Eric Adams says ‘emotional’ Will Smith shouldn’t have to return Oscar

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slapped Chris Rock during Sunday’s Academy Awards, and shouldn’t have to return the Oscar he won.During an appearance on Fox 5, Adams explained that though “violence is never the answer” Smith should not be judged too harshly on his actions when he failed to control his “passion.”“Violence is never the answer.

It’s a painful moment,” he told “Good Day New York.”“But you know, sometimes when you’re dealing with [an] illness of a loved one, you become emotional,” he added. “And sometimes we have to think through our actions and not react through our passion.”Asked by host Rosanna Scotto if the “King Richard” actor should be forced to give back the Best Actor award he won that evening, the tough-on-crime retired NYPD captain replied, “I don’t think he should.”“The worst day in our life should not be the description of our entire life,” Adams continued. “You know, Will Smith has been an amazing actor, humanitarian.

He has been a real leader. I think he had a bad day. And you know, I don’t believe we should define his entire life — we all have bad days.

I have bad days, you know?”“It was a bad day, violence should never be used, but I think Will — he apologized, he said he was wrong, he’s embarrassed,” the mayor added. “I think that we should accept his apology.”Industry insiders previously told The Post.