this portrayal of richard williams. >> richard williams was a fierce defender of his family. morgan: he apologized to the academy and his acceptance speech, but did not mention rock. >> denzel said to me a few minutes ago, at your highest moment, be careful. that is when the devil comes for you. i want to apologize to the academy, to my fellow nominees. morgan: the lapd says it is aware of the incident, but no charges have been filed. the individual involved has declined to file a police report. we are hearing from the academy this morning, they posted on twitter a statement saying "we do not condone violence of any form." we are asking the academy about what action they plan to take, if any, in response to what unfolded. i am morgan norwood, back to you. reggie: thank you so much, let's talk about it, i know i cannot stop thinking about it after i saw it. it made the rest of the show an afterthought, which is unfortunate to all of the winners. gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom to talk more about how viewers reacted. gloria: so many people talking about this this morning, t

for his betrayal of richard williams, father of the -- serena.ainly will be remembered for what happened a few moments earlier. he got up on the stage, and smacked comedian

up and get smith reacted and went on to win his 1st oscar best actor for his performance as richard williams in king richard. wow. do it was a let's go to allay now and talk to journalist k. j matthews. always a pleasure to see you kj. i think we were all a bit speechless after about show. tell us what happened between chris rock and roll smith. you know, i've been saying this like the last hour i covered hollywood for nearly 2 decades and can you believe finally, it took this long for me to be shot? i'm still shocked. i really don't know who i'm still processing. what i saw at the oscars initially, i thought they're both great actors. maybe this is a bit. i know that the ratings have been pretty low for the oscars over the years. so they thought there was spice it up, but then i was hearing no, this is absolutely real and a lot of people inside at the inter now were telling me during the commercial break, there was a lot of people coming over to will smith to talk to him and that this incident was very real. so i'm, i'm still very shocked by it. i mean, the internet's of course exploded soc

williams. she's here to talk about her venture fund and being an executive producer of "king richard." truly an honor to have you here, especially at a moment like this in life, you know, because it's not every day that i or anybody gets to talk to one of the greatest of all time in any aspect, you know. you've conquered the tennis court. but now it seems like serena is going to be conquering the business world in a really meaningful way. serena ventures. the last i heard you it $111 million for the venture capital firm? >> yes, yes, we did. i realized-- i've actually been investing for about nine years. and i realized the venture capital ecosystem really needs more inclusive people, really. when i learned that less than 2% at the time of women got funding from all v.c. money, honestly, i didn't believe that stat. and i thought it was necessary for me to enter in a legit way. of and i kept building sevena ventures for years and here we are, raising our first funds at $111 million. >> trevor: it's a really powerful place to begin a journey, because a lot of people on the ground-- myself

the actor then went on to win his 1st oscar for best actor for his performance as richard williams in king. richard i let's go to los angeles now and talk to journalist kj matthews k j. thanks for joining us. this has to be an oscar 1st. tell us what happened between chris rock and well smith you. well 1st of all, you're absolutely right. it is an oscar 1st. it's a 1st for everyone. i've been covering hollywood for nearly 2 decades, and i've never seen anything like this and i've seen a lot in hollywood, but nothing like this. you know, it was a joke. chris rock is a comedian, so people expect to see him. joking when he gets on stage to present the war and tonight was no different really. except he made a joke at j to peak at smith's expense. now, many people may not be aware, but gina peacock smith suffers from a hair loss condition called al your p. she's talked about it publicly, i think back in 2018 is when she came out and revealed it. and so to night, when chris rock said something about her being in the film a g i janie was obviously making comment about her bought head and it

richard williams, a film critics speaking to us that from london. thank you. ah . this is al jazeera, these are you told stories, israel as hosting top diplomats from, for arab countries on the u. s. in what's been called a historic meeting. and they have some, it includes foreign ministers of the u. s. e, bahrain, egypt, and morocco, the famed, combating regional security threats and improving ties with israel. oddly, to talk the agenda will be discussions around iran re entering the nuclear deal.

