Best actor winner Will Smith ('King Richard') apologized Sunday after slapping comedian and presenter Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.
LOS ANGELES -- When Will Smith marched onto the Oscars stage and smacked Chris Rock, the unpredictable moment served as a jarring interruption to Hollywood's feel-good celebration., he delivered a tearful apology for an act sure to overshadow his milestone achievement. He seized the opportunity during Sunday night's awards to speak on being a fierce defender just like his tennis dad character Richard Williams from"King Richard.
"I'm being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people," said Smith during his acceptance speech after winning his first-ever Oscar."I know to do what we do you've got to be able to take abuse. You've got to be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business, you've got to be able to have people disrespecting you. And you've got to smile and pretend like that's OK.
After the show, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences issued a statement saying it"does not condone violence of any form.""The incident involved one individual slapping another," the statement read."The individual involved has declined to file a police report. If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report.
The confrontation overshadowed Smith's milestone accomplishment. He was previously nominated twice for best actor, for his role in"Ali" in 2002 and"The Pursuit of Happyness" in 2007. In those films, he portrayed real-life characters: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali and Chris Garner, a homeless salesman. Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and be in this world.
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