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Peter Sblendorio

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for slapping him at the Oscars: ‘I reacted emotionally’

Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Monday after slapping the comedian during a dispute at the Academy Awards.

Smith wrote in an Instagram post that his behavior was “unacceptable and inexcusable” after he walked onto the stage at Sunday’s Oscars and struck Rock, who had made a joke about the actor’s bald-headed wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Pinkett Smith has spoken about dealing with alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss.

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