i looked like crazy father just like they said about richard williams.oting, you notice he did not apologize to chris rock. we also know after reaching out to the los angeles police department, without naming names, the victim had declined to press charges. we don't see anything happening legally against will smith. but we do know that in 2016 chris rock was the host of the oscars and had pretty sharp jokes for will and jada then. so who knows if this is built up plaque and anger overall these jokes. you can see it in the auditorium. denzel immediately was on his feet talking to will. you can see him then talking to jada. you heard p. diddy coming out and talking about it as well, saying they were going to get them together to resolve this. you could see there was a lot going on in those breaks as they were trying to figure out how they were going to move on from this moment. a lot of people very divided about how it played out. i also feel like his fellow philly brother quest love deserves a little love, too. he won a oscar right after that for best doc

, on stage, on television, you know, and he sort of alluded to the incident by talking about richard williamsd" and about how richard williams was a man that fiercely defended his family and sort of you could easily read between the lines and kind of interpret that as will smith's explanation why he took those actions. >> yeah, so tried to bring it all back to the film and protecting his family. i want to talk about some of the other awards now. james campyan now the third man in histor-- >> she was also the first, this was a full circle moment for jane campyan, a woman has never repeated as best director so that's hugely significant -- sorry, as a nominee -- you know, this was not the first time she was nominated, back in 1994 for the piano so that was in my of not a surprise, that she had been picking up a lot of the best director accolades throughout this award season so certainly back-to-back female winners, i think we're a long way away from some sort of sustainable parody but certainly amazing to have chloe last year and jane this year being awarded best director by the academy awards.

for his betrayal of richard williams, father of the -- serena. certainly will be remembered for what happened a few moments earlier. he got up on the stage, and smacked comedian chris rock making a joke about his wife. our imitates life. and -- we are live in a way. it is monday the 20th. >> oh. [noise] oh, wow, wow! >> just a few moments after that happened, will smith won back stacked or for his performance in king richard. >> the tears streaming down his, face well smith acceptance speech to apologize to the academy, -- over what happened. , -- >> wasn't calling for regime change in russia. >> i'm in lviv where the atmosphere remains tense as officials from ukraine and russia me in turkey for the latest round. >> the education secretary says that no child should go hungry in britain in the 21st century as he published his plan for schools. >> plus, one city, to lockdowns. shanghai to shut down one half at a time in a bid to hold rising covid cases. also on the program for you this, morning we will speak to one of the groups of that's who have

the crazy father, just like they said -- i look like a crazy father, just like they said about richard williams. >> smith said he was sorry to the academy and fellow nominees but he never mentioned chris rock. rock's joke, by the way, alluded to pinkett smith's bald look. he brought up "gi jane" in the past. smith has opened up about her condition called alopecia. smith said he will not file charges. l.a. police knew about it but i don't think charges will be filed by the d.a. >> the thing about it, it's the hot topic of a lot of newspapers. i have some to show you across the country. everybody wants to talk about it. this is not what you would expect at the oscars. the gowns and tuxedos -- >> and so many families watching, what example does this send using violence like that? i can understand he was upset but it probably would have been a lot more effective to get up and walk out. >> we talked about that. that is not the time to show violence. we talked about trying to teach violence is not the answer. i understand he was upset, but, yeah, could have done a lot of different things. >> there ar

. >> richard williams was a fierce defender of his family.want to apologize to the academy and apologize to all my fellow nominees. art imitates life. i look like the crazy father just like they said. i looked like a crazy father just like they said about richard williams. but love will make you do crazy things. >> joining us now to talk about this, and there is so much to talk about, is cnn national correspondent and host of "the big picture," sara sidner and eric dug against, a tv critic for npr. sara, i want to be clear, there are so many vectors in this story. i wonder how you're making sense of it this morning. >> i've got three words this morning. use your words, will. you are an actor, you are a rapper, you have things that write things for you. you're a smart guy. use your words, not your fists or your hands. it's that simple. i think you sat there and watched that, and i think everybody was shocked because they thought it was part of the skit at first. he was laughing at first until clearly jada wasn't, rolled her eyes. then he gets

