{"id":143177,"date":"2022-11-29T19:22:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/will-smith-opens-up-about-the-chris-rock-oscars-slap-on-the-daily-show-npr\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T19:22:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:22:03","slug":"will-smith-opens-up-about-the-chris-rock-oscars-slap-on-the-daily-show-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/will-smith-opens-up-about-the-chris-rock-oscars-slap-on-the-daily-show-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith opens up about the Chris Rock Oscars slap on The Daily Show : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor Will Smith’s success at the 94th Oscars was largely overshadowed by his behavior earlier in the ceremony, when he slapped comedian Chris Rock over a joke about Smith’s wife’s hair. In a new interview, Smith says that bottled up rage led to that moment.
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Actor Will Smith’s success at the 94th Oscars was largely overshadowed by his behavior earlier in the ceremony, when he slapped comedian Chris Rock over a joke about Smith’s wife’s hair. In a new interview, Smith says that bottled up rage led to that moment.<\/p>\n

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Will Smith revisited his infamous Oscar night for the first time in his first major TV interview since slapping Chris Rock onstage last March. <\/p>\n

Speaking to Trevor Noah on the Daily Show<\/em> on Monday night, Smith described how he “just lost it” over Rock’s joke about Smith’s wife’s hair. <\/p>\n

“That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time,” he said, prefacing his comments by saying his emotions didn’t justify his behavior. <\/p>\n

“I guess what I would say is you just never know what someone is going through. I was going through something that night. … It’s like when they say ‘Hurt people hurt people,’ you know?” <\/p>\n

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Smith said his biggest challenge over the past eight months has been learning to forgive himself “for being human.” <\/p>\n

“I had to humble down and realize that I’m a flawed human and I still have an opportunity to go out in the world and contribute in a way that fills my heart and hopefully helps other people,” he said. <\/p>\n

Throughout the 20-minute interview, Noah spoke nearly as much as Smith, offering absolution and affection as a teary-eyed Smith along. <\/p>\n