Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock After Oscars Smackdown

Will Smith is apologizing to Chris Rock!

On Sunday night, Will went onstage and slapped Chris, who had poked fun at Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, saying he was looking forward to “G.I Jane 2.”

Now, Smith has issued a lengthy apology on Instagram, calling his behavior “unacceptable and inexcusable.” He wrote, “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive… Jokes at my expense are part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally. 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 not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”

“I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world,” Will continued. “I would like to apologize to the Williams Family and my King Richard Family. I deeply regret that my behavior has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us. I am a work in progress.”

Earlier today, the Academy condemned Smith’s behavior, announcing it was going to investigate actions it might take in response.

The Academy said in a statement, "The  Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night's show. We have  officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore  further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards  of Conduct, and California law."

As listed in the Academy's Standard of Conduct, unacceptable  conduct includes "physical contact that is uninvited and, in the  situation, inappropriate and unwelcome."

The Standards of Conduct also state that if a member is found to  have violated the standards, "The Academy may take any disciplinary  action permitted by the Academy's Bylaws, up to and including suspension  of membership or expulsion from membership."

On Oscar Sunday, the Best Actor winner apologized to the Academy for what went down during a rambling, emotional acceptance speech.

He told the star-studded audience, “I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people. I know to do what we do, you got to be able to take abuse. You got to be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business you got to be able to have people disrespecting you. And you got to smile and you got to pretend like that’s okay.”

Without acknowledging Chris, Will said, “I want to apologize to the Academy. I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. This is a beautiful moment and I’m not crying for winning an award. It’s not about winning an award for me. It’s about being able to shine a light on all of the people. Tim and Trevor and Zack and Saniyya and Demi and Aunjanue and the entire cast and crew of ‘King Richard,’ Venus and Serena, the entire Williams family. Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams.”

Will appeared to be over his spat with Chris at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, where he reportedly danced the night away as he celebrated his big win.

Variety reports Smith hit the dance floor with his entourage and his Academy Award as  he danced to his ‘90s hits like “Gettin’ Jiggy wit It” and “Miami.”