{"id":32548,"date":"2022-08-01T22:58:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T22:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/chris-rock-has-no-plans-to-reach-out-to-will-smith\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T22:58:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T22:58:40","slug":"chris-rock-has-no-plans-to-reach-out-to-will-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/chris-rock-has-no-plans-to-reach-out-to-will-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Rock Has No Plans To Reach Out To Will Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week, Will spoke out for the first time in four months to issue an apology for the onstage incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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In a YouTube video, Will explained what went down behind the scenes and asked for forgiveness from his family, the public \u2014 and Chris.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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View this video on YouTube<\/h4>
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“I’ve reached out to Chris, and the message that came back is that he is not ready to talk \u2014 and when he is, he will reach out,” Will said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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He added, “I will say to you, Chris: I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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It turns out that Chris probably won’t be ready to talk anytime soon \u2014 at least according to sources close to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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“Chris has no plans to reach out to Will,” the source told ET, adding that Chris knows Will wants him to publicly accept his apology.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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Unfortunately, the source says that they believe the timing of the apology was more for Will’s best interest, not for Chris.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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“He needs the public’s forgiveness, not Chris,” they added.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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While Chris hasn’t made any public statements about the future of his relationship with Will, he did say he’s “not a victim” in the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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“Yeah, that shit hurt, motherfucker. But I that shit off and went to work shook the next day,” Chris said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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Only time will tell if Chris and Will are able to make amends.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n