Richard Williams has declared he 'stands by' Will Smith after the actor slapped host Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. The Hollywood actor won an Oscar for playing Richard in acclaimed biopic King Richard at last year's Academy Awards, but the event was blighted by an incident earlier in the evening when Smith stormed the stage and belted Rock after...
Richard Williams has declared he "stands by" Will Smith after the actor slapped host Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
He added of Smith: "I think he has done the best thing he needed to do, but I would never be disgusted with Mr Smith. Matter of fact, I appreciate Mr Smith." After the incident, Smith was banned from attending the Oscars ceremony or any related events for the next ten years, but Richard is adamant the punishment should be lifted. He explained: "[The ban] definitely should be lifted. It should be just one day or no more than a week at most."
Richard's defence of Smith comes just days after Rock spoke out about the incident for the first time during his Selective Outrage stand-up show in Baltimore, Maryland which was streamed live on Netflix over the weekend.During his turn on stage, Rock joked: "Everybody knows, yes it happened, I got slapped a year ago - I got smacked by this m***********. And people are like, 'Did it hurt?' It still hurts. I've got Summertime ringing in my ears.
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