Will Smith Opens Up About Slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars: 'I Lost It'

Will Smith.Photo: David Livingston/Getty Will Smithis opening up about slappingChris Rockat the 2022Academy Awards. “There’s many nuances and complexities to it, you know, but at the end of the day, I just — I lost it,” Smith said onThe Daily Show with Trevor NoahMonday — his first since he struck Rock. “I guess what I would say, you just never know what somebody’s going through,” he added in a more serious tone about themoment he slapped Rockfor directing a joke toward his wifeJada Pinkett Smith.

Will Smith's 3 Children: All About Jaden, Willow and Trey

Photo: John Shearer/Getty Will Smith’s life got flipped-turned upside down when the rising rapper shot to stardom in 1990 as theFresh Prince of Bel-Air— and just two years later, everything changed once again when he became a dad for the first time. TheKing Richardstar has three kids: sonsTreyandJadenand daughterWillow. All three of them have followed in his footsteps, pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. Smith welcomed his first son, Trey, in 1992 with then-wifeSheree Zampino.

Will Smith's Life in Pictures, in Honor of His 54th Birthday

Photo: Chris Cuffaio/NBCU/Getty 01of 18Will Smith’s Early LifeSeth Poppel/Yearbook Library"West Philadelphia born and raised" was, in fact, whereWill Smithspent most of his days. The Pennsylvania native was born on Sept. 25, 1968 todad Willard Carroll Smith Sr.and mom Caroline Bright and has an older sister named Pamela andyounger twin siblingsnamed Harry and Ellen.Growing up, Smith had a complicated relationship with his father, penning in his2021 memoirabout a specific time he witnessed his father abuse his mother at age nine.

Will Travis Kelce Play Adam Sandler's Son inHappy Gilmore 2? Actor Teases NFL Star's Role in Upcoming Sequel

Adam Sandler in New York City on Aug. 20, 2024; Travis Kelce in Los Angeles on July 18, 2018.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty; Allen Berezovsky/FilmMagic Mike Coppola/Getty; Allen Berezovsky/FilmMagic Adam Sandleris revealing an idea he initially had aboutTravis Kelce’s role inHappy Gilmore 2. Sandler appeared on the season 3 premiere ofNew Heights with Jason and Travis KelceWednesday, Aug. 28, where he addressed the upcoming sequel and Travis' involvement. “I think I’ve got the swing down,” said Travis, 34, revealing he went out and practiced his golf swing right after Sandler revealed last week onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallonthat the Kansas City Chiefs player will be appearing in hisHappy Gilmoresequel.

Willem Dafoe Gives Sweet Shout Out to His Wife of Nearly 18 Years as He Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Willem Dafoeis thanking his wifeGiadaColagrande for her support over the years. On Monday, theHollywood Walk of Famekicked off its first star ceremony of the year as itawarded Dafoe, 68, with a staron Los Angeles' Hollywood Boulevard. As theSpider-Manactor spoke to a crowd gathered at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine St. in Los Angeles, he shouted out Colagrande, a filmmaker and musician whom he has been married to since 2005.