Hollywood star Will Smith had opened up about his life`s “trauma” during an interview with David Letterman that was recorded prior to him slapping Chris Rock at this year`s Oscars.
According to E! News, Smith was among the multiple stars interviewed by the TV host for Season 4 of Netflix`s `My Next Guest Needs No Introduction` series, which released on May 20.
However, Smith`s episode began with a black title card that informed viewers that “this episode was filmed prior to the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony.” During the hour-long interview, the actor detailed his 2021 memoir `Will` and delved into the “trauma” that he experienced throughout his childhood and career, explaining that he`s “always thought of myself as a coward” after he witnessed his father “beat up” his mother as a child and did not intervene.
He then stated that this caused him to project a cheery, positive image throughout his career. “When I showed up, I wanted people to feel good and be happy. Because I found that when my household was that way, I felt safe,” he said.
Later, he even shared that once after taking Ayahuasca he had experienced a vision of “my whole life getting destroyed,” the outlet reported. “When I came out of it, I realized that anything that happens in my life, I can handle it. I can handle any person I lose. I can handle anything that goes wrong in my life. I can handle anything in my marriage,” Smith shared.
As per E! News, toward the end of their conversation, Will shared that addressing all of these difficult feelings that he`s been grappling with throughout his life has “unlocked” a new part of him as an actor.
The actor had made headlines back in March for slapping Chris Rock onstage at the 2022 Oscars stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Following that Smith resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and received a 10-year ban. He also publicly apologized to Chris for the incident.
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