Smith posted a video to his verified Instagram account and on YouTube on Friday that began with the words on screen, "It's been a minute".
"Over the last few months, I've been doing a lot of thinking and personal work...," the statement reads.
Will Smith posts emotional apology video for Oscars slap, says Chris Rock is 'not ready' to speak with him (YouTube/WillSmith)
"You asked a lot of fair questions that I wanted to take some time to answer."
Smith can then be heard sighing, he enters the screen and addresses to camera why he didn't apologise to Rock during his Oscars acceptance speech following his win for best actor for his role in King Richard.
"I was fogged out by that point," Smith says.
"It's all fuzzy. 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. So I will say to you Chris, I apologise to you. My behaviour was unacceptable and I'm here whenever you are ready to talk."
CNN has reached out to representatives for Rock for comment.
Smith also apologises to Rock's mother, family and his brother, Tony Rock, who had starred in the 2007 sitcom All of Us, which was created by Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
"We had a great relationship," Smith says. "Tony Rock was my man and this is probably irreparable."
Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock, who was presenting at the time, after he made a joke about Smith's wife's shaved head.
Pinkett Smith suffers hair loss due to alopecia, an autoimmune condition that can lead to hair loss.
Smith addresses why he didn't apologise to Rock during his Oscars acceptance speech following his win for best actor (AP)
In his video, Smith also answers the question as to whether or not his wife, after rolling her eyes at Rock's joke, had asked him to do something in that moment by saying she did not.
He also apologises to her, their children, and his fellow Academy Award nominees in the post.
Smith says he "spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuance and the complexities of what happened in that moment."
Smith also apologises to Rock's mother, family and his brother, Tony Rock, who had starred in the 2007 sitcom All of Us, which was created by Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith (YouTube/WillSmith)
"I'm not going to try to unpack all of that right now, but I can say to all of you, there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment," he says.
"There's no part of me that thinks that is the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults."
Smith adds that it hurts him to know that he didn't live up to the image people had of him.
Smith also answers the question as to whether or not his wife, after rolling her eyes at Rock's joke, had asked him to do something in that moment by saying she did not (Getty)
"Disappointing people is my central trauma," he says." I hate when I let people down so it hurts."
Smith directs a message to his supporters, saying he's committed "to putting light and love and joy into the world."
"If you hang on I promise we'll be able to be friends again," he concludes.
Celebrated Aboriginal musician, songwriter and artist Archie Roach has died at the age of 66 after a long illness.
Key points:
His sons release a statement saying they are "heartbroken" to announce the death
They say he died surrounded by loved ones
He first became famous after his release of the song Took the Children Away
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of people who have died.
His sons released a statement saying they were "heartbroken" to announce the death of the Gunditjmara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung), Bundjalung Senior Elder, songman and storyteller.
Amos and Eban Roach say Archie died surrounded by his family and loved ones at Warrnambool Base Hospital in Victoria.
"We thank all the staff who have cared for Archie over the past month," his sons said in their statement.
"Archie wanted all of his many fans to know how much he loves you for supporting him along the way.
"We are so proud of everything our dad achieved in his remarkable life. He was a healer and unifying force.
"His music brought people together."
A private ceremony will follow.
His family have asked the media to respect their privacy.
Archie's sons have given permission for Archie's name, image and music to be used, so that his legacy will continue to inspire.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took to Twitter to mourn the loss of a "brilliant talent" who was a "national truth teller".
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Archie's many awards and legacy
Archie Roach first became famous after his release of the song Took the Children Away featured on his debut album Charcoal lane in 1990.
He went on to win numerous awards, including a Deadly Award for a Lifetime Contribution to Healing the Stolen Generations in 2013.
Archie Roach became famous after releasing the song Took the Children Away.
Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable" and that he had reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn't ready.
Key points:
Will Smith says he is deeply remorseful to both Chris Rock and his family
The six-minute YouTube video is "over-rehearsed", says a PR expert
Smith slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about Will's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head
"There is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment," Smith said in the video, which runs for almost six minutes and was posted online on Friday (US time).
"I am deeply remorseful and I'm trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself."
To Rock, he said: "I'm here whenever you're ready to talk."
In the video, Smith spoke directly to a camera, answering pre-selected questions about his behaviour at the March 27 Academy Awards, when he slapped presenter Rock after the comedian made a reference about the hairstyle of Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith's wife.
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Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock, saying behaviour was 'unacceptable'
Smith also apologised to Rock's family and especially his mother, Rosalie, who was horrified to see her son hurt.
She told US Weekly: "When he slapped Chris, he slapped all of us. He really slapped me."
Smith also apologised to Tony Rock, Chris' younger brother.
"I didn't realise how many people got hurt in that moment," Smith said.
