; Smith explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s like, you know, I made a choice on my own, from my own experiences, and my history with Chris [Rock]. Jada had nothing to do with it.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, babe,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I want to say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us.&#8221;
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The actor also shared that he has reached out to Rock, and the message has come back that the comedian&#8217;s not ready to speak to him yet, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-will-smith-releases-video-apologizing-for-oscars-slap-of-chris-rock">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he&#8217;s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out,&#8221; the &#8220;Bad Boys&#8221; star said. &#8220;So I will say this to you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable. And I&#8217;m here whenever you&#8217;re ready to talk.&#8221;
After Smith slapped Rock in the face during the 94th Academy Awards show, he was not removed from the building, and a short time later, he took the stage to accept his first Oscar ever — Best Actor for his role in the film &#8220;King Richard,&#8221; as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">reported</a>.
The actor later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-issues-apology-to-chris-rock-says-he-was-out-of-line-and-wrong">issued an apology</a> to Rock after the incident, calling it &#8220;out of line&#8221; and &#8220;wrong.&#8221; Later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">10-year ban</a> preventing Smith from attending the annual awards show.
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Will Smith Finally Breaks Silence On What Occurred Between Him And Jada Pinkett Smith Before He Struck Chris Rock

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Disgraced Hollywood star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Will Smith</a> posted a video Friday in which he apologized for slapping <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">Chris Rock</a> at the Oscars earlier this year.
The nearly six-minute video shows Smith, wearing a ball cap and golf shirt and seated in what appears to be his home, answering questions from fans and critics on the internet. In a sometimes halting voice, Smith expresses deep remorse for the March 27 incident that has likely cost him his place atop Tinseltown.
“It’s been a minute …,” text on the video begins. “Over the last few months, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and personal work.”
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Smith then reads and answers questions about the shocking incident, in which he charged the stage at the Academy Awards show and slapped the comedian after he had made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Minutes later, Smith was awarded a “Best Actor” Oscar for his role as tennis patriarch Richard Williams.
“Why didn’t you apologize to Chris in your acceptance speech?” Smith begins, reading a question.
“I was fogged out by that point,” he says. “It’s all fuzzy. I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.”
Smith apologizes to Rock, his family and in particular, the comedian’s mother, who he says he saw in an interview and realized how much the incident had hurt her.
“I just didn’t realize, and you know, I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment,” Smith says in the video. “So, I want to apologize to Chris’s mother. I want to apologize to Chris’s family, specifically [Chris Rock’s younger brother] Tony Rock. You know, we had a great relationship. You know, Tony Rock was my man. And this is probably irreparable.”
Another question Smith addresses in the video is whether his wife put him up to attacking Rock.
“No. I made a choice on my own, from my own experiences, and my history with Chris,&#8221; Smith says. &#8220;Jada had nothing to do with it. I’m sorry, babe, and I want to say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us.”
Smith has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-issues-apology-to-chris-rock-says-he-was-out-of-line-and-wrong">apologized</a> before, including shortly after the incident. Smith slapped Rock in the face after the comedian mocked Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head amid her hair loss battle. A stunned Rock absorbed the slap and carried on.
&#8220;Will Smith just slapped the s*** out of me,&#8221; he said as the actor returned to his seat and yelled for Rock to &#8220;keep my wife’s name outta your mouth.&#8221; Smith was not removed from the building, and a short time later, took the stage to accept his first Oscar ever — Best Actor for his role in the film “King Richard.”
Later, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a> issued a 10-year ban preventing the actor from attending the annual awards show.
&#8220;I spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuances and the complexities of what happened in that moment, and I’m not going to try to unpack all of that right now,&#8221; Smith says in the new video. &#8220;But I can say to all of you now there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment.&#8221;

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WATCH: Will Smith Releases Video Apologizing For Oscars Slap Of Chris Rock

Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">Chris Rock</a> reportedly dropped new material on his latest comedy tour with a not-so-subtle reference to what happened at the 2022 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oscars">Oscars</a> when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Will Smith</a> walked on stage and slapped him in the face.
It reportedly happened Saturday night at his show in New York at Madison Square Garden during the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-rock-breaks-silence-with-first-joke-about-the-slap-at-california-comedy-show">57-year-old</a> comedian&#8217;s &#8220;Only Headliners Allowed&#8221; tour with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-hart">Kevin Hart</a> and a surprise appearance by Dave Chappelle, <a href="https://www.etonline.com/chris-rock-makes-will-smith-joke-while-addressing-cancel-culture-at-nyc-stand-up-show-187961">Entertainment Tonight</a> reported.
The &#8220;Grown Ups&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-rock-talks-smith-oscars-slap-quips-about-how-anyone-who-says-words-hurt-has-never-been-punched-in-face-report">star</a> reportedly made the comment while talking about &#8220;cancel culture&#8221; in a reference about how &#8220;words hurt.&#8221;
&#8220;Chris made a joke about Will during a bit about &#8216;cancel culture,&#8217; joking that &#8216;anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,’” the source told the outlet.
The &#8220;Death at a Funeral&#8221; star also reportedly made the same comment the following day during his set at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chris-rock-says-hes-not-a-victim-after-will-smith-oscars-slap/">US Weekly</a> noted. He also reportedly referenced that he&#8217;s no victim.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not a victim, motherf***er,&#8221; Rock shared, per an eyewitness.
&#8220;Yeah, that s*** hurt, motherf***er,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But I shook that s*** off and went to work the next day … I don&#8217;t go to the hospital for a papercut.&#8221;
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Last night was by far the best moment of my career…I can’t even explain it…I can’t find the words…Just know that last night was the true definition of a “EPIC NIGHT”…I love my brothers more than words can explain. We made history last night!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RockHartChappelle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RockHartChappelle</a> <a href="https://t.co/x1XtRXZQCO">pic.twitter.com/x1XtRXZQCO</a>
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During Saturday&#8217;s show, Hart reportedly brought out on the stage a goat named Will Smith that he said he bought for Rock, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/kevin-hart-buys-chris-rock-goat-will-smith/">XXL magazine</a> reported.
&#8220;The name is Will Smith,&#8221; Hart shared, passing the goat to Chris. &#8220;What?&#8221; the comedian responded, as the audience laughed.
During the 94th Academy Awards show, Smith slapped Rock in the face after the comedian cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head amid her hair loss battle, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
Smith was not removed from the building, and a short time later, he took the stage to accept his first Oscar ever — Best Actor for his role in the film &#8220;King Richard.&#8221; The &#8220;Men in Black&#8221; star later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-issues-apology-to-chris-rock-says-he-was-out-of-line-and-wrong">apologized</a> after the Oscars incident, calling it &#8220;out of line&#8221; and &#8220;wrong.&#8221;
Later, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a> issued a 10-year ban preventing the actor from attending the annual awards show.
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‘Words Hurt’: Comedian Chris Rock References Will Smith Oscars Slap In New Comedy Tour: Report

'Words Hurt’: Comedian Chris Rock References Will Smith Oscars Slap In New Comedy Tour: Report

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Jada Pinkett Smith has finally broken her silence on husband Will Smith&#8217;s Oscars slap of comedian Chris Rock, sharing how she hopes these two can &#8220;talk this out and reconcile.&#8221;
During the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jada-pinkett-smith-says-she-recently-realized-she-suffers-from-some-anxiety">50-year-old actress</a>&#8216; Facebook &#8220;Red Table Talk&#8221; <a href="https://fb.watch/dnp8jTvOYO/">show</a> on Wednesday, she talked about her ongoing hair loss battle and what she said she&#8217;s &#8220;been through with my own health.&#8221; She also mentioned what happened at the 94th Academy Awards after her husband marched on stage and slapped Rock in the face after he cracked a joke about Jada&#8217;s shaved bald head.
The &#8220;Girls Trip&#8221; star explained at the start of the show how &#8220;thousands have reached out to me with their stories. I&#8217;m using this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it&#8217;s like to have this condition and to inform people about what alopecia actually is.&#8221;
&#8220;Now about Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile,&#8221; she added. &#8220;The state of the world today, we need them both. And we all actually need one another more than ever. Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years, and that&#8217;s keep figuring out this thing called life together. Thank you for listening.&#8221;
It was the first time the actress has commented on the incident since sharing <a href="https://www.facebook.com/redtabletalk/videos/725592481787414">a statement</a> in April promising to address the altercation at some point.
&#8220;Considering all that has happened in the last few weeks, the Smith family has been focused on deep healing,&#8221; the message said. &#8220;Some of the discoveries around our healing will be shared at the table when the time calls.&#8221;
Following Smith&#8217;s actions at the Oscars, the &#8220;King Richard&#8221; star <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbqmaY1p7Pz/">apologized</a> to Rock and conceded that he&#8217;d been &#8220;out of line&#8221; and &#8220;wrong.&#8221; Shortly after the apology, Smith resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences amid disciplinary proceedings over his behavior.
The Academy later shared that Smith was banned from attending the annual awards show for ten years for slapping Rock, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">reported</a> by The Daily Wire.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Breaks Silence On Will Smith’s Oscars Slap, Hopes Husband And Chris Rock Will Have An ‘Opportunity To Heal’

