Daily News | Will Smith opens up about the Oscars slap in ‘Daily Show’ appearance: ‘That was a horrific night’
speaking out about the incident again, saying that while he apologized to Rock and his fellow nominees, being sorry “really isn’t sufficient.”
As Smith told Noah on Monday, the slap also impacted his close family members, including his 9 year old nephew, Dom, who had waited up late to see Smith on the awards show’s broadcast. “He had stayed up late to see his Uncle Will, and we are sitting in my kitchen and he is on my lap and he is holding the Oscar and he is just like, ‘Why did you hit that man, Uncle Will?’” Smith said.to promote his upcoming historical drama, in which he stars as an escaped enslaved person known today as “Whipped Peter.” The film is based on a true story, and was inspired by a series of photos from 1863 showing the scarring on the man’s back.
“First seeing that image was one of the things that really got me exited to explore this, because you see the image, but you don’t know who he is. You don’t know what the story is,” Smith said.will be in theaters starting Dec. 2, and will be available to stream via Apple TV+ on Dec. 9.
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