Will Smith's mother spoke about incident

After Will Smith (53) apologized on Instagram to Chris Rock for the slap, his mother Caroline Bright also spoke out about the incident.

She is proud that her son won the Oscar for Best Leading Actor for his role in the film ‘King Richard’. 'I know how hard he works. I waited and waited. And finally I heard his name!” Caroline said in an interview.

She says she got up early on the day of the Oscars and she was the first that started texting in a special family chat. 'I wrote to them, 'Good morning, we must all wish Uncle Will good luck,' ' she revealed.

Will's mother, just like the rest of the world, was shocked by his violent move at the award ceremony, which she watched in the company of the whole family at her home in Philadelphia . ‘He is a peaceful person who enjoys the company of other people. This is the first time I've seen it break like that. For the first time in his life ... I never saw him do something like that ', she said.

He points out that this moment does not define him as a person and that he always puts the family first and keeps it together.

Will’s younger sister Ellen Smith says she constantly watched him withstand the pressure and attention of Hollywood. 'I talked to him and it broke my heart listening to the things he told me he was going through there,' she said.

While the actor’s behavior is now being discussed and opinions are divided, his family says there is no controversy. They are proud of Will and who he has become, and they believe they will move on in life in the right way.

‘I’m proud of him because he always stayed his own,’ his mother Caroline said.

By the way, many justify Will’s defense of his wife Jade Pinkett Smith (50) referring to his difficult upbringing with his violent father Willard Carroll Smith who passed away on November 7, 2016. The actor spoke openly about him in his memoir ‘Will’ published last year. 

‘My father was a bully, but he also came to every game and school play. He was an alcoholic, but he was sober at the premiere of each of my films. He listened to each of my songs, he visited the music studio. With the same perfectionism with which he terrorized his family, he put food on the table every night of my life, ' Will said.