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  • 2022-03-29 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Chris Rock Apologize to Will Smith? (en)
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  • No, Chris Rock has not apologized to Will Smith. That viral piece of text you may have seen was written by a random Facebook user who said that the text was just how I would've handled it. On March 28, 2022, the day after Smith slapped Rock on stage at the Oscars after Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, Facebook user Cris Cris posted a piece of text claiming to be Chris Rock’s statement regarding last night’s Academy Awards #Oscars. This is not a statement from Rock. This is one person's idea of what Rock should've said after he was slapped by Smith. In the comments below this post, Cris Cris wrote: This is just how I would’ve handled it. The fake statement reads in full: But Rock did not issue an apology to the Smith family. In fact, the comedian was the one who received an apology. On March 28, Smith, who won the Oscar for Best Actor a few minutes after he slapped Rock, posted an apology on Instagram stating that his behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable, that violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive, and that his behavior was out of line. Smith wrote on Instagram: While Rock has reportedly declined to press charges against Smith, the Academy said that they condemned Smith's actions and that they were launching a review into the incident. You can see an uncensored clip of this viral Oscar moment below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjEoDypUD8A second fake apology from Rock to Smith was also shared online. While the following post includes Rock's photo and handle @chrisrock, this message was not posted to Rock's Twitter account. If you look closely near the bottom of this image (below the date and above the retweet counter), you can see a watermark for r/totallyrealtweets, a section of Reddit dedicated to totally fake tweets. The second fake apology falsely attributed to Rock reads: I'd like to offer a sincere apology to Will and Jada. Making light of her struggle with alopecia was perhaps tasteless, so let me just say that I'm sorry. I didn't realize that Will has such a hair-trigger temper, but that doesn't excuse my behavior and that's the bald truth. (en)
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