Will Smith’s onstage smack of Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards has apparently been a “nightmare” for his family.
“It’s been a nightmare for everyone,” a source close to the family exclusively tells Us Weekly.
“Will knows the road to redemption is going to be a long and painful one, and there’s a part of him that’s grown to accept he’ll never be able to fully repair the damage that was caused.”
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Smith’s family, which includes wife Jada Pinkett Smith, sons Tre, 29, and Jaden, 23, and daughter Willow, 21, has stayed silent about the matter to avoid drawing even more attention to the situation.
“They know the best course of action is to stay tight-lipped,” the insider said. “The only healer is time.”
On March 27, the King Richard star whacked comedian Chris Rock on the 94th Academy Awards stage when he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head appearing in G.I. Jane 2.
While accepting the best actor Oscar for his performance in King Richard, the Philadelphia native apologised for his actions.
“I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people,” an emotional Smith said at the time. “I want to apologize to the academy. I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. … But love will make you do crazy things.”
The Gettin’ Jiggy With It rapper openly apologised to Rock the next day for his “unacceptable and inexcusable” outburst at the ceremony.
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