just like they said about richard williams.l make you do crazy things. >> and you can see there that he was emotional. he also lightened it up with a few jokes. it is noteworthy he apologized to his fellow nominees, he apologized to the academy. he did not apologize to chris rock. if you remember back to 2016 when there was the debacle about oscars so white, chris rock was hosting and went on jada and will smith that year. some wonder whether there is a plaque that built up. people overall shocked this happened and so many things that happened after that moment in the show, it was missed. because everyone in the auditorium was completely flabbergasted by that entire issue that we saw play out on the stage. >> so, chloe, what is the fallout here? what are we hearing from will smith, what are we hearing from the academy? is his oscar in jeopardy? >> brianna, we haven't heard anything more from will smith. chris rock has not spoken out. the academy does not condone violence of any form, they tweeted out. the l.a.p.d. also said tha

i look like a crazy father, just like what they said about richard williams. love will make you do crazy things. >> reporter: jessica chesstrain won the best actor for the eyes of tammy fay. >> i want you to know that you are unconditionally loved. >> reporter: jane has become the third woman in history to win the award for best director for the power of the dog. >> i love directing because it's a deep dive into story. >> reporter: the biggest night kicked off with a testimony form from one of music's biggest stars. the show featured three hosts. >> this year the academy hired three women to host, because it's cheaper than hiring one man. >> reporter: the second deaf person to win an oscar, best supporting actor for his performance in the film coda. >> this is dedicated to the deaf community, this is our moment. >> reporter: the anita in west side story. >> in this weary world that we live in. dreams do come true. >> reporter: pausing for a mom of silence honoring the people of ukraine. [no audio] doesn't mean you are out of this. you got the best of the rain

soon after the slap smith won his first oscar for his portrayal of richard williams in the film "king richard." in his acceptance speech he apologized to the academy but didn't apologize last night to chris rock. all right, so what's next in all of this? a couple of things here. lapd says chris rock has declined to press charges. the academy also said it condemns what will smith did and is promising to review what happened before deciding whether to take any further action or any action at all. joining us now, ted chen from nbc los angeles. he covered the oscars last night and has been all over this story. nice to have you on the program. not just the oscars. this is interesting. one of the reasons we wanted you on this program, after the show you were at that "vanity fair" party, the after party. was it like an elephant in the room during the party? >> absolutely. you could call it, raj, pre-slap and post-slap because pre-slap there was a lot of excitement to have a "vanity fair" party for the first time in two years, to be able to have a party in person was exciting for both the sta

are back, not with a bang, but a punch was made from the best actor award and his portrayal of richard williams the father of tennis stars venus and serena williams and the ceremony will be remembered for what happened moments earlier, punching chris rock, art imitates art, as they say it, is monday, the 28th of march. >> well, hello. >> oh, wow. >> wow. >> just>> a few minutes after tt happened, will smith won best actor for his performance in king richard. >> with tears streaming down his face, will smith first used his acceptance speech to apologize to the academy about what happened. >> president biden insists he wasn't calling for regime change in russia. >> the atmosphere remains tense as ukrainian and russian officials meet in turkey for the latest round of peace talks. >> no child should go hungry in britain in the 21st century. the lan for schools. >>> also the breakfast show for you this morning, wherever you're watching us around the world, we'll speak to one of the groups that has come together to help people and animals alike in ukraine. >>> and also, william and kate's caribbean t

richa >> richard williams was a fierce defender of his family. >> reporter: will smith apologized to the academy in his acceptance speech, but did not mention rock. >> denzel said to me at your highest moment, be careful. that's when the devil comes for you. i want to be an ambassador of that kind of love and care and concern. i want to apologize to the academy. i want to apologize to my fellow nominees. this is a beautiful moment. >> reporter: the lapd says it's aware of the incident but no charges have been filed because the individual involved has declined to file a police report. >> and the oscar goes to -- >> "coda." >> reporter: "coda" won the night's biggest prize, best picture and troy ckotsur took home best supporting role. as he accepted the award the star-studded audience rose to their feet. >> this is dedicated to the deaf community, the "coda" community, this is our moment. >> reporter: as for will smith and chris rock they were set to attend "variety's" after party. no word if that happened. >> the rift between chris rock and will smith may have been brewing for years.

