

This kind of behavior leads to the violence that occurs every day on the street. I am embarrassed and my actions are not indicative of the man I want to be,” Smith said in a written statement.īut what Smith did can't be overlooked because it sent a terrible message. Smith made a wrong decision and has apologized to the Academy, Rock and viewers.

No one likes being the butt of a joke, but when you are a celebrity it comes with the territory. In his acceptance speech, Smith acknowledged that in his business, "You gotta be able to take abuse and have people talk about you…, you gotta have people disrespecting you, and you gotta smile and pretend that's OK." They have bad personal relationships, they get ill and they can make fools out of themselves just like the rest of us. But maybe what's needed is more explicit rules about how far the presenters at these award shows can go.Ĭelebrities may look invincible to the rest of us, but they are human too.