Will Smith cries as he accepts the Oscar for best actor. (Reuters: Brian Snyder)
Neither the apology or timing impressed crisis and PR expert Eric Schiffer, who called it "bizarre, strange and grossly over-rehearsed".
"It came across like he was doing a confessional in some closed room in a foreign country in order to escape the regime," said Mr Schiffer, chairman and CEO of Patriarch Equity and chairman of Reputation Management Consultants.
"It's just not the way to get out of the septic muck he put himself into because, once again, it started being about him and it's still about him."
In the video, Smith also apologised to his family "for the heat that I brought on all of us" and his fellow Oscar nominees to have "stolen and tarnished your moment".
He mentioned Questlove by name; it was the musician-director's documentary win for Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) that was interrupted by the slap.
Rock was on stage to present the documentary award.
Smith also said his wife did nothing to encourage his slap.
"Jada had nothing to do with it," he said.
"I made a choice on my own."
Pinkett Smith has said that she has alopecia areata, a hair-loss condition.
Jada Pinkett Smith dedicated an episode of Red Table Talk to alopecia areata. (AP: Jordan Fisher/Red Table Talk)
Following the altercation, the motion picture academy banned Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years.
Smith apologised to Rock in a statement after the Oscars, saying he was "out of line and I was wrong".
"I'm sorry really isn't sufficient," Smith said in the video, adding that he is hurting because he hasn't lived up to fans' impressions.
"The palace - like every other large, medium-sized organisation - has got an HR department, but that deals with staff," The Times royal correspondent Valentine Low says.
"It doesn't deal with members of the royal family."
Several former members of Meghan's staff allege they were intimidated and belittled by her, some so severely they were forced to quit.
That remained a closely-guarded secret until the infamous Oprah interview tipped the bucket.
Angered, the staffers took their claims to Valentine, who exposed them to the world.
Former members of Meghan Markle's palace staff have accused her of bullying. (60 Minutes)
"There were women who worked for her who were absolutely broken by her," Low tells reporter Tom Steinfort.
"One person described to me how a member of staff was completely destroyed."
The palace deemed the allegations serious enough to warrant an inquiry, but has since announced none of the findings will be made public.
Television host Trisha Goddard is adamant Meghan is the victim of this story. (60 Minutes)The Times' Valentine Low exposed the allegations against Meghan to the world. (60 Minutes)
So what did they uncover? And who is the real victim?
This Sunday on 60 Minutes, British television host Trisha Goddard is adamant it's Meghan Markle.
"Can we just stop messing around and call this for what it is? It's bullying," she says.
Trisha believes the constant vitriol directed at the Duchess of Sussex is unwarranted and perpetuated by a very particular set of people.
"White, male, pale and stale," she says.
"It's the dinosaurs screaming."
But with the dust yet to settle on this latest royal drama, a new investigation could prove even more scandalous.
SUNDAY on 60 Minutes, is Meghan Markle a bully or victim? You decide.
Thanks for joining us and the whole Erinsborough family tonight. It feels a bit weird knowing that this will be the last time we see will them on screen. Neighbours has just always ... been around.
Neighbours farewells the audience.Credit:Channel 10
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‘Scott and Charlene’s wedding lives on’
This, from Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, falls firmly into the ‘strange but true’ category...
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Natalie Imbruglia: ‘End of an era’
Two of tonight’s old-timers have posted notes to Twitter following their return for the finale ...
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Melbourne crowds get their fill of the finale
By Caroline Schelle
The fans at Fed Square were glued to their screens throughout the 90-minute finale.
Crowds gather at Federation Square to watch the final episode of Neighbours.Credit:Aaron Francis
Guy Pearce transfixes the crowd at Federation Square.Credit:Aaron Francis
Fans rug up to watch the Neighbours finale.Credit:Aaron Francis
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Did it live up to our expectations?
By Meg Watson
After 37 years on the air, Australia’s longest-running drama has come to its end.
It was always going to be a mammoth task satisfying all the viewers this show has amassed over the years - those who stuck with it, and those who abandoned their broadcast TV sets years ago. But, with countless cameos and moments to pull on the heartstrings, it definitely gave it a good crack.
Let us know what you think in the comments and the poll below.
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Susan Kennedy crushes Neighbours closer with Gus Gould style monologue
By Thomas Mitchell
Pack up the Logies, pack up the Globes, Emmys and Oscars too, and hand them all to Jackie Woodburne.
In her final scenes as the legendary Susan Kennedy, Woodburne delivered the kind of Neighbours eulogy that will live forever in the hearts and minds of people who love this show.
“Where do you begin with history, your own or those who came before you?” asked Susan, walking through her cul-de-sac in slow motion.
“The Ramsays, the Robinsons – the stories from those early days are legendary, and their legacy still lives on today.
