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Update April 24:Chris Rocks mother has weighed in.
But he really slapped me.
When you hurt my child, you hurt me.
Janejoke to the titular King Richards protectiveness of his daughters Venus and Serena.
I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams, Smith said.
But love will make you do crazy things.
Now, the real King Richard has something to say about Smiths Oscars debacle.
We dont know all the details of what happened,Richard Williams told NBC via his son Chavoita LeSane.
But we dont condone anyone hitting anyone else unless its in self-defense.
Will Smiths mother, Carolyn Smith, also weighed in on the slap heard round the world.
This is the first time Ive ever seen him go off,she told ABC Action News in Philadelphia.
First time in his lifetime… Ive never seen him do that.
Smiths mother also expressed pride over his first Oscar statuette despite the nights proceedings.
I know how he works, how hard he works…Ive been waiting and waiting and waiting.
When I heard the name, I was just, Yes!
She added, I am proud of him being him.
I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be, he wrote.
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