Will Smith

Will Smith has said he has "reached out" to Chris Rock after slapping him at the Oscars, but the comedian has said he is "not ready to talk".

He also said his wife Jada Pinkett Smith did not ask him to do something to defend her after Rock made the joke. It really breaks my heart to have stolen and tarnished your moment." "I wasn't thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment... Pinkett Smith spoke last month saying it was her "deepest hope" that her husband and Rock could "reconcile" after the incident. Smith explained: "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." Will Smith has said he has "reached out" to Chris Rock after slapping him at the Oscars, but the comedian has said he is "not ready to talk".

Smith claims Rock has not yet forgiven him for the attack at this year's Academy Awards after he "reached out".

I want to apologise.” He added in a question and answer session which he said was filled with “fair” questions from fans: “I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk when he is, he will reach out. So I will say to you, Chris, I apologise to you.

Actor Will Smith has broken his months-long silence on the infamous moment he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, saying he has reached out to Rock ...

And I made a mistake, and I am trying not to think of myself as a piece of s***. I'll get to it eventually – on Netflix," he said with a laugh. But I promise you, I am deeply devoted and committed to putting light and love and joy into the world. "I made a choice on my own, from my own experiences, from my history with Chris. Jada had nothing to do with it. There's no part of me that thinks that's the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults." "I want to apologise to Chris's mother. So I want to apologise to Chris's mother, to his family, specifically Tony Rock." It happened on Questlove's award, and ... sorry really isn't sufficient." It really breaks my heart to have stolen and tarnished your moment. And this is probably irreparable," Smith continued. "We had a great relationship. My behaviour was unacceptable and I'm here whenever you're ready to talk.

Chris Rock is still not saying how he feels about getting slapped by Will Smith, but he is still making passing jokes about the incident.

"Tony Rock was my man and this is probably irreparable." "We had a great relationship," Smith says. My behavior was unacceptable and I'm here whenever you are ready to talk." "I was fogged out by that point," he says. ... You asked a lot of fair questions that I wanted to take some time to answer," it reads. "Everybody is trying to be a f---ing victim.

Will Smith is "deeply remorseful" about slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March.

"There's no part of me that thinks that is the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults." "Tony Rock was my man and this is probably irreparable." I hate when I let people down so it hurts." 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. "Over the last few months, I've been doing a lot of thinking and personal work...," the statement reads. So I will say to you Chris, I apologize to you.

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My behaviour was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk,” Smith said in the lengthy video, uploaded on his YouTube channel and Instagram page. “If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims,” Rock said. “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 so I will say to you Chris, I apologise to you.

In an emotional YouTube post, Smith addressed why he didn't apologize to Rock when he accepted a best actor prize for his work in “King Richard” shortly after ...

I want to say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us.” There had been speculation that Smith would open up about the fallout surrounding the Rock slap in a sit-down interview with a high-profile journalist like Oprah Winfrey, but instead the actor has opted to use social media to directly address his fans. “It’s like, you know, I made a choice on my own, from my own experiences, from my history with Chris,” Smith says. Smith also addressed questions about whether or not Pinkett Smith, who was seen on camera rolling her eyes at Rock’s joke comparing her buzzcut to the one Demi Moore sports in “G.I. Jane,” had urged him to charge the stage. “There’s no part of me that thinks that’s the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults.” In an emotional YouTube post, Smith addressed why he didn’t apologize to Rock when he accepted a best actor prize for his work in “King Richard” shortly after he charged the stage and slapped the comic for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s short haircut.

Chris Rock shared some thoughts on Will Smith during a stand-up show -- shortly after the Oscar winner issued an apology for the slap.

On Friday, Rock performed in Atlanta as part of his Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour (via CNN) only hours after Will Smith dropped his video. The Head of State alum was slapped by Will Smith while presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature during this year’s Oscars ceremony. Several months after the star slapped Chris Rock on stage (and the internet exploded as a result), Smith broke his silence and apologized to the star for the polarizing moment.

Twitter is once again divided over actor Will Smith after he broke his months-long silence on the infamous moment he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy ...

"Will Smith has lost me again," Titus said in a post. I'm sorry babe," he added. "You attacked a man on a global broadcast. My behaviour was unacceptable and I'm here whenever you're ready to talk." "My favourite part of Will Smith's apology is him making it CLEAR that Jada never told him to do anything to Chris after his joke," Woo said in a post. "I've reached out to Chris, and the message that came back is he's not ready to talk, and when he is he will reach out.