Making the best of a wild situation? Will Smith just won his first-ever Academy Award at the 2022 Oscars — nabbing the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of Serena and Venus Williams‘ father, Richard Williams, in 2021’s King Richard — but his drama with Chris Rock overshadowed the moment.On Sunday, March 27, the Pursuit of Happyness star — who made headlines earlier in the evening for slapping Rock after the comedian made a controversial “joke” about Jada Pinkett Smith‘s hair — addressed the situation in his acceptance speech after sharing a kiss with his spouse.“Oh, man.
Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” he began as he got visibly emotional. “I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people.
I know to do what we do, you got to be able to take abuse. You got to be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business you got to be able to have people disrespecting you.
And you got to smile, you got to pretend like that’s OK.”Smith then revealed what Denzel Washington told him after the actor comforted him during the commercial break. “Denzel said a few minutes ago, ’At your highest moment, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you,’” Smith said. “It’s like, I want to be a vessel for love. … I want to say thank you to Venus and Serena and the entire Williams family for entrusting me with your story.”He ended his speech with an apology. “I want to apologize to the academy.
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