“Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” he began, seeming to allude to his earlier reaction after Rock’s joke about his wife’s bald head.
Will Smith returned to the Oscars stage to accept the best actor award for his performance in “King Richard” following hisWill Smith reacts with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith after winning the Oscar for best actor for his performance in "King Richard" at the 94th Academy Awards.When he was announced as the winner by Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and John Travolta, the 53-year-old kissed wife Jada Pinkett Smith before making his speech at the 94th Academy Awards.
He then explained how working on “King Richard’’ allowed him to “protect” his co-stars Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton. In the film, Smith portrays Venus and Serena Williams’ father, Richard, who created a detailed plan to help his daughters become tennis legends. Continuing to refer to the previous exchange with Rock, the actor said, “I know to do what we do, you’ve got to be able to take abuse, you’ve got to able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business, you’ve got to be able to have people disrespecting you and you got to smile and you got to pretend like that’s okay.”
Smith told the crowd, “Denzel said to me a few minutes ago, ‘At your highest moment, be careful. That’s when the devil comes for you.’”The camera panned to Venus and Serena Williams sitting in the crowd as Smith said, “I want to say thank you to Venus and Serena and the entire Williams family for entrusting me with your story.”
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