i looked like crazy father, just like they said about richard williams.e will make you do crazy things, he says. how does that explanation hold up for you? is it enough? >> i think that understanding the context, will wrote about in his book how he saw his father be abusive to his mother and he wasn't able to do anything about it. and he holds that as a regret. not that that's an excuse for his behavior, an excuse to assault chris rock who did not deserve that and who showed grace and humility in a very difficult moment. but it does give you insight into will smith's mind, into his heart, into what he felt. he jumped in to protector mode. he didn't -- wasn't able to protect his mother when he was a 9-year-old, but he was certainly able to protect his wife in that moment. and that's what he did. >> but yet he is in the public eye so you have to have thick skin being in his role -- in his shoes. and physical abuse of somebody else is never the answer, right? and here he was -- before you respond, i want to show, his mindset, as it appears after the oscars c

' father and coach. >> richard williams was a fierce defender of his family. >> reporter: smith suggesting he, like serena and venus' father, was now protecting his family. >> art imitates life. i look like the crazy father, just like they said. >> reporter: also sharing what fellow oscar winner denzel washington told him during a break. >> denzel said to me a few minutes ago, he said, at your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you. >> reporter: smith apologizing to the academy, but not to rock. >> i want to apologize to the academy, i want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. >> reporter: in recent years, jada pinkett smith opening up about her struggles with hair loss. it's unclear if rock knew that. and the smiths have been the target of chris rock's jokes before. during the oscars so white controversy in 2016, rock's monologue highlighted pinkett smith's decision to boycott the oscars. >> jada is mad her man wasn't nominated. it's not fair that will was this good and didn't get nominated. you're right. it's also not fair that will was paid

just like they said about richard williams. [laughter] but love will make you do crazy things.ter: the lapd says it will not take things further, as chris rock declined to file a police report. oscars organizers tweeted that it doesn't condone violence. the academy also tried to show off its diversity compared to previous years. apple tv's "coda" took the spotlight, winning best picture, marking the first time it streaming service took home the best award. the "power of the dog" which lead with 12 nominations, tiktok onane campion's directing win. jessica chastain landed best actress for her role "in the eyes of tammy faye." and best international film was awarded to japan's "drive my car." ♪ while the oscars was hoping to have a boost in ratings, this year's physical confrontation between two superstars certainly dominated the headlines. brent: you're watching dw news from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." we will have the latest on the war in ukraine and the latest on that face-slap in the oscars. we will be right back. Ñ■Ñ■ac 2022, th

will: richard williams was a fierce defender of his family. i want to apologize to the academy.ant to apologize to all my fellow nominees. jeffrey: earlier today, i spoke to npr tv and media critic eric deggans. eric, nice to talk to you again. you know, i think a lot of people assumed at the time that this was a planned routine. i know i did. what about you? eric: i wondered that for a split-second. abc had clipped out the audio, but you could see the words that will smith was mouthing, and you could tell that he was angry. and you could tell that he was cursing at him in a way that was not intended to be humorous. and, in that moment, i knew that we had seen something genuine. jeffrey: you know, it was clearly so shocking in the moment as people began to realize it. and it's led to all kin of reactions. tell us a little bit about what you have heard in the aftermath. eric: well, there are a few different camps here. there are people who are condemning the violence at the moment. there are people who are fans of will smith who point out that his wife suffers from alopecia, whic

started a formal review around the incident and will explore further actions and consequences richard williams the father of venous and serena williams condemned smith's actions saying in a statement we don't condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it's in self-defense. the report comes that viewership for the telecast rose # 5.9% meanwhile the infamous slap seems to be benefitting sales of chris rock's comedy tour which kicks off tomorrow ticket prices have surged since sunday night going up from a minimum of $46 from march 18th to a minimum of $341 >>> the january 6th committee voted unanimously in recommending criminal contempt charges for former trump aides peter navarro and dan scureno. in a statement after the vote navarro continued to claim executive privilege. a lawyer for scavino did not immediately respond to request for comment. >>> two sources told nbc news the committee is leaning toward calling ginni thomas in for an interview. after a choeds session overnight congressman benny thomas said the pnl had not yet reached a decision on thomas jared kushner the president's son-in-law

