But that’s not the only apology a “deeply remorseful” Will gave during his video. After having shared earlier that he reached out to Chris privately—Will noted that the comedian was not ready to talk to him quite yet—he also apologized to his peers.

“To my fellow nominees. He said, “You know that this is a group.” It’s almost like I won because of you voting for me, and it truly breaks my heart that I have stolen your moment and tarnished it.”

Will shared his regrets by mentioning legendary filmmaker and musician, Will QuestloveChris, who was presenting the Oscar category for Best Documentary at the time of the incident, won the Oscar. “I still can see Questlove’s eye. It happened at Questlove’s award.