Top Ten Will Smith Statements vs. Other Voices

Top Ten Will Smith Statements vs. Other Voices
Num	Will Smith	Other Voices
10.)	I am embarrassed and my actions are not indicative of the man I want to be	He didn't come to my inauguration
9.)	There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness	Some of them went in and they're hugging and kissing the police and the guards
8.)	I'm taking too much time. Thank you for this honor, and thank you for this moment	I don't want to stand here and do this for two hours, but I think it's important
7.)	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	There has never been a time in the history of our country where somebody was so mistreated as I have been
6.)	Violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive	...very fine people, on both sides
5.)	I was out of line and I was wrong	Don't ask me—ask China
4.)	I betrayed the trust of the Academy	It was a perfect phone call
3.)	I will accept any and all consequences for my conduct	I say that you're a terrible reporter
2.)	I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris	I will absolutely apologize sometime hopefully in the distant future if I'm ever wrong
1.)	My behavior at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable	I don't take responsibility at all

Posted October 17, 2022; Written April 2, 2022

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This funny top ten list is a selection of Will Smith statements about the slapping incident at the 2022 Academy Awards, presented alongside a variety of "Other Voices."

Most of the Will Smith statements listed here are of the apologetic variety, where he expressed genuine remorse about the Oscars incident in an Instagram post issued after the most of the dust had settled. A couple of the statements (items 4 and 3) are from Smith's April 1 statement of resignation from the Academy. Item 8 was from his acceptance speech for the Best Actor award.

Frankly, we've always viewed Will Smith as a narcissist, so it was somewhat surprising to see such contrite statements attributed to him. He even acknowledged that the incident "deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work." The penitent apology doesn't erase what happened but it is nice to see a person take responsibility for his behavior, especially given that we don't often see that these days.

The events are serious, of course, but here at klugness.com we're always looking for a humorous angle, so we've presented the Smith statements alongside a variety of "other voices" from many perspectives and walks of life.

Ah, who are we fooling? The "other voices" are all statements made by a famous narcissist who's not as keen to take responsibility for his misbehavior as I Am Legend was. Perhaps he will someday face consequences for his bad behavior!