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Four months after he infamously slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars for joking about his wife and was promptly banned from attending the event for 10 years, Will Smith is ready for people to forgive him.
In a six-minute YouTube video posted Friday, Smith apologized on camera for the first time to Rock, Rock’s family, his own family, his fellow Oscar nominees, and to his fans who he said he had disappointed.
“I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out,” Smith said. “So I will say to you Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”