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Will Smith doesn’t have many regrets in his life, but slapping Chris Rock still ranks high on the list of the few he has. Having a career that spans decades is bound to come with fair share of missed opportunities and regrets.
The biggest career mistake, according to him, though, was passing on the opportunity to play Neo inThe Matrix. In a recently released music video, he reflected on that mistake by trying to recreate the movie.
Interestingly, what caught people’s attention was the implication that there is another regret in his life that continues to haunt him. However, they did not explicitly talk about it. So, let’s talk about it.
Will Smith is still haunted by the Chris Rock debacle during the 2022 Oscars
Everybody is aware of the huge debacle at the 2022 Oscars that resulted inWill Smithgetting banned from the event for 10 years. Not only that, but theI, Robotactor also resigned from the organization within a few days of the incident.
Basically, Chris Rock made a distasteful joke about Smith’s wifeJada Pinkett Smith’s baldness due to her struggles with alopecia.
This riled up Will Smith to the point that he stormed to the stage,cursing at the comedian and slapping him on live television. Interestingly, he won the Best Actor Academy Award shortly after the incident, and while he apologized to the Academy and other nominees for ruining the night, he didn’t mention Rock.
Hedid post a video on YouTubeapologizing to the comedian shortly after that. In it, he stated that he was“deeply remorseful”and he was“trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of [himself]”. A source also toldPeoplein an interview in 2023 that Smith has since reached out to Chris Rock to apologize for the incident.
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. It all has helped him look inside and mature. He is better but still remorseful.
According toThe New York Times, Smith had also apologized to Rock’s mother after the incident, but no progress has yet been made in their relationship.
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The incident was dragged back into light after Will Smith’s recent music video, titledBeautiful Scars, was released, where he reflected on the biggest regrets in his life. The music video delved intohis regret of passing up on playing Neo inThe Matrix, by recreating a reality where things happened differently.
What caught the attention of many people was Big Sean, who also featured in the MV, stating although Smith had two regrets in his life, they would only be focusing onThe Matrixone. As such, the implication that the incident still haunts theKing Richardstar was crystal clear.
Insider claimed that Will Smith still hates Chris Rock
Interestingly, although Will Smith has expressed his regret for his actions over the last couple of years, thefeud between him and Chris Rock seems far from over. An insider recently toldinTouch Weeklyin an interview that theI Am Legendstar“will never forgive Chris for ruining his life, even though he’s managed to pick up the pieces in the last year or so”.
The source further claimed that though Smith has apologized to Chris Rock,“he still hates the guy and his smug little attitude”. Chris Rock has recently been tangled up in some controversies in his career, and according to the report, Smith is relishing the situation.
Chris isn’t the victim here, not in Will’s opinion. A lot of people would agree with Will and think what’s happening to Chris is karma for refusing to speak to Will or accept his apology.
However, the incident continues to hauntChris Rockas well, if the source is to be believed. They claimed that the comedian“suffers from PTSD. Like Will, he’s never recovered from that slap”.
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Rock has referenced the incident over the past couple of years in his jokes, but as it stands, it seems fans are over the feud. Moreover, although Smith’s music video has dragged the issue back to the forefront, people are hoping both stars can finally move on from the incident and heal properly.
Anushree Banerjee
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Anushree Banerjee is an Anime Writer at FandomWire with over 550 published articles. She has a post-grad in English and years of experience working with some of the biggest companies on the pop culture, and anime scene, such as, Sportskeeda, Pinkvilla, and MovieWeb. Staying on top of everything anime consumes her days, while bingeing on everything horror, and thriller keeps her up at night. Be it superhero flicks from Marvel and DC, or Shonen, and Seinen, like Bleach, The Apothecary Diaries, and Attack on Titan, she can probably state facts about them faster than she can recite her home address.
