Will Smith's Mother Carolyn Reacts to Him Slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

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Will Smith's mother, Carolyn Bright, is both proud of her son for his first Oscar win and shocked by his behavior leading up to that moment.

Carolyn spoke with local station 6ABC Philadelphia about her son's big night, first gushing over his Best Actor win for his role in «I know how he works, how hard he works, and he never half steps.

Just to see him waiting and waiting and waiting and when I heard the name, I was just like, 'Yes!'» she recalled, sharing that Will's extended family was cheering him on from their home in West Philadelphia during Sunday night's Oscars.

However, the incident that preceded the win took Carolyn by surprise. Earlier in the ceremony, Will took to the stage and slapped Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. «He is a very even people person and that's the first time I've ever seen him go off, the first time in his life,» Carolyn insisted. «It surprised you too, huh?» the reporter asked Will's mother. «It did, it did,» she replied. «I've never seen him do that.»Will's sister, Ellen Smith, also spoke about the moment, noting the adversity her brother has faced to get to where he is today. «People's like, 'Oh, I wish I was in such in such's shoes or oh those are my goals and everything.' But you really don't know what it takes to get there,» Ellen said.