Will Smith just apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him on stage during the 2022 Academy Awards ...
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00:00Chris, I apologize to you.
00:06My behavior was unacceptable.
00:10And I'm here whenever you're ready to talk.
00:24Why didn't you apologize to Chris in your acceptance speech?
00:30Um, I was fogged out by that point.
00:36It's, it's, it's, it's all fuzzy.
00:39I've reached out to Chris.
00:42Um, and the mesh, the message that came back is that, uh, he's not ready to
00:47talk and when he is, he will reach out.
00:52I spent the last three months, um, replaying and understanding the nuances
01:02and, and the complexities of what happened in, in that moment.
01:08Um, and I'm not gonna try to unpack all of that right now, but I can say to all
01:16of you, there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave.
01:25In that moment.
01:27There's no part of me that thinks that's the optimal way to handle a
01:35feeling of disrespect or, or insults.
01:41After Jada rolled her eyes, did she tell you to do something?
01:45No.
01:46Um, it's like, you know, I'm, I made a choice on my own, from my own
01:54experiences, from my history with Chris Jada had nothing to do with it.
02:01I'm sorry, babe.
02:03Um, I'm gonna say sorry to my, my kids and my family for the
02:11heat that I brought on all of us.
02:14Um, to all my fellow nominees, you know, this is a community, it's like I
02:20won because you, you voted for me.
02:22And it, it, it really breaks my heart to have stolen and, and
02:27tarnished, tarnished your moment.
02:31Um, I can still see Questlove's eyes, you know, it, it happened on Questlove's
02:40award and, you know, it's like, I'm, I'm, I'm sorry, really isn't sufficient.
02:53What would you say to the people who looked up to you before the slap or
02:58people who expressed that you let them down?
03:02Um, so there's two things.
03:06One, um, disappointing people is my central trauma.
03:13Um, I hate when I let people down.
03:18Um, so it, it hurts.
03:23Uh, it hurts me psychologically and emotionally to know I didn't live up
03:28to, uh, people's image and impression of me.
03:35And the work I'm trying to do is I am deeply remorseful and I'm trying to be
03:47remorseful without being ashamed of myself, right?
03:51I'm a human and I made a mistake and I'm trying not to think of myself as a piece
04:04of shit.
04:05Um, so I would say to those people, I know it was confusing.
04:11I know it was shocking.
04:14Um, but I, I promise you, I am deeply devoted and committed to putting light
04:24and love and joy into the world.
04:28And, you know, if you, if you hang on, I promise we'll be able to be friends
04:35again.