just like what they said about richard williams. but, love will make you do crazy things. >> jessica chastain won for the eyes of tammy fay. >> for those that feel helpless or alone i want you to know you are unconditionally love. >> jane c ampion from the power of dog. >> and kicking off from one of the biggest starts for the first time three hosts,. >> this year the academy hired three women to host because it is cheaper than hiring one man. >> the second deaf for best supporting actor troy kotsur. >> the first afro-latino arianadebose. >> even in the weary world that we live in, dreams do come true. >> the show paused for a moment of silence honoring the people of ukraine. >>> the sci-fi thriller doon won, and summer of soul won for best documentary and the brother sister team won the eye ward for best original song. now, oscars to parklets. >> helping hundreds of restaurants stay afloat. now, officials in walnut creek are doing what they can to keep them for good. originally parklet permits were handed out for free because of th

i look crazy father, just like they said about richard williams. but love will make you do crazy things. >> reporter: jessica chastain won the best actress oscar for "the eves of tammy faye." >> for any of you out there who do, in fact, feel helpless or alone, i just want you to know that you are unconditionally loved. >> reporter: jane campion has become the third woman in oscars history to win the award for best director for "the power of the dog." >> i love directing because it's a deep dive into story. >> reporter: hollywood's biggest night kicked off with a performance from one of the biggest stars. ♪ for the first time the show featured three hosts, amy schumer, regina hall, and wanda sykes. >> this year the academy hired three women to host because it's cheaper than hiring one man. >> reporter: troy kotsur became only the second deaf person to win an oscar. he won for best supporting actor in "coda". >> this is dedicated to the deaf community. this is our moment. >> reporter: ariana dubose became the first afro latina and openly lgbtq actor

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he won an oscar for playing the role of richard williams, the father of the williams sisters, serenae defender and champion of his daughters, but a pretty rugged character, as well, prepared to stand up for himself. was there a little bit of will smith just taking on that persona at that moment? well, you're making me laugh because in hollywood — and i have been in this industry and this town a long time — i think you find everybody is taking on way too many personas, way too deeply, way too much of the time. taking themselves too seriously, you are saying? that's exactly what i am saying. when you have everyone running around treating you like you are — and in fact, you are, you are a big business to everybody — they treat you like you are special, you get to the point where you can stand up in front of millions of people and talk about god speaking to you and using you as an instrument of peace and love, after you have punched somebody on the face on tv. you put it very well! i was reflecting on when ricky gervais hosted the oscars a few years ago and he said to his assembled audie

oscar for his role as richard williams. rock has declined to press charges and the lapd says it will not charge smith. in that apology, will smith says in part, violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive. my behavior at last night's academy awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. i would like to publicly apologize to you, chris. i was out of line and i am wrong. i am embarrassed and my actions are not indicative of the man i want to be. there is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness. now, tonight the academy says it condemns smith for slapping chris rock and that it's reviewing the matter. this has the buzz all around the world about what chris rock said and how smith reacted. and the questions looming about what we should make of this all too real hollywood moment. here's robert handa. >> reporter: well, apology notwithstanding, there were a lot of good things that happened at the academy awards that will probably be overlooked or forgotten because of this incident, and some people we talked to

richard williams. um was a fierce. defender of his family. smith apologized to the academy and two fellow nominees but made no mention of chris rock. pinkett smith suffers from alopecia. she has spoken openly on social media about that, leading to her hair loss. already we're checking out the weather. it's raining and many bay area cities right now. heaviest rains still remains cut up peninsula coastal hills down through san gregorio down towards staff important and to santa cruz and now into monterey, where there was a flash flood watch in effect. for the burn scars. the big sur area . we have a wind advisory for the entire bay area for the next few hours into the early morning hours, we've had gusts up to 50 miles an hour. and in the mountains of winter weather advisory says in effect through tomorrow, um there's the current setup. there's the rain. it's good to get it right. i mean, we've seen over an inch of rain. in some places. most of us have been a quarter inch. to a half inch and you see those areas of orange moving through the area.