Jada Pinkett Smith Breaks Silence On Husband Actor Will Smith's Slap Of Chris Rock At The Oscars

Entertainer Will Smith said he had a vision of his career &#8220;going away&#8221; and his &#8220;whole life&#8221; being destroyed after drinking a psychedelic tea years before he marched on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
During Netflix&#8217;s &#8220;My Next Guest Needs No Introduction&#8221; series, host David Letterman talked to Smith about his two-year hiatus from acting. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">53-year-old</a> Smith revealed that he drank the psychoactive brew ayahuasca, which he called &#8220;the individual most hellish psychological experience of my life.&#8221;
The vision came years before the &#8220;Men In Black&#8221; actor struck <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-rock-talks-smith-oscars-slap-quips-about-how-anyone-who-says-words-hurt-has-never-been-punched-in-face-report">Rock</a> at the 94th Academy Awards after he cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head amid her hair loss battle.
&#8220;All of a sudden, it&#8217;s like I start seeing all of my money flying away,&#8221; Smith shared in the pre-recorded interview. &#8220;And my house is flying away. And my career is going away.&#8221;
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&#8220;And I’m trying to, like, grab for my money and my career,&#8221; he added. &#8220;My whole life is getting destroyed.&#8221;
The &#8220;King Richard&#8221; star admitted, at the time, it was his biggest fear. And during the vision, he started hearing an angry voice yelling at him, saying, &#8220;This is what the f*** it is. This is what the f*** life is.&#8221;
But then he said he heard the voice of his 21-year-old daughter Willow screaming for help asking why &#8220;won&#8217;t you help me,&#8221; and the whole vision changed.
&#8220;Then slowly, I stopped caring about my money,&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;I just wanted to get to Willow. I stopped caring about my house, about my career.&#8221;
&#8220;I still hear Willow screaming,&#8221; he added, noting that he began to &#8220;settle down&#8221; even as the money was flying away. &#8220;And I&#8217;m totally calm, even though there&#8217;s hell going on in my mind.&#8221;
&#8220;When I came out of it, I realized that anything that happens in my life, I can handle it,&#8221; Smith continued. &#8220;I can handle any person that I lose, I can handle anything that goes wrong in my life, I can handle anything in my marriage. I can handle anything that this life has to offer me.&#8221;
Smith apologized after the Oscar incident, and later the Academy issued a 10-year ban preventing him from attending the annual awards show.

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‘My Whole Life Is Getting Destroyed’: Will Smith Says He Had A Vision Of His Career ‘Going Away’ Years Before Oscars Slap

'Whole Life Is Getting Destroyed’: Will Smith Had A Vision Of Career ‘Going Away’ Years Before Oscars Slap

