been away,” Will Smith said, drawing a laugh from the crowd when the topic of

the end of the day, I just — I lost it, you know?” Smith continued

going through something that night, you know? Not that that justifies my behavior at all…

the little boy that watched his father beat up his mother, you know? All of

offering his own perspective on the situation and recalling the discussions he had with peers

were overreacting, which made some people underreact

an anecdote from the aftermath on Oscars evening, when he was already having to deal

a rage that had been bottled for a really long time,” Smith said, “My nephew

stayed up late to see his uncle Will and we are sitting in my kitchen

discussed “Emancipation,” sharing the decision-making that led him to the project