When Smith won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role less than an hour later, he apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees for his earlier actions. He said that art imitates life and that he looks like a crazy dad, in reference to his role as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in King Richard. “Love will make you do crazy things.”

A day later, Smith issued a written statement on social media that specifically apologized to Rock.

“Violence in all of its forms is poisonousAnd destructive,” he wrote. “Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.”

The actor added, “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were notdicative of the man I want to be. Violence is outlawed in an environment of kindness and love.

CelebHomes News reached Rock to request comment.