Willow Smith Defends Dad Will Smith After Chris Rock Slap: He’s Only ‘Human’

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Will Smith rocked the Oscars ceremony on Marc 27 as he famously walked on stage and slapped the comedian and presenter Chris Rock. The outrage surrounding the incident has not abated since, but Will .’s famous daughter Willow, 21 years old, has now stood up to protect her father. “I see my whole family as human, and I love and accept them for all their humanity,” she said. Billboards in an interview published online today (August 5) “Because of the position we are in, the person we are is sometimes not accepted and we are supposed to act in a way that is not conducive to a healthy human life and is not conducive to honesty. “

Willow’s comment, part of a broader interview, stemmed from her father’s crude apology, sent via video on Instagram on July 29. “I’ve reached out to Chris and the message. sent back is he’s not ready to talk and when he’s there, he’ll reach out,” Will, 53, told viewers directly. “So I’ll tell you, Chris, I’m sorry. My behavior is unacceptable.”

Will added that he’s “spent the past three months replaying and understanding the nuances and intricacies of what happened in that moment,” he continued. “And I’m not going to try to unpack all that right now. But I can tell you all, there was no part of me that thought it was the right way to behave in that moment. There’s no part of me that thinks that’s the optimal way to handle feeling disrespected or offended.”

Willow’s mother and Will .’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, mentioned the great moment, in comments back in June. “Now on Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have a chance to heal, talk, and reconcile,” she said in part of Wednesday’s episode. , June 1 of The conversation on the red table. “The state of the world today, we need both. And we all really need each other more than ever. Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we’ve been doing for the past 28 years, and that’s continuing to find what we call life together. “