apologizing for his “unacceptable” assault on Chris Rock. In the months since handing down the slap heard ‘round the world on Rock, 57, after the comedian made an off-color joke during the 2022 Academy Awards, Smith, 53, has finally issued a mea culpa via his YouTube channel Friday. “I’ve reached out to Chris, and the message that came back is that he is not ready to talk,” admitted the “King Richard” star. “But when he is, he will reach out.”Smith went on to say sorry for slapping Rock after the Brooklyn-born comedian made a controversial joke aimed at Jada Pinkett-Smith, 50, while taking center stage at the Oscars. “So I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you,” he said with visible contrition. “My behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”He added: “I’m human and I made a mistake and I’m trying not to think of myself as a piece of s–t.”The “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” legend went on to apologize to Rock’s mother, Rosalie, and his younger brother, actor Tony Rock, 48. “I didn’t realize and I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment,” admitted Smith. “And I wanna apologize to Chris’s mother.”“I want to apologize to Chris’s family, specifically Tony Rock,” he continued. “We had a great relationship.
Tony Rock was my man. And this is probably irreparable.” Smith went on to say: “I spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuances and the complexities of what happened in that moment.”“I can say to all of you that there is no part of me that thinks that this was the right way to behave in that moment,” he asserted. “There’s no part of me that thinks that this is the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insult.”And when asked if Jada urged him to.
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