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Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motility Picture Arts and Sciences, days later on he released an apology for slapping Chris Stone during the Oscars.

Smith appear his resignation Friday, saying he had "betrayed the trust of the university" in a statement provided to Trick News Digital.

"I have directly responded to the university'due south disciplinary hearing notice, and I volition fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful and inexcusable. The listing of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family unit, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in omnipresence and global audiences at dwelling house. I betrayed the trust of the academy," Smith said.

Smith added that he "deprived other nominees and winners" of their run a risk to celebrate and said he will accept any further consequences from the lath.

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Smith kept his Oscar in hand as he danced with party guests before making an early departure. 

Smith kept his Oscar in paw equally he danced with party guests before making an early departure. (Getty Images)

"Nosotros have received and accepted Mr. Volition Smith's immediate resignation from the Academy of Motion Pic Arts and Sciences," David Rubin, president of Academy of Motility Film Arts and Sciences, said in a statement. "We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the University's Standards of Conduct in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April xviii."

The "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" too publicly apologized to Rock.

"My behavior at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a function of the job, but a joke about Jada'southward medical condition was too much for me to comport and I reacted emotionally," Smith'south apology began.

The viral moment when Will Smith approached Chris Rock as he was presenting an Oscar and slapped him in the face over a joke Rock told about Jada Pinkett Smith.

The viral moment when Will Smith approached Chris Rock every bit he was presenting an Oscar and slapped him in the face over a joke Rock told about Jada Pinkett Smith. (Robyn Brook/AFP via Getty Images)

"I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to exist. There is no place for violence in a earth of love and kindness.

"I would as well like to apologize to the University, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. I would like to apologize to the Williams Family and my King Richard Family. I securely regret that my behavior has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us.

"I am a work in progress. Sincerely, Will," he concluded.

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The chat surrounding Smith's now-viral slap has not died down, equally dozens of celebrities are continuing to weigh in. The slap volition likely get down in history as i of the most news-making moments from the prestigious awards evidence, but it's certainly not the first time a star in Hollywood has voiced regret for actions.

Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Chris Rock share a history since Will and Rock's time on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" in the '90s.

Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Chris Stone share a history since Will and Stone's time on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" in the '90s. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Here'due south a look at 10 other celebrities who take released apologetic statements after being at the center of big scandals.

ane. Kanye W

Kanye Due west made headlines in 2009 when he stormed the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards and interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for best female video award to argue that Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was more deserving.

"Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'ma let yous cease, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. One of the all-time videos of all fourth dimension!" the rapper said.

W faced fierce backlash for the move for ruining Swift'south moment and was called out by parents, fans and other stars.

He issued an apology to Swift on his blog at the fourth dimension.

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Kanye West takes the microphone from Taylor Swift and speaks onstage during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall Sept. 13, 2009, in New York City.  

Kanye West takes the microphone from Taylor Swift and speaks onstage during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall Sept. xiii, 2009, in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

"I'm sooooo pitiful to Taylor Swift and her fans and her mom," he wrote. "I spoke to her mother right after and she said the aforementioned thing my mother would've said. She is very talented! I like the lyrics about beingness a cheerleader and she's in the bleachers! I'1000 in the wrong for going on phase and taking away from her moment!"

He as well later apologized on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." "Information technology was rude, catamenia," West said.

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2. Chris Brown

Chris Dark-brown issued a public amends for the beating of Rihanna in 2016, maxim in a ii-minute video that he was seeking help and wants to live his life as a office model.

Brown released the video on his website, apologizing to fans and saying he was saddened and ashamed of his bear. He also told viewers that he has repeatedly apologized to Rihanna.

Singers Chris Brown and Rihanna attend the 55th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. 

Singers Chris Chocolate-brown and Rihanna attend the 55th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center February. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)

Brownish was arrested Feb. 8, hