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Richard Williams Reacts To Will Smith's Oscar Slap: 'We Don't Condone' It

Richard Williams Reacts To Will Smith's Oscar Slap: 'We Don't Condone' It

Richard Williams is speaking out following Will Smith‘s slap incident at the 2022 Academy Awards over the weekend.

If you missed the ordeal, Will smacked presenter and comedian Chris Rock on stage at the event over a joke he made about Jada Pinkett Smith.

Will portrayed Richard in King Richard, for which he won Best Actor, and now Richard is speaking out.

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“We don’t know all the details of what happened,” Richard Williams‘ son and spokesperson Chavoita LeSane told NBC News. “But we don’t condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it’s in self-defense.”

Chavoita added that Richard had been shocked about the incident.

Speaking later to People, Richard “wants to congratulate Will on the Oscar,” but did not provide additional comment.

Will has since apologized to Chris for the hit.

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