Apology

This past week marked a major development in the aftermath of Will Smith’s Oscars incident. Several months after the star slapped Chris Rock on stage (and the internet exploded as a result), Smith broke his silence and apologized to the star for the polarizing moment. The King Richard star said that he’s here whenever Rock is “ready to talk.” It doesn’t look like the comedian has reached out to Smith just yet, though he did share a response of sorts through a recent stand-up act. Since the Academy Awards snafu, Chris…

Four months after Will Smith shocking slap of Chris Rock onstage at the 2022 Academy Awards, the “King Richard” actor has sparked another debate by releasing a nearly 6-minute video Friday, publicly apologizing to Rock on camera for the first time. Within hours of the video’s release, some people online praised Smith for the courage and humility he demonstrated with his apology, but others questioned the movie star’s sincerity, even as he expressed profound remorse. Indeed, at points in the video, Smith appeared to reach…

NEW YORK — Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable” and that he had reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn’t ready. “There is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment,” Smith said in the under-six minute video posted online Friday. “I am deeply remorseful and I’m trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself.” To Rock, he said: “I’m here…

Will Smith has made a public apology to Chris Rock, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and various other people in a new video, published on Friday (29 July). In the nearly six-minute clip, the actor addressed his altercation with the comedian at the Oscars in March, which took place after Rock made a joke in reference to Pinkett Smith’s hair. Smith approached Rock on stage and hit him across the face, before swearing at him.The moment has been discussed widely since, with celebrities and viewers commenting on the shocking…

Will Smith has posted an apology video in which he discusses slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March.In a YouTube video, Smith addressed the comedian, whom Smith says has declined to speak with him directly. “So I will say to you, Chris, I apologise to you,” the actor said.He also apologised to Rock’s mother and father: “My behaviour was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk. I want to apologise to Chris’s mother. I saw an interview that Chris’s mother did, and that was one of the things about…

Months after the infamous 2022 Oscars ceremony, Will Smith has shared an apology video in which he discusses slapping Chris Rock.In the clip, shared to YouTube, Smith addressed the comedian, whom Smith says has declined to speak with him directly.See below for the actor’s full remarks from the five-minute video, in which he answered questions he’s been asked since the controversial incident occured. Firstly, he was asked why he didn’t apologise to Rock on Oscars night when he accepted an award for his performance in King…

Will Smith has posted an emotional video to his social channels expressing remorse over the Oscars slap.The 53-year-old actor caused controversy at this year’s ceremony after he slapped Chris Rock onstage after a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and her appearance. Smith released a statement on Instagram to apologise but has been silent since.The almost six-minute video, uploaded on his YouTube channel and Instagram page, sees Smith answering questions that have circulated since, starting with why he didn’t…

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition is getting an update which will bring many bug fixes and improvements. The remastered bundle includes Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Developer Rockstar Games has issued an apology to players regarding the issues they may have encountered while playing any of the three games. The classic version of the three GTA games will soon be arriving on PC through a special bundle which will be made re-available on the…

YouTube will soon reinstate two popular livestreams by Lofi Girl, which were removed over what was later determined to be “abusive” takedown requests. On Sunday, Lofi Girl shared a notice from YouTube regarding the removal of the “lofi hip hop radio — beats to relax/study to” and “lofi hip hop radio — beats to sleep/chill to” streams due to alleged copyright violations. Lofi Girl stood by its assertion of “false copyright strikes,” telling TechCrunch that all music on the channel is released through its record label, Lofi…

Chris Pratt has apologised to UFC fighter Israel Adesanya after the sportsman hit back at Pratt’s criticism of his performance.Appearing on ESPN after Adesanya’s middleweight bout against Jared Cannonier on Saturday (2 July), Pratt had said that Adesanya’s dramatic entrance to the ring did not live up to his performance, despite him taking home the win.The Jurassic World star said that Adesanya had “all that talk” only to go into the octagon and “do a little bit of pitter-patter”.On Wednesday (6 July), the fighter…