Richard Williams Condemns Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock, Smith's Mom Says 'I Have Never Seen Him Do That'
Will Smith has become the talk of the town, thanks to the slapgate incident at the 94th Academy Awards. The actor after bagging his first Oscar with the Best Leading Actor award is being called out my Twitter and well as
Will
Smith
has
become
the
talk
of
the
town,
thanks
to
the
slapgate
incident
at
the
94th
Academy
Awards.
The
actor
after
bagging
his
first
Oscar
with
the
Best
Leading
Actor
award
is
being
called
out
by
Twitterati
as
well
as
by
celebrities
who
have
condemned
his
action
on
the
Oscars
2022
stage.
After
stars
like
Nicole
Kidman,
Zoe
Kravitz,
Cardi
B,
Trevor
Noah
and
many
others,
now
Richard
Williams,
father
of
Venus
and
Serena
Williams
whose
character
Will
Smith
portrayed
in
the
biographical
sports
drama
film
King
Richard,
has
reacted
to
the
incident.
Richard
Williams
told
NBC
News,
via
his
son
Chavoita
LeSane,
"We
don't
know
all
the
details
of
what
happened.
But
we
don't
condone
anyone
hitting
anyone
else
unless
it's
in
self-defence." Meanwhile,
Serena
who
was
at
the
ceremony
was
also
shocked
by
the
moment
and
took
to
her
Instagram
stories
to
reveal
her
reaction.
She
expressed
her
speechlessness
with
her
mouth
open
and
added,
"I
just
sat
down,
because
I
was
like,
I
gotta
put
that
drink
down."
After
his
on-screen
family's
reaction,
Will
Smith's
mother,
Carolyn
Smith,
told
Philadelphia's
local
ABC
affiliate
WPVI-TV
that
she
was
shocked.
When
asked
if
it
surprised
her,
Carolyn
said,
"It
did.
I
have
never
seen
him
do
that.
He
is
a
very
people
person.
And
that's
the
first
time
I
have
ever
seen
him
go
off,
the
first
time
in
his
lifetime."
The
actor's
younger
sister,
Ellen
Smith
spoke
in
her
brother's
support
and
said,
"Everybody
like
has
been
bullied,
you
know,
and
abused
in
some
kind
of
way.
And
I
totally
understand.
It's
like
people
are
like
'oh
I
wish
I
was
in
such
and
such
shoes
and
oh
those
are
my
goals
and
everything,'
but
you
really
don't
know
what
it
takes
to
get
there.
I've
had
conversations
with
him,
and
it
like
really
kind
of
broke
my
heart
listening
to
the
things
he's
said
he
had
to
go
through
to
get
to
where
he
is."
Will
has
apologised
to
Chris
Rock
and
The
Academy
on
Instagram,
saying
that
he
regrets
his
actions.
However,
Twitter,
as
well
as
celebrities
are
divided
as
The
Academy
continues
a
formal
investigation
into
the
slapgate
incident.