A new report states that Will Smith tried to make amends privately to Chris Rock after the incident at the 94th Academy Awards but failed.
A new report states that Will Smith attempted to make amends to Chris Rock but was unsuccessful. During the 94th Academy Awards, the soon-to-be-Oscar-winning King Richard actor went up on stage and slapped Rock in the face after the comedian made an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's alopecia. Smith won the Best Actor Oscar almost an hour later, but resigned his Academy membership shortly after and was banned from attending any Academy-related event for 10 years.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY A report from PEOPLE states that Smith has tried to reach out to Rock to make amends privately but has failed. The report, which stems from an unnamed source reportedly close to the former, states that Smith has "felt terrible for so long" about the incident, and that despite the inability to reconcile, he has strived to grow and process with the help of his family.
He's tried unsuccessfully to make amends in the best way he could with Chris. But beyond that, family is important to him and [Smith] leaned on them [in the aftermath]. It all has helped him look inside and mature. He is better but still remorseful. Will listened to those who tried to help him and feels that he has become a better person.
The segment on Smith set the internet ablaze, signaling that Rock isn't ready to move on from the Oscars, even if Smith wants to mend his tensions with Rock and has unsuccessfully tried to do so privately. After a few months of near-total silence, Smith's career is starting to bounce back. Bad Boys 4 is currently in the works, with Martin Lawrence and Adil El Arbi, and Bilall Fallah set to return in the director's chair while also starring in I Am Legend 2 alongside Michael B.
Additionally, there were some talks of Will Smith potentially being nominated for the Best Actor at this year's Oscars for his performance in Emancipation, in spite of his ban and resignation. This wouldn't come to be as Smith was edged out by Elvis' Austin Butler, The Banshees of Inisherin's Colin Farrell, Aftersun's Paul Mescal, Living's Bill Nighy and The Whale's Brendan Fraser, the latter of whom is considered the favorite to win.
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