Will Smith told David Letterman that he felt like a “coward” for failing to protect his mother from his abusive father.
The “Men In Black” actor made the comments during a new episode of Netflix’s “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/05/23/will-smith-i-was-a-coward-for-not-defining-mom-from-abuse/">according to</a> The New York Post. The episode started with a disclaimer saying it was filmed prior to the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony, which was when Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face. 
“Don’t say nothin’ ‘bout my mother, Dave,” Smith teases Letterman at one point during the episode.
Later, the 53-year-old actor talked about his childhood and how it still affects him. Smith said he goes into detail about certain events in his upcoming memoir, “Will.”
“The first line of the first chapter is, ‘I’ve always thought of myself as a coward,” the actor told Letterman. “When I was nine years old, I saw my father beat up my mother, and I didn’t do anything. And that just left a traumatic impression of myself as a coward.” 
“Life is so exciting to me right now, because I can reach people differently than I’ve ever been able to reach people, largely because of my pain,” he continued. “I’m really ready to dive into my art in a way that I think will be hopefully fulfilling for me and helpful for the human family.”
The “Pursuit of Happyness” star also gave the former late night host some tips for defending his family. He said the “material world is completely, utterly, and totally incapable of sustaining our happiness.”
“Beyond the essentials of protecting yourself and your family,” Letterman replied.
“You can’t protect your family, right?” Smith countered. “That’s not real. Protection and safety is an illusion. You have to learn to live with the reality that any moment, anything can be gone in one second.&#8221; 
&#8220;So with that reality, how can you be here? And how can you be joyful and be here?” he said. 
Since the interview was recorded, Smith’s reputation has been forever changed after striking Rock in front of an international audience. He made a public apology and resigned from the Academy following the incident. 
“My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable,” Smith said in part. “The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris [Rock], his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I betrayed the trust of the Academy.”
“I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work,” he continued, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heartbroken-will-smith-announces-hes-resigned-from-the-academy">reported</a>.
“I am heartbroken. I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film. So, I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any further consequences the Board deems appropriate.”

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Will Smith Said He Felt Like A ‘Coward’ For Not Defending His Mother From Abusive Father

