The tennis champion, who participated in the manufacture of The Williams Methodfor which Will Smith received the Oscar for best actor, breaks the silence on the famous slap of the comedian to Chris Rock.
Almost a year after Will Smith’s famous slap in the face of Chris Rock, Serena Williams break the silence. The tennis champion, who participated in the manufacture of The Williams Methodfor which Will Smith received the Best Actor Oscar, agreed to comment on the incident on the set of CBS Mornings.
Serena Williams initially regrets that the incident “overshadowed the incredible film of Questlove”, summer of soul, which received the Oscar for Best Documentary. And the sportswoman to add: “I have already been in situations where I was under a lot of pressure and I made a lot of mistakes.”
“I’m the kind of person who’s made mistakes before,” she insists. “It’s not the end of the world. We’re all imperfect and human. Let’s be good to each other. It’s something we often forget.”
Serena Williams was at the Oscars with her sister Venus Williams when Will Smith took to the stage to slap Chris Rock, who had made fun of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia. Serena Williams previously briefly discussed the incident on Instagram in March 2022, before deleting the video.
Ceremonial ban for 10 years
The former “Prince of Bel-Air” publicly apologized shortly after the incident. In July, he also posted a video on social media, proposing a meeting with the comedian. The latter mentioned the event in his stand-up, but not yet in an interview.
Will Smith, for his part, resigned himself from the Academy of Oscars. This banned him from ceremonies for 10 years, but nothing prevents him from being nominated for the competition. His Best Actor Oscar was not taken away from him despite the scandal.
