Actor Will Smith issued a second apology Friday for slapping comic Chris Rock on the Oscars, saying he would resign his membership within the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences.
In a prolonged assertion, the actor stated his actions through the Oscars on Sunday had been “surprising, painful and inexcusable,” and he was ready to “settle for any additional penalties” that the academy’s board of governors “deems acceptable.”
“The listing of these I've damage is lengthy and contains Chris, his household, a lot of my pricey associates and family members, all these in attendance, and international audiences,” Smith stated, including that he's “dedicated to doing the work to make sure that I by no means once more permit violence to overhaul purpose.”
Throughout the Oscars ceremony, Rock made a joke about Smith’s spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith, having a shaved head. Pinkett Smith has spoken publicly about her struggles with alopecia. Smith then walked on stage and struck Rock throughout the face. After he returned to his seat, he shouted, “Maintain my spouse’s identify out of your fucking mouth.”
Later that night, throughout a tearful acceptance speech for his award for lead actor in “King Richard,” a film about Venus and Serena Williams’ household, Smith apologized, however to not Rock. The following day, he issued a public apology to Rock on Instagram.
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