{"id":1407045,"date":"2022-03-29T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1407045"},"modified":"2022-03-29T11:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:29:39","slug":"venus-and-serenas-father-king-richard-issues-strong-words-for-will-smith-following-oscars-slap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venus-and-serenas-father-king-richard-issues-strong-words-for-will-smith-following-oscars-slap\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus And Serena\u2019s Father \u2018King Richard\u2019 Issues Strong Words For Will Smith Following Oscars Slap"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvenus-and-serenas-father-king-richard-issues-strong-words-for-will-smith-following-oscars-slap%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1407045&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-661217426.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>While Venus and Serena Williams have stayed\u00a0quiet\u00a0on actor Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the\u00a094th Academy Awards show on Sunday, the tennis duo\u2019s father Richard Williams has come out to condemn violence \u201cunless it\u2019s in self defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After striking Rock across the face, Smith took home an Oscar for his performance as Richard Williams in \u201cKing Richard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know all the details of what happened,\u201d Richard Williams said in a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/richard-williams-weighs-will-smiths-slap-chris-rock-oscars-rcna21896\">according<\/a> to NBC News. \u201cBut we don\u2019t condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it\u2019s in self-defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement was issued through Richard\u2019s son Chavoita LeSane, who\u2019s been the 80-year-old\u2019s spokesman since his father had a stroke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeSane said his father was as surprised as anyone when Smith suddenly retaliated against Rock for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, at the Sunday spectacle,\u201d NBC News reported, adding that LeSane \u201cdeclined to go beyond his statement when asked for comment on Smith\u2019s Oscar acceptance speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith slapped Rock after the comedian made a crack about Smith\u2019s wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Daily Wire entrainment writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss\">Katie Jerkovich<\/a> reported on the incident:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Jada, I love ya,\u201d Rock told the audience. \u201cG.I. Jane 2 movie, can\u2019t wait to see it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The \u201cRed Table Talk\u201d host rolled her eyes and appeared to be upset.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Her husband, the \u201cKing Richard\u201d star, looked like he too did not appreciate what appeared to be a remark about his wife\u2019s alopecia battle.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The superstar actor got up out of his seat, walked right up on stage, and struck the comedian in the face. It didn\u2019t appear to be a planned move.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWill Smith just smacked the s*** outta me,\u201d Rock told the audience after the assault.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep my wife\u2019s name out your f***ing mouth!\u201d Smith yelled back at Rock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow, dude. It was a G.I. Jane joke,\u201d the comedian said, before turning back to the award show.<\/p>\n<p>Smith finally\u00a0issued an apology to Rock on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,\u201d the 53-year-old actor captioned his post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbqmaY1p7Pz\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/will-smith-issues-apology-to-chris-rock-says-he-was-out-of-line-and-wrong\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported. \u201cMy behavior at last night\u2019s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada\u2019s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,\u201d the actor added.\u201dI was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss\">Will Smith Struck Chris Rock In The Face At Oscars After He Cracked A Joke About Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s Hair\u00a0Loss<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-at-oscars-sparks-reaction-online-his-marriage-is-open-to-everything-except-jokes\">Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock At Oscars Sparks Reaction Online: \u2018His Marriage Is Open To Everything Except\u00a0Jokes\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jada-pinkett-smith-adorns-bald-head-with-46000-diamond-headpiece-amid-hair-loss-battle\">Jada Pinkett Smith Adorns Bald Head With $46,000 Diamond Headpiece Amid Hair Loss\u00a0Battle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Enter for the chance to hang out with Gina Carano at the premiere of her new Daily Wire movie, Terror on the Prairie! Two lucky Daily Wire members will be given the complete red carpet treatment \u2013 free airfare, hotel, premiere car service, and exclusive merch. Daily Wire members can click <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/redcarpet\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i> to enter for a chance to win. If you\u2019re not a Daily Wire member yet, click <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i> to join us so you can win this once-in-a-lifetime experience.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Venus and Serena Williams have stayed\u00a0quiet\u00a0on actor Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the\u00a094th Academy Awards show on Sunday, the tennis duo\u2019s father Richard Williams has come out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1407045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1407045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1407045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1407045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1407045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}