Will Smith spoke out on camera for the first time about hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars and he felt a lot of shame and remorse.

Smith answered questions about the moment that shocked millions of people on his Facebook page.

Smith said he did it on his own because he felt the joke was disrespectful and offensive. He made it clear that he and Chris Rock had a bad history.

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Smith said he has suffered trauma because he didn't live up to expectations.

He apologized in the new video, but he didn't apologize to Chris because he wasn't ready to speak to him.

He said that. I made a mistake and I'm trying not to think of myself as a piece of shit.

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Will apologized to Tony Rock and conceded that the damage done is probably irreparable.

He apologized to Chris' mom and many other people for taking his winning moment at the Oscars.