The long awaited apology from American actor, Will Smith to comedian, Chris Rock for physically assaulting him is finally here.
Many who have been waiting for him to apologise to the comedian can rest now as the actor took to his Instagram page to tender a lengthy apology to the world.
Kemi Filani news reported on Monday, January 28th that Will Smith elicited huge backlash after his altercation with with the comedian for throwing a jibe at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
At the Oscars, Chris Rock made a joke about Jada’s bald hairs, which Will didn’t find funny because his wife was suffering from Alopecia.
Smith took to the stage to slap him and warned him to keep his wife’s name out of his mouth, though he has since apologised to the academy while receiving award as the Best Actor, he didn’t apologize to Chris.
Taking to his Instagram page, he apologised to Chris Rock, the Academy awards, producers and attendees at the award show as well as viewers across the world.
“Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally. I would like to publicly apologise to Chris, I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness. I would also like to apologise to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. I would like to apologise to the Williams Family and my King Richard Family. I deeply regret that my behavior has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us. I am a work in progress”.
