Willow Smith has spoken out for the first time about her father Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards back in March.
In an interview with Billboard about her upcoming new album Coping Mechanism, Willow touched upon the Oscars scandal, explaining that her family are human and they make mistakes just like everyone else.
“I see my whole family as being human, and I love and accept them for all their humanness,” she told the publication. “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.”
Willow went on to add that the firestorm which followed her father’s actions didn’t derail her creativity or “rock me as much as my own internal demons.”
The “Maybe It’s My Fault” singer’s comments come a little over a week after Will Smith took to social media to share a five-minute apology to Chris Rock and Rock’s family.
In a video titled “It’s been a minute…,” Smith took full accountability for what transpired on the night of March 28 while admitting there’s work that needs to be done to fix the mess he made.
The rapper/actor explained he’s been “thinking” and doing “personal work,” leading to him wanting to answer all the burning questions regarding that torrid night. First, he explained the reason he didn’t apologize to Chris Rock during his Oscars acceptance speech was due to him being “fogged out.”
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He also revealed he reached out to Rock after the Oscars, but the response he heard back was that he was “not ready to talk” to him. Smith said that he will reach out when that time comes before apologizing to Rock, telling him, “I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”
Tyrese was among those who applauded Smith for his apology, not only acknowledging Smith speaking with “all heart” but how Smith was in an “emotional prison” due to how much he cares for people.
“After 3 months [ as so much other STUFF has happened in the world ] he’s been paused and put in mental, emotional and traumatic prison ] because when you actually CARE for people and how you effect them from your WORDS and CHOICES you lose a LOT of sleep over those very mistakes,” the Transformers actor wrote.
“Will Smith if you see this message big bro the real ones out here love you and have never ever stopped loving you because we know you are HUMAN.”
Tyrese continued: “You def broke the internet…. But if Suge Knight had slapped someone at the Oscar’s it would have been in the blogs for 3 days and been over. “You’re my forever and ever hero and I thank you for growing up in REAL TIME and showing us what it’s like to be the BIGGEST MOVIE STAR in the WORLD and then showing us ALL that’s you’re HUMAN and make mistakes too.”
Meanwhile, Rock has finally begun opening up about the slap on stage. During a recent performance in Holmdel, New Jersey, the 57-year-old actor and comedian let it be known: the slap hurt but he wasn’t a victim.
“Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” Rock said per Us Weekly. “I’m not a victim. Yeah, that shit hurt, muthafucka. But I shook that shit off and went to work the next day. I don’t go to the hospital for a paper cut.”
i guess it’s human to want Tupac to be your dad.
Not a mistake. That was a decision. Stop equating the two.
Does this bald b!tch have Alopecia too?????
It doesn’t look like it. I see no missing hair. No patches. It’s all one perfect length. As in this is my “GI Jane” look. She shouldn’t have been offended. What Demi Moore did in that movie was brave. She really did shave her head and that shows confidence. Hair isn’t everything. So really what this whole thing is about is Jada showed she was actually insecure in herself. She has no reason to be. Her super cropped cut is beautiful. As is she but we all have our demons and unfortunately hers were displayed in a horrible manner.
My God, we are a doomed species of “a woman shaving her head for a movie is so brave!”. Lemme guess, the transgender are “brave and beautiful women!” Lmao. How is shaving your head courageous? It’s not. It’s just… having short hair. Brave is more like the women who actually joined the military, not women who cut hair off their head. What. Are women who don’t shave their arm pits brave too, because they’re doing something most men dislike and may criticize her for?
*37 Farts*
Crazy how they making it look like it was a mistake, look check this out. You know what your lady was doing the whole world knows what your lady was doing, don’t sit up here talking keep miss lady name out his mouth every one got her name in there mouth. It don’t matter how much movies u don’t non of that don’t matter. He know exactly what he was doing you the strength for Chris doe. I’ll tell you what if that was someone else it would av went down on that stage don’t get me wrong I like the dude but u talking all crazy as if u like that I know it’s a lot of people actors an all what would ave put hand on that man, just like he for got where he was when he did that billy badass would av beat his ass
I see my whole family as being human, and I love and accept them for all their humanness………. bro we are doomed.
Right now I feel like Will wished that the cast of the Fresh Prince series would be his real family.?
I actually don’t really care about all that celebrity stuff and their life, but I always felt kinda sorry for Will seeing the kind of family he has. Anyway, in the end it is probably wrong to take him out of the equation. They are probably all equally crazy…
Will Smith is over. No respect. Sad because i loved his movies but he would have to pay me to ever go see another one. I cannot stand a man that cannot control his own actions. He should have been drug out if there in handcuffs just like anyone else would have been. No excuses.
I agree and feel the same way!
Whew, that’s a relief. I can sleep soundly now. No more tossing and turning wondering, “What does Willow make of all this?”.
Lol, perfect response!
Man, I can’t wait until they find Will Smith’s child pron collection. The softest dude to ever rap. A terrible man and not even a whole Satanist. Sad!
What is wrong with you? Why in the hell do you want that for anybody? Weirdo.
You don’t want them to be caught and exposed? Anyone who DOESNT believe they’re a bunch of pedos is walking around with their freaking eyes closed and ears plugged. Look at the list of those who personally visited Epstein Island. Will Smith is on there. So is Chris Rock. I don’t respect anyone who was there.
DAMN,Y’all In the comment section Need A HUG,Seems to Me Y’all Are tha Soft ones
Not Will,And I F_cks with Chris Rock and RESPECT his way of handling the situation
Only thing Will can Learn from this Situation Is that “YOU STILL BLACK”,No matter How Much ? You have
In the words of Ice Cube here’s whut they ? about U
None of that bullshit you typed has anything to do with this. Another bozo trying to make shit about skin color. Grow up.
That whole family is crazy.
Screw the Smith family, they have had their time in their spotlight, always overrated and now Will has proven he is a POS as we watched his overinflated ego take control! I hope he isn’t cast in another role!
Lol. She blames critics for holding them to account for his actions of overreacting over a light hearted joke… a joke that Will Smith himself made a decade earlier on stage.