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he won an oscar for playing the role of richard i playing the role of richard williams, the father ofot only a first offender and champion of his daughters, but a pretty rugged character as well, prepared to stand up for himself. was there a little bit of will smith just taking on that persona at that moment? ~ ., taking on that persona at that moment?— taking on that persona at that moment? ~ ., , moment? well, i have been in this industry — moment? well, i have been in this industry and _ moment? well, i have been in this industry and this - moment? well, i have been in this industry and this town i moment? well, i have been in this industry and this town a i this industry and this town a long time. i think you find everybody is taking on way too many personas way too deeply, way too much of the time. taking themselves too seriously, you are saying? that's exactly what i am saying. when you have everyone running around treating you like you are some sort of legend... and in fact, you are, you are a big business to everybody, they treat you like you are special. you get to the point

there but i noticed also, kj, when he was making his acceptance speech, he was talking about how richard williamsr his family, which was something that perhaps will smith felt he had just done —— venus. as the tears were rolling down his cheeks. ,., ., , cheeks. right, he resonates with it, he _ cheeks. right, he resonates with it, he said _ cheeks. right, he resonates with it, he said this - cheeks. right, he resonates with it, he said this over- cheeks. right, he resonates| with it, he said this over and over again. this is the reason why he wanted to betray that father because he said in his life, as he has gone up the ladder in hollywood, but he also had to tolerate a lot of disrespect and his spoken about but tonight, people talking about you or yourfamily, in any sort of way, and you are meant to stand there and take it because you are a celebrity and he said the same thing about venus and scibilio —— serena williams politt father as they became more and more famous and one more and more titles, neverwould famous and one more and more titles, never would say things about them and expect the

for many people it didn't seem that richard williams knew what he was doing. >> he wasn't doing what didn't give a damn about tennis. >> no, he didn't. >> he was -- he was trying to build his family. right? he was using tennis to cultivate his family, to cultivate values. >> you're not going to just be representing you. you're going to be representing every little black girl on earth. >> reporter: at 53 will smith knows a lot about value. he is a global superstar, selling millions of albums, billions at the box office, conquering the big screen -- >> i make this look good. >> reporter: -- small screen, and now is a best-selling author. make no mistake, this memoir is not sugar-coated. >> my suffering helped me to become who i am. >> reporter: it's a candid confessional. of a boy from west philadelphia. >> you said that about yourself. "i was a weird kid with big ears." >> yes. >> what do you think made you a weird kid? >> i kind of lived in my imagination. i couldn't help but see things and why me were funny. >> reporter: but there was nothing funny about his life at home. smith had

. >> richard williams was a fierce defender of his family.have been called on in my life to love people. i want to apologize to the academy, all my fellow nominees. i thank you on behalf of richard and orasine, the entire williams family. thank you. hope the academy invites me back. thank you. >> and you could feel the energy there. everyone in the dolby theater so quiet when he got up there to speak. everyone wanted to see how this was going to be handled. it's worth noting he did apologize to the fellow nominees and the academy but not to chris rock. we saw denzel talking to them, sean diddy combs when he was on stage saying, hey, chris and will, we're going to work this out like family. there was definitely an energy of we're going to squash this quickly. i don't know how quickly that happens. but a lot of people are upset by this. others say i will never watch a will smith film again. . >> in you can't unslap someone. i think we talked, stephanie, you understand in a way some of will smith's emotion. but this is violence we witnessed. it

