Regina Hall is sharing her reaction toWill Smithpublicly apologizing for theOscarsslap seen around the world.
“I think it’s a tough thing and I know it’s a difficult road,” Hall, 51, toldVarietyon Monday during a red-carpet appearance for her upcoming movieHonk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
“Redemption,” Hall added in her conversation withVariety. “The whole point is we can evolve from maybe where we are.”
Hall, who co-starred with Smith’s wifeJada Pinkett-Smithin the 2017 comedyGirls Trip, co-hostedthe Oscarsin March alongside comediansWanda SykesandAmy Schumer.
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The slap led to months of fallout for the Best Actor winner, whoresigned from the Academyof Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and wasbanned from attending Academy eventsfor 10 years.
TheKing Richardactor apologized to Rockin a statement on Instagramthe following day before posting an apology video on his social-media accounts July 29, explaining that night and apologizing directly to Rock, 57, and his family.
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“I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk, and when he is he will reach out,” Smith said. “So I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”
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During a May comedy-tour stop in Orlando, Florida,Sykes told audience membersof the moment, “I’m still traumatized. I can’t talk about it. I get emotional.”
“I couldn’t believe he was still sitting there, like an a–h—,” the star continued, referring to how Smith remained seated during the ceremony before laterwinning the Best Actor award. “Shouldn’t you be sitting there with a lawyer or LAPD, motherf—–?”
Schumer, 41, has also shared her thoughts about the slap. In April, during a comedy show held at the Mirage Theater in Las Vegas, she said, perE! News, “It was just a f—ing bummer.”
“All I can say is that it was really sad, and I think it saysso much about toxic masculinity. It was really upsetting,” Schumer added.
source: people.com