“There have been many families over the years, all shapes and sizes, friends who became like family, whether they were related or not.
“Love has been the centre of things; how many romances were born on this street?”
Susan’s one-woman show then highlighted the magnetic power of Ramsay Street, pointing out that no matter how far people roam, you can never (EVER) escape Ramsay Street.
“The street always has a way of bringing people back, and I think of the people who can’t come back, gone too soon,” she says.
“How would they look if they were still alive today, allowed to reach their potential? So many people were lost.”
What will we do without you, Susan? And you too, Karl.
Susan scans around and sees the haunting memories of those who passed away. I mean, it wouldn’t be a Neighbours finale without a few ghosts, so if you had “Ghost of Madge Bishop” on your bingo card, then congratulations.
But she’s not finished yet, although my box of Kleenex is.
“I think you have to acknowledge everything, celebrate it all, the good, the bad, that makes us who we are,” she says.
“Everyone deserves a place in the history of Ramsay Street, even those who watched us from afar.
“Together, we have been the perfect blend.”
And what a final line from Susan. Well played, Neighbours. They simply don’t make TV like this anymore.
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Um.. what was going on with Kylie?
By Meg Watson
That’s it! We’re done. And by my count, Kylie Minogue said five words this entire episode. “Home sweet home”, “Jane” and “Harold”.
Did they pay her by the word?
She said more in her perfume ad that played every ad break.
Is Charlene OK?
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Jane and Mike are official!
By Meg Watson
Mike (Guy Pearce) has confessed his extremely obvious love for Jane, and decided to buy a house on Ramsay Street with zero time for the proper inspections.
“Jane you were the first person I wanted to see when I came back here,” he said. “The reality is I’m still in love with you - probably more now than I used to be.
“I realise it’s a bit much, but if I was here, we could take things slow and just see how it goes.”
Apologies to the 10 per cent of readers who did not want them to get back together in our poll.
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Star-studded Zoom call brings back Delta Goodrem and Margot Robbie
Neighbours have pulled out the big guns in an effort to convince Toadie to stay on Ramsay Street.
The return of Margot Robbie and Co. had big early-era pandemic vibes, with some of Neighbours’ most famous faces jumping on a Zoom call to wish Toadie a happy wedding day (and guilt him into staying on the same cul-de-sac he’s been stuck on for nearly 30 years).
“Have an amazing wedding day, Toadie, I love you so much,” said Robbie, reprising her role of Donna Freedman.
Margot Robbie was one of the famous alumni to send wedding wishes from afar.Credit:Screen grab
Presumably, Erinsborough is running on 5G because the connection was flawless as Delta Goodrem joined the call, alongside Carla Bonner, Natalie Imbruglia, Holly Valance and Blair McDonough.
Delta Goodrem jumped on the star studded Zoom call.
And it turns out the power of celebrity (and uh, long-lost friends) worked a treat, with Toadie declaring he was staying put.
“I guess we’re staying,” said Toadie, possibly through tears.
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Everyone’s staying in Erinsborough, I guess?
By Meg Watson
Paul’s big reunion with Terese means he’s staying in town! He’s sorted out the Lassiters contract with Shane, he says, despite it being a major plot point for the past eight episodes that had him stomping around Ramsay Street and screaming in people’s faces.
And ... that means everyone else has to as well, I guess! Everyone has abandoned their big, exciting plans to move to New York and chosen ~love~.
This is great news for Susan Kennedy, who will no longer wander the empty streets like a ghost haunted by her past.
Austin Butler has recounted leaving the ELVIS set in tears after being “heckled” by director Baz Luhrmann and multiple film executives and how very DARE they!
Speaking to VMAN magazine for his glorious covershoot, Austin revealed it all went down during their first trip to RCA Studio B in Nashville.
Austin shared that in order to get “as close to performing as possible,” Baz brought all the executives “into the recording studio and he goes, ‘I want you all to sit facing Austin,’… and he told them to heckle me. So then they were making fun of me and stuff while I was singing.”
I’m sorry, what???
He said it’s all sweet though and explained it away by saying there was a reason behind it… I don’t think so, hun.
“When we were filming this moment, when Elvis [Presley] first goes on stage and he’s getting heckled by the audience, I knew what that felt like,” he said, adding “I went home in tears that night. I really did.”
That aside, Austin said working on the film was “laid back, playful.”
“I was so nervous, and we were recording on actual equipment that Elvis recorded ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ on,” he told the magazine.
“We got down there and it was not that at all. We were recording old school, where all the musicians—and these are the best musicians in the world; our guitar player had actually played guitar with Scotty Moore, who was Elvis’s guitar player—we were recording the entire song.”
While I have yas, please do yourselves a favour and check out the covershoot!
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The doors on Ramsay Street are set to close but the surprises about the Neighbours July 28 finale are still coming.
