Will Smith tears up as he addresses Chris Rock Oscars slap: "It was a mess"
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Will Smith addressed the 2022 Oscars, where he slapped Chris Rock following a joke made about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, in a late night show appearance.
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Will Smith addressed the 2022 Oscars, where he slapped Chris Rock following a joke made about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, in a late night show appearance.
In an interview on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah," the actor opened up about why he slapped Chris Rock, and how, after the incident, his 9-year-old nephew's reaction broke his heart.
Will Smith detailed the "horrific night" that he slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars in the spring in an interview with late-night host Trevor Noah on Monday.
Will Smith opened up in depth about the slap that shocked the world, admitting he fully "lost it" that night he hit Chris Rock and that it "had been bottled for a really long time."
In his first big interview since March, the blockbuster actor said he "just lost it" over Rock's joke about his wife's hair. "That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time," he said.
