Twas the slap heard round Hollywood.
Oh, what a night!
In the year since, the parties involved have all revealed their version and interpretation of the Slappening.
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A source close to Rocksays it wasnt the comedians call.
The Academy tweets that it does not condone violence in any form.
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Will and Jadas son Jaden tweets:
Jada Pinkett Smith posts a vague statement about healing.
Will Smith releases a statement apologizing for his behavior.
I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris.
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.
There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.
Im still kind of processing what happened.
So, at some point Ill talk about that shit.
And it will be serious and funny.
April 2022:SNLaddresses the incident when Jerrod Carmichael hosts.
After an investigation,the board of directors banned him from the ceremony for 10 years.
We need em both.
Smith also emphasized that Jada was in no way involved in the incident.
Theres many nuances and complexities to it.
But at the end of the day, I justI lost it, you know?
I was going through something that night, you know?
Not that that justifies my behavior at all….
It was a lot of things.
It was the little boy that watched his father beat up his mother, you know?
All of that just bubbled up in that moment.
That is not who I want to be.
December 2022:Emancipationpremieres, as scheduled, on Apple TV+.
This was supposed to be Smiths next Oscar bid, though some were worried about its future post-Slap.
It didnt get very good reviews but was by no means a disaster.
Its gonna come up again.
Will Smith does movies with his shirt off; you will never see me do that.
If you see me in a movie getting open heart surgery, Im gonna have a sweater on.
He played Muhammed Ali.
Do you think I auditioned for that part?
I played Pookie inNew Jack City.
Rock ended his set with the thought-provoking line, And you know what my parents taught me?
Dont fight in front of white people.
Chris is obsessed with her and thats been going on for almost 30 years.
