Will Smith talks, through tears, about his slap to Chris Rock at the Oscars: "I lost my mind"

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Will Smith

has reappeared on television after months away from public life and has returned to talk about the slap he gave to comedian

during the

at the beginning of the year.

"There are many complexities and nuances behind it, but in the end

(...) and I was going through something that night, although that does not justify my actions "Smith said on

's 'The Daily Show'

.

Smith has made these statements a few days after the release of his next film,

, which marks his return to the screens after almost a year inactive after the incident.

The actor starred

when he punched Rock onstage at the Dolby Theater after he joked about

Smith's wife

Minutes later Smith received his Oscar for his performance in

(2021).

In his reappearance on television on Monday night, Smith said that March 27 was the best and worst day of his life.

"I learned that we have to be kind to each other, it's difficult and I think the most painful thing for me was that I took my difficulties to make it difficult for others, I understood the phrase that hurt people hurt other people," he explained. .

Despite the public apology that Smith gave at the time and his resignation as

, that institution agreed to prohibit him from accessing the Oscars for a decade.

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock in the middle of the 2022 Oscars gala. THE WORLD

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