Will Smith: I Was 'A Coward' For Not Defending Mom From Dad's Abuse

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Female domestic abusers don’t get caught as often as their male counterparts because they aren’t as common. It’s often hard to determine if abuse is happening, even when the evidence feels irrefutable. Even Hollywood isn’t immune to these toxic women who abuse their partners. 
Two of the most notorious of these are Jada Pinkett Smith and Amber Heard. Both of these movie stars have slowly fallen out of public favor as people realize that they’re more than capable of destroying the men they claimed to love.
Take Jada, for example. Will Smith’s name trended for weeks following the now infamous slapping incident at the 2022 Academy Awards. The public outrage over his actions, however, quickly morphed into a retrospective on all the times the actor’s wife treated him terribly.
Fans couldn’t help but notice that Will <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/4990884/will-smith-laughed-at-chris-rocks-jada-joke-before-storming-on-stage-and-slapping-him/">seemed</a> content to scoff at Chris Rock’s joke about Jada’s bald head until he noticed how angry she looked about it. They claim the “Men In Black” star only stormed the stage after noticing how Jada couldn’t stand Rock gently mocking her. Jada did seem to chuckle a little later after watching Will publicly humiliate himself in front of a national audience. His reputation and career may never recover. 
This wasn’t the only instance of Jada asserting dominance over Will, fans pointed out. Another <a href="https://twitter.com/swxxtsanade/status/1512132170952884235">video</a> started circulating which showed the actress ignoring her husband’s request to stop filming him. 
In the clip, Jada asks Will, &#8220;You know Esther Perel is coming to the table, she&#8217;s gonna be at the Red Table, would you say she has been instrumental in you and I redefining our relationship?&#8221;
Will responds, &#8220;I would say don&#8217;t just start filming me without asking me,&#8221; before Jada turns the camera and exasperatedly says she’s “still dealing with foolishness.” 
She continues filming and persists with, &#8220;Would you say that she helped us heal the hurts that we caused between one another?&#8221; Will’s face during the entire exchange looks defeated.
He then replies,&#8221;My social media presence is my bread and butter. So you can&#8217;t just use me for social media. Don&#8217;t just start rolling, I&#8217;m standing in my house. Don&#8217;t start rolling.”
Again Jada ignores him. She turns the camera back to herself and says, &#8220;Please watch Esther at the Red Table because she&#8217;s helped us a lot.”
This behavior led fans to take a closer look at Jada’s treatment of Will over the years and what they found was a pattern of troubling comments. They pointed to the couple’s notorious open marriage, which was reportedly Jada’s <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/will-smith-confirmed-jada-pinkett-smith-open-marriage">idea</a> since she didn’t have traditional views on marriage like her husband did. The couple has gone through several public rough patches but have amazingly stayed married for over 23 years.
It’s not just longtime married men experiencing abuse in Tinseltown. Johnny Depp claims to have gone through such extreme trauma at the hands of his ex-wife Amber Heard, to whom he was only married for 15 months. In that short amount of time this former couple appears to both have treated each other badly. Heard later accused Depp of abuse, which he is saying cost him his career and reputation.
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star sued his ex for $50 million dollars. Their public trial revealed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-14-most-shocking-revelations-in-the-johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-trial">sordid details</a> from their past, including allegations of some truly horrible treatment of Depp at the hands of Heard. Some fans who formerly thought of him as the villain did an almost complete turnaround after observing the trial.
One of the more infamous details revealed at trial regarded Heard allegedly admitting to leaving poop in the bed she shared with Depp after an argument in April 2016. A security guard employed by Depp testified that Heard told him it was “a horrible practical joke gone wrong.”
There were also moments that weren’t so humorous. Depp said he lost part of his right middle finger after a fight with Heard when she threw a glass vodka bottle at him. Heard disagreed, saying Depp cut his own finger while intoxicated. 
During the trial, there were multiple audio recordings that absolutely couldn’t be refuted by either party. A clip revealed Heard saying, “You can tell people it was a fair fight … see what the jury and judge think. Tell the world, Johnny, tell them — ‘Johnny Depp, I, Johnny Depp, a man, I’m a victim, too, of domestic violence … and it’s a fair fight.’” 
Heard said in the audio, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/audio-heard-suggests-no-one-will-believe-depp-if-he-also-claims-to-be-abuse-victim-because-hes-a-man">reported</a> by The Daily Wire. “And see how many people believe or side with you.”
Another clip had Heard admitting to hitting Depp.
“I didn’t punch you, by the way,” Heard said. “I’m sorry that I didn’t hit you across the face in a proper slap. But, I was hitting you. It was not punching you.”
“You’ve been in a lot of fights, you’ve been around a long time,” she continued. “You didn’t get punched. You got hit. I’m sorry I hit you like this, but I did not punch you. I did not f***ing deck you. I f***ing was hitting you. I don’t know what the motion of my actual hand was.”
“But you’re fine,” she told Depp. “I did not hurt you, I did not punch you, I was hitting you.”
“I’m not sitting here b****ing about, am I? You are. That’s the difference between me and you. You’re a f***ing baby,” she added. “You are such a baby! Grow the f*** up, Johnny.”
Neither Will Smith nor Johnny Depp are innocent victims in these situations. The defamation trial against Depp has brought up plenty of bad behavior on his part, with people testifying that he abused drugs and alcohol and behaving erratically. 
Smith also chose to strike Rock of his own accord. He’s also admitted to having sex with other women while married to Jada. According to <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/will-smith-november-cover-profile">GQ</a>, Will has confirmed that his wife was not the “only one” to have a relationship with someone else during an interview in 2021, just after the world found out about Jada’s “entanglement” with August Alsina. 
“The public has a narrative that is impenetrable. Once the public decides something, it’s difficult to impossible to dislodge the pictures and ideas and perceptions,” the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” alum said, “delicately” explaining that anyone who believed he was faithful while she cheated was mistaken.
“Jada never believed in conventional marriage,” Will continued. “Jada had family members that had an unconventional relationship. So she grew up in a way that was very different than how I grew up. There were significant endless discussions about, what is relational perfection? What is the perfect way to interact as a couple? And for the large part of our relationship, monogamy was what we chose, not thinking of monogamy as the only relational perfection.”
In summary, there are abusers in Hollywood, there are victims, and then there are some who are both at the same time. It’s a mistake to believe that only men can treat their partners in truly horrible ways.

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