. >> richard williams was a fierce defender of his family. >> will smith apologized to the academy butid not mention rock. >> does outside to me, at your r highest moment, that is when the devil comes for you. i want to apologize to the academy, to my fellow nominees. -- this is a beautiful moment. >> the lapd says no chargeshargs been filed, because the individual involved has declined to file a police report. >> the academy posting a statement to twitter, think we do not condone violence. what remains to the scene is if will smith will return. typical, if you win, you are invited back as they presenter. jobina: goodness. you will find more more more coverage through the abc 7 bay area connected tv up. we have everything from the will smith slap to his acceptance speech and other big wins. download the app and start streaming right now. reggie: we need a cleanse. some much needed rain continuing this morning. you will need the umbrella and more care as you drive today. >> i have got your cleanse right here. this is a nic n a little different than how we have been starting our weeks fo

he was sort of channelling richard williams, who he played in "king richard." >> well, he was in many and, you know, it's interesting because i thought a lot about that interview today and talked a lot about that interview today because he said to me in that moment, alisyn, he feels like his life has taken a different direction and he has been charged to do this. this is deep down in his core and this is the man he would be, how he would walk from there on out in walking in protection over these black women in his life. yeah, i felt like at that moment last night that's what he felt like he was doing. again, i'm still trying to wrap my brain around the whole thing because it's the most outrageout and jaw dropping thing i've seen in a really long time where he thought he was doing that, in a way he was protecting his wife, but in the manner that he did it, how do you justify or explain or rectify that? >> i think it's remarkable. to me, how professional chris rock was, unflappable. the show must go on and he carried on. i am astonished how well chris rock responded and now the academy

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. >> richard williams was a fierce defender of his family.ng called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people. i want to be a vessel for love. >> reporter: smith apologized, but not to the comedian. >> i want to apologize to the academy. i want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. love will make you do crazy things. >> reporter: overnight, the lapd tells abc news rock declined to file a police report. the academy issued a statement saying it does not condone violence of any form. jada has been candid about her struggle with hair loss due to a condition called alopecia. ultimately deciding to shave her head. >> this is going to be a little bit more difficult to hide. >> reporter: this isn't the first time she's been the butt of rock's jokes. in 2016, rock took aim at her decision to boycott the awards show. >> jada's mad her man was not nom fated for "concussion." i get it. it's not fair that will was this good and didn't get nominated. you're right. it's also not fair that will was paid $20 million f

que dijo que la productora y otras asociadas se habÍan apropiado de los derechos de la vida de richard williamsprovocÓ el chiste de chris roca se debiÓ a que supuestamente entre el comediante y jada habÍa existido algo hace aÑos atrÁs cuando participaron en la trilogÍa de las pelÍculas madagascar, por la que ganaron varios premios. ella hoy tambiÉn se pronunciÓ en sus redes con un mensaje diciendo " esta es una temporada de curaciÓn y estoy aquÍ para ti". como de cada cosa mala podrÍan salir cosas buenas, tengo que decirles y contarles que chris rock tiene un show de comedia que se presenta en diferentes ciudades de los estados unidos, pues estÁ sould out en este momento. han aumentado el precio de las boletas revendidas. antes estaban en $40 y ahora estÁn aproximadamente entre ciento dÓlares. una cosa buena estÁ saliendo de esto.hay que esperar una determinaciÓn que tome la academia, que eso serÁ maÑana. suponemos que le van a exigir a will smith que ofrezca una disculpa pÚblica porque ya lo hizo, se adelanto a esto esperando que la academia no considerara arrebatarle el oscar o incluso retira

he went on to win best actor, as everyone knew he was going to win for his portrayal of king richard williamsrazy things and he was a fiery defender of his family. made some jokes to lighten it up but emotional and crying when he accepted this award. many wondered if he would come back. that was also part of it. but he did and we should see him at the next oscars because whoever wins best actor presents best actress the following year. of course, we're waiting to see how the academy fully responds to all of the things that transpired last night, but of all the things that transpired, i should note that right after this is when we saw best documentary, that is why chris rock was on stage at that moment and when questlove won for summer of soul, which is his documentary that he directed. he was emotional, had a great speech, but so many people didn't even hear it because of that and then you go on and see "coda" won best picture, a film people love and troy kottier winning best film and he becomes the second deaf actor to win following his co-star in his movie "coda" marley who won back in the

