'Emancipation's' Will Smith admits he 'lost it' during Chris Rock Oscar slap, was full of 'rage'

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Will Smith opened up in depth about the slap that shocked the world, admitting he fully 'lost it' that night he hit Chris Rock and that it 'had been bottled for a really long time.'

"I've always wanted to be Superman, I've always wanted to swoop in and save the damsel in distress,"explained to Trevor Noah in conversation about the infamous slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars that shocked Hollywood elite and the rest of the world.Appearing on"The Daily Show" to promote his new film"Emancipation," Smith addressed theSpeaking of the evening, Smith noted,"That was a horrific night, as you can imagine.

"In the audience right now, you know, you're sitting next to strangers…somebody's mother died last week, somebody's child is sick, somebody just lost their job, somebody just found out their spouse cheated. There's all these things. They're strangers and you just don't know what's going on with people…I was going through something that night."

While he emphasized that not knowing what someone else is dealing with does not justify his behavior, it was his biggest takeaway from the night."We got to be nice to each other…it's hard…I guess the thing it was most for me is I took my heart and made it hard for other people," he shared. Smith took particular issue with a joke Rock made while on stage at the Academy Awards. It was at the expense of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who

 

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He was laughing until he looked at his wife and she gave him a dirty look. He was wrong. He has done comedy! He knows better.

We just want you back will smith, we’ve missed you

It was a sad event to watch his assault and battery - I will never see his face again even on re-runs! But I am glad -he realized he lost it! He should get a real job as a host in a restaurant?

Who cares?

Lost forever WillSmith

He is a liar!!! He was laughing at first then saw his wife face.

Who is Will Smith? 🙄🙄🙄

Jajajajajaja,weight..!!!...jajjajajajjaa,you clown 🤡...just a Hollywood puppet.. quite frankly I never understood you to be a great actor or an actor at that...funny what Hollywood can accomplish...jajaja

Certainly Mr. Smith is a hero if he had not slapped to the bullying Mr Rock, the audience had being falling in coma of boring. Who knows, it could be some of them hadn't could awake ever

That was copied from an old movie he is just a plagiarist

Why was that? Was it because his wife gives it up to everyone but him

....oh, and the right wing crowd today would say that Slave character should have just complied so whatever happens to him is his kinda his fault for running.

Nice example to our new generations. Don’t learn how to handle your anger just assault and smack the crapout of someone that irritates you people

He needs to leave CA. For his own sanity.

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