Celebrity Oscar award winner Will Smith has finally made a personal apology to comedian Chris Rock. The King Richard star posted an emotional video where he said that he had been “fogged out” after the slap and mentioned it as the reason why he had not apologized to Rock during his Oscar acceptance speech. Will Smith won the best actor award for his role in King Richard, minutes after publicly slapping Rock for insulting his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle.

In a video on YouTube, Will Smith said that he had reached out to Chris but he got a message saying that the comedian was not ready to talk to him and would reach out when he was ready. Smith also said, “Chris, I apologize to you.” He also mentioned that his behavior “was unacceptable” and he was there, whenever Chris was ready to talk.

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On March 27, at the Oscars, Will Smith publicly slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars for joking about his wife Jada’s hairstyle and this made her husband so angry that he slapped the comedian in what was seen by millions of viewers around the world and also bad mouthed him. Chris Rock did not press charges, so there was no arrest. The comedian later said that he was unaware that Jada was suffering from alopecia, a hair condition.

Will Smith issued a general apology. He resigned from the Academy and faces a 10-year ban from the Academy and was dropped from a few projects. This apology on YouTube is his first direct, public apology.

Will Smith also apologized to Chris Rock’s mother and his brother Tony Rock, both of whom had called him out for his unacceptable behavior.

The 53-year old celebrity who is still remembered for his role in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air also clarified that Jada didn’t ask him to take action and also apologized for disappointing her and so many others.

Watch Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock LIVE at the Oscars