Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock , Over Oscars Slap.<br />Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock , Over Oscars Slap.<br />'People' reports that on July 29, Smith publicly apologized to Rock for the first time by sharing a video to YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.<br />'People' reports that on July 29, Smith publicly apologized to Rock for the first time by sharing a video to YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.<br />I've reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he's not ready to talk, and when he is he will reach out, Will Smith, via apology video.<br />So I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior <br />was unacceptable, and I'm here whenever you're ready to talk, Will Smith, via apology video.<br />Smith also apologized to Rock's mom.<br />I saw an interview that his mother did. That's one of the things about that moment I didn't realize, I wasn't thinking, but how many people got hurt in that moment, Will Smith, via apology video.<br />So I want to apologize to Chris's mother; <br />I want to apologize to Chris's family, specifically Tony Rock [Chris's younger brother]. We had a great relationship. Tony Rock was my man. This is probably irreparable. , Will Smith, via apology video.<br />Smith went on to say that he "spent the last three months replaying and understanding the complexities and nuances of what happened.".<br />I'm not gonna try to unpack all of that right now but I can say to you, there was no part of me that thought that was the right way to behave in that moment, Will Smith, via apology video.<br />In a previous statement, Smith said Rock's joke about his wife, Jada, was "too much for me <br />to bear" and he "reacted emotionally.".<br />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. <br />There is no place for violence in a <br />world of love and kindness, Will Smith, via statement
