The actor Will Smith he apologized this Monday afternoon to the comedian Chris Rock for having slapped him at the Oscars: “I was wrong and out of place,” he wrote in a post on Instagram.
On Sunday, Smith assaulted Rock at Hollywood’s biggest award ceremony after the comedian made a joke about the shaved head of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.
“I want to publicly apologize to you, Chris,” wrote Smith, who won first place on Sunday. Oscar of his career. “I feel ashamed and my actions do not reflect the kind of man I am. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness,” she added.
Smith posted the message after a flood of comments on social media commenting on the reaction, some for and some against, and also after the American Film Academy condemned the incident in a statement.
“I also want to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the gala, the attendees and whoever was watching the show,” Smith said Monday.
The Academy also announced that it has ordered a “formal review” of the incident that dominated media coverage. Oscar.
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