'That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time,' the actor said, prefacing his comments by saying his emotions didn't justify his behavior.
Will Smith revisited his infamous Oscar night for the first time in his first major TV interview since slapping Chris Rock onstage last March.on Monday night, Smith described how he"just lost it" over Rock's joke about Smith's wife's hair.
"I guess what I would say is you just never know what someone is going through. I was going through something that night. ... It's like when they say 'Hurt people hurt people,' you know?"Smith said his biggest challenge over the past eight months has been learning to forgive himself"for being human."
Throughout the 20-minute interview, Noah spoke nearly as much as Smith, offering absolution and affection as a teary-eyed Smith nodded along. The moment that actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock onstage has continued to divide the national discourse over celebrity behavior.
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