American comedian, Chris Rock who was slapped at the Oscars has tendered an apology to Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett, and the organisers of the Academy Awards.
His heartfelt apology was posted on Tuesday on his manager’s social media account.
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He wrote;
As a comedian, it can be difficult to understand which lines are to be crossed and which ones aren’t. Last night I crossed a line that I shouldn’t have and paid the enormous price of my reputation as a renowned comedian.
Comedy is never about poking fun at or making lite of people with major ordeals happening in their lives. Comedy is about using real-life circumstances to create laughter and bring light to an otherwise dark world.
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Rock added;
With that said, I sincerely apologise to my friends Jada Pickett-Smith, Will Smith, and the rest of the Smith family for the disrespect and disregard I displayed which was unfortunately broadcast for the world to see. I hope that, with time, forgiveness can come of this situation and we can all be better, more considerate people in the end.
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Smith slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith who had been battling alopecia, an autoimmune illness that causes hair loss.
When he returned to his seat after slapping Rock on stage, Smith yelled at the comedian to “keep my wife’s name out of you’re f***ing mouth.”
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However, Smith later apologised in a tearful best actor acceptance speech but not directly to Chris Rock.
“I want to apologise to the Academy. I want to apologise to my all my fellow nominees,” Smith said after winning the first Oscar of his career for playing the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams in King Richard.
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Horus after the incident, Smith in an Instagram post described his conduct during the Academy Awards as wrong and inexcusable.
According to Smith in the apology post, he is a work in progress, adding that “there is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”
