The 94th Academy Awards highlighted movies like Dune, CODAAnd The Power of the Dog, this year’s most-talked about Oscars moment remains Will Smith coming on stage to slap Chris Rock. Smith broke his silence earlier in the week about the Oscars slap episode and apologized to Rock as well as the audience. SNL alum’s mother, as well as explained why he didn’t apologize to Rock during his Best Actor acceptance speech. Now Smith’s daughter, Willow Smith, has responded to what went down between her father and Rock.
After Jada Pinkett Smith made a joke about Jada being bald (which is a result her actress having alopecia), Will Smith contacted Chris Rock. A little over four months later, and just days after her dad’s public apology, Willow Smith informed Billboard that this incident didn’t affect her creativity or “rock me as much as my own internal demons.”She explained that:
My whole family is human to me, and I accept and love them all for their humanity. Because of the position that we’re in, our humanness sometimes isn’t accepted, and we’re expected to act in a way that isn’t conducive to a healthy human life and isn’t conducive to being honest.
Like her brother Jaden, Willow Smith has been in the public spotlight for all her life, initially for simply being Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s daughter, but nowadays for her singing career and a handful of acting roles. As far as what her father did to Chris Rock goes, Willow made it clear that she understands Will Smith isn’t perfect, but still loves him in spite of his flaws and, in this instance, his less-than-stellar action. She also mentioned how the “position” she and the rest of her family are in (likely referring to their celebrity status), that means they’re put on a pedestal and are under more scrutiny to not make mistakes or show off flaws, which can be detrimental in the long run.
Willow Smith took to social media several days after Will Smith had slapped Chris Rock at Oscars. “literally everyone”It is “going through a lot right now,”It was advised to people “just be kind.”It was initially thought that this was a response to the incident. However, the above comment clearly articulates her thoughts on what actually happened. Willow’s statement follows two months after Jada Pinkett Smith opened an episode of Red Table TalkResponding to the insult, she stated that she hoped her husband would be able to join her in this endeavor. “an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile.”
Will Smith quit his membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the beginning of April. The organization then banned Smith from attending any Academy-related events for the next 10 year. Regarding this week’s public apology, it was reported that Jada Pinkett Smith allegedly urged Will to say he was sorry to Chris Rock “because it has become this really dark cloud over her Red Table Talk series,”And that it would “be impossible for him to move forward successfully” if he didn’t address what happened. Rock indirectly addressed the apology via his comedy act. An unnamed source said that Rock does not want to speak with Smith because he sees the apology a way to get the truth. Black for MenStar to ask forgiveness from the public more than the Everybody Hates Chris creator.
We’ll pass along any updates on Will Smith and Chris Rock’s situation if/when they come in, but until then, our 2022 release schedule is available for those looking to plan their moviegoing experiences for the rest of the year accordingly.