but his outstanding performance as tennis patriarch richard williams in king richard has will smith setace best actor is like a serena first serve. power of the dogs benedict cumberbatch could bring a brit actor upset as olivia colman and anthony hopkins have done? it is doubtful. it seems will winning in straight sets, she was committed to playing the title role in the eyes of tammy faye, why else is jessica chastain likely to invest actress? three of the category nominees already have oscars, she does not. she was already superb in interstellar into the tree of life, tough match with another nominee playing an icon of the generation, kristen stewart took great risk to play princess diana. >> this was either going to be great or awful. it could have gone very bad for me. likely it is that all right. chris: unless penelope cruz pulls a surprise, jessica chastain looks oscar brown. ariana debose for best supporting actress, absolutely. the fitting way to honor her electrifying performance in the very same old that one we to moreno her oscar 60 years ago. --won rita moreno her oscar. the

so, you know, and he sort of alluded to the incident by talking about richard williams, the real lifed how he was a man that fiercely defended his family. you could easily read between the lines and kind of interpret that as will smith's explanation for why he took those actions. >> yeah. so he tried to bring it all back to the film and protecting his family. i want to talk about some of the other awards now, because jane campion is now the third woman in history to win an academy award for best director for "the power of the dog." >> yeah, and it's significant that she was also the first, right. so this is a full circle moment for jane campion. a woman has never repeatled as best director. so that is -- that's hugely significant. i'm sorry, as a nominee. this is not the first time she was nominated. back in 1994 "the piano." you know, that was not a surprise. i think that she had been picking up lot of the best directing accolades throughout this awards season. so certainly, you know, back-to-back female winners of the best director race, i think we're a long way from some sort of a

of tennis great serena williams and venus williams in the film king richard.gan: this years awards already one for the record books with several actors and directors making history. steven spielberg's west side story the first remake of a former best picture winner that's nominated for best picture. that film landing ariana debose the honor of being the first afro latino to be nominated. >> it's weird to have all these firsts attached to your nomination? >> it's one that i'm externally proud of for so many reasons. morgan: and the a-list stars will be out in full force with presenters including lady gaga, p diddy, halle berry, and more. i morgan norwood in hollywood. liz: abc 7 is your home for everything oscars. kumasi aaron is in ally for the oscars. she is going to have special coverage throughout the weekend. you can watch the awards show tomorrow night at 5:00 right here on abc 7. and tomorrow, live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. with on the red carpet live countdown to the oscars. stay with us for american idol at 8:00. at 9:00, on the red carpet after th

later smith won an oscar for lead actor for his role as father of venus and serena williams in "king richardwhen he tried to apologize. >> art imitates life, i looked like the crazy father, just like they said about richard williams. >> now, smith said that he was sorry to the academy and his fellow nominees, but he never mentioned chris rock. the joke alluded to the bald look and brought up the movie g.i. jane. she has opened up about her hair loss to a condition called alopecia. here are some headlines from the morning after. take a look. all of them talking about, you know what, that smack heard around the world. >> fresh hit. i mean, it was pretty shocking. i stopped it and played it back. i'm like, did that just happen? >> someone showed me on twitter because i wasn't at home when it happened. it almost looked like chris rock was waiting for it, and then it happened and, i don't know why -- >> a lot of people thought maybe it was a bit. >> when i saw the longer version. >> they had to bleep out so much. >> and you saw her face. >> she was sitting behind will smith. it's certainly what e

keep his hands to himself and i don't buy this, i was handling richard williams. people. >> it assault. kennedy: i'm glad you are here because you are one of my favorite people. you always talk joy into my heart. and your hair is amazing. >> most of it is fake but not all of it. kennedy: i can testify you've worked hard and triumphed. who do you think has a longer career after this? >> chris rock him public great i thought. he wasn't even shaken up. kennedy: anyone else who gets hit there like -- >> then he was like all right, i don't think i could do that if somebody hits me. kennedy: she's going to be on the oscars next. coming up, president biden proposing massive 5.8 trillion dollars budget how much will this tax hike screw you? we will crunch the numbers in moment. ♪♪ rent than other money managers. (other money manager) different how? aren't we all just looking for the hottest stocks? (fisher investments) nope. we use diversified strategies to position our client's portfolios for their long-term goals. (other money manager) but you still sell investments tha