Will Smith said he’s “deeply remorseful” about slapping Chris Rock on stage during the 94th Academy Awards earlier this year, addressing the incident for the first time in a lengthy emotional video apologizing to Rock.
In a video message posted to his social media accounts, Smith says he has spent the last few months “doing a lot of thinking and personal work” and wanted to answer some “fair questions” about the slap heard around the world.
Reading a fan question about why he didn’t apologize to Rock during his acceptance speech for best actor that same night, Smith explained that he was “fogged out by that point.”
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