The book recounts SmithвЂ™s pursuit of inner happiness and mastery over his emotions, despite the intense pressure heвЂ™s felt as a celebrity. SmithвЂ™s video links to his memoir, a New York Times bestseller released last November. I suggest everyone reads your book, your actions make sense then,вЂќ a fan wrote in the comments section with 3,400 other users upvoting the comment. YouвЂ™ve always been my role model and this shows it takes a real man to admit they were wrong. вЂњYouвЂ™re an outstanding man and respectable for this video. Top comments on the video commend Smith for his apology. After the slap, there was speculation that Smith may speak out during a high-profile sit-down interview, but the star has stuck to his social media channels to directly communicate with fans and critics while establishing his own narrative on the controversy. ItвЂ™s the first video Smith has posted there since the Oscars four months ago. Smith posted the video to his YouTube channel where he has 9.83 million followers. Read more: DonвЂ™t Overlook the Misogynoir That Lies at the Root of the Will Smith-Chris Rock Incident IвЂ™m human and I made a mistake and IвЂ™m trying not to think of myself as a piece of sh-t.вЂќ вЂњI am deeply remorseful and IвЂ™m trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself. It hurts me psychologically and emotionally to know that I didnвЂ™t live up to peopleвЂ™s image and impression of me,вЂќ Smith said. вЂњDisappointing people is my central trauma. Smith then moved on to apologize to his own family and his fellow Academy Award nominees who he overshadowed that night.

Smith directed the first apology to Rock, RockвЂ™s family, RockвЂ™s mother, and Tony Rock, Chris RockвЂ™s brother, who Smith said he had had a friendship with before the slap. вЂњMy behavior was unacceptable and IвЂ™m here whenever youвЂ™re ready to talk.вЂќ

IвЂ™ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that heвЂ™s not ready to talk, and when he is, he will reach out,вЂќ Smith said in response to the first question, which appears as text across the bottom of the video. In the new video, Smith covers three main questions that people have been posing since the slap: first, why Smith didnвЂ™t apologize to Rock during his acceptance speech later that night second, whether Pinkett-Smith encouraged him to confront Rock and third, what Smith has to say to people who struggle to reconcile his actions with his position as a role model. Read more: Will SmithвЂ™s Slap Was Shocking. Smith interpreted the joke to be a reference to his wifeвЂ™s struggles with alopecia, and suddenly arose from his seat, walked onstage, and hit Rock in the face, causing confusion and overshadowing many of the events of the night, including his own Oscar win for Best Actor for his performance in King Richard. The incident occurred when Rock made a joke during the broadcast at the expense of SmithвЂ™s wife, fellow actor Jada Pinkett-Smith.

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