Kevin Hart is here to give us an update on how Pro slapper Will Smith is faring after he slapped Chris Rock to please his wife Jada Pinkett at the Oscars.
According to Hart, Will is in a ‘Better Space’ after the Oscars slap brouhaha via Yahoo Entertainment;
Kevin Hart is shedding light on how pal Will Smith is doing four months after his Oscars controversy.
At the March 27 ceremony, before his win for Best Actor, Will, 53, walked onstage and hit Chris Rock on live television after taking issue with a joke made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. The joke was about Jada’s shaved head; she lives with alopecia, and Will explained in a statement days later that the punchline was “too much for me to bear” and he “reacted emotionally.”
Will, who later resigned from the Academy and was banned from attending their ceremonies for the next 10 years, said in his statement, “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”
At the Los Angeles premiere of his animated movie DC League of Super-Pets in Los Angeles, Hart, 43, told Entertainment Tonight that Will is working on himself after the incident.
“Will is apologetic, you know. He’s in a better space, of course, than what he was after. People are human, and as humans sometimes we make mistakes. So it’s not about talking about the past, it’s about acknowledging the present and doing your best to move forward.”
Hart said he’s still friends with both Will and Rock, adding that he hopes they can make amends.
“I can get only hope that the two of them find a way to find some solace in that and move past it. I just like good energy. I love to see people be the best,” he told ET. “I still love him, I still love Chris.”
He added, “You can’t judge a person by one thing. Ultimately, life goes on and people grow, so give him the opportunity to do so.”
Hart is correct that we all make mistakes, so we should move forward.
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