Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after Oscars slap: “I was out of line”

Will Smith has apologized at length to Chris Rock on Instagram, after storming the stage and slapping the comedian in the face at the 2022 Oscars.

Rock made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and her shaved head, which some took in poor taste as Pinkett-Smith recently revealed she’s been living with alopecia. Smith slapped Rock in the face before promptly walking back off stage, and telling Rock to keep Pinkett-Smith’s name “out (his) fucking mouth.”