Oscar-nominated actor Margot Robbie and a handful of international names have been confirmed to return for the final episode of the long-running Australian soap.
The show's official Twitter account revealed the news about Robbie's appearance early on Sunday morning.
Her return was announced alongside that of former stars such as singer and actor Delta Goodrem and House actor Jesse Spencer.
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Robbie's character Donna Freedman appeared as a regular on Neighbours from 2008 to 2011.
The I, Tonya and Bombshell star is playing Barbie in Greta Gerwig's forthcoming film.
The Australian soap launched the international careers of Robbie, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce and more.(Supplied: FremantleMedia/REX)
When her contract with Neighbours came to an end, Robbie was offered a chance to stay on.
Instead, she went on to star in the American drama series Pan Am before launching a major Hollywood career.
The Australian soap launched the international careers of Robbie, Minogue and Donovan, along with Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce.
The program first aired in 1985 and followed the lives of those living and working in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough.
It was cancelled earlier this year after Britain's Channel 5 announced it would drop the Australian soap from its line-up.
Cast members, including Pearce, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Alan Fletcher, paid tribute to the long-running series on social media last month, sharing moments from their last days on set.
The Neighbours cast posed for a photo on their final day of filming.(Twitter: Neighbours)
Neighbours will officially end with a 90-minute special to be simultaneously aired on Channels 10 and 10 Peach from 7:30pm on July 28.
Gogglebox Australia star Di Kershaw dies aged 76: Art dealer who won hearts with her dry sense of humour passes away months after doctors found a tumour in her throat
Di, known for her deadpan humour and withering put-downs, had been on the show with husband Mick since its first season in 2015
Doctors found an inoperable tumour in her throat several months ago
The Gogglebox fan favourite chose not to tell anyone about her declining health
She began her working life as a model, but it was her career as an Indigenous art dealer for which she was best known
In 2020, she was awarded the Order of Australia for her service to the visual arts
Di is survived by Mick, their adult children Victoria and Alex, and grandson
Di, a former model-turned-Indigenous art dealer, had been on the Channel 10-Foxtel show with her husband Mick since its first season in 2015.
She is survived by Mick, their adult children Victoria and Alex, and young grandson Harvey.
Doctors reportedly discovered a tumour in her throat several months ago and it was found to be inoperable.
Entertainment reporter Peter Ford broke the news on 3AW on Monday.
'She'd been sick sadly for a couple of months now, so condolences to Mick and the entire family,' Ford said.
'She was great talent. The producers struck gold when they found her.'
The Kershaws, from Sydney's Northern Beaches, had been married for more than 50 years. They first met at a pub when Di was 17 and Mick was 20.
'It wasn't quite like a reality show,' she once said of their courtship.
'It wasn't anything official like fancy dinners and drinking cocktails at a bar. It was hanging out as a group, drinking rum and Coke - very unsophisticated.'
Mick proposed after dating on and off for five years.
Di was known for her dry sense of humour on Gogglebox, and would often come out with withering put-downs while reacting to dating shows.
She famously did not think much of fellow couch critic Angie Kent embarking on a reality TV career.
'She was on Gogglebox, then went to the jungle, then she became the Bachelorette, and now she's a dancing star... Spare me. She’s no dancer, that’s for sure,' she once said.
A friend of the Kershaws said Di chose not to tell anyone about her declining health.
'She didn't feel well a few months ago and [Mick] took her to their doctor. After many tests and specialists, they discovered a tumour in her throat that was inoperable,' they said.
'That was when she decided not to tell anyone and just spend quality time with their family.'
Di began her working life as a model, but it was her career as an Indigenous art dealer for which she was best known.
She convinced her husband to give up his high-flying career as an advertising executive in order to follow their passion for art.
They ran an Aboriginal art gallery and dealership for more than three decades.
After a long career in the industry, Di was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2020 for her service to the visual arts.
Di and Mick appeared on every season of Gogglebox, but did disappear briefly during the eleventh season in 2020 when they chose to self-isolate in their Sydney home without a camera crew present.
The Kershaws' son Alex married in 2018. Their daughter Victoria is also married with one son named Harvey, whom Di adored.
A spokesperson for Foxtel, Channel 10 and production company Endemol Shine Australia said: 'We are unbelievably saddened to hear of the passing of Di Kershaw.
'For the past eight years, we were privileged to have her luminescent character make us chuckle with her sardonic wit, crackling laugh and her impeccable style on Gogglebox.
'From everyone at Foxtel, Network 10, and Endemol Shine Australia we extend our condolences and love to husband Mick and the rest of the family. Thank you for letting us share the warmth, humour and heart of your wife, mother, and grandmother.
'Di would always sign off correspondence with "Pleasure Treasure", but the pleasure was all ours and we will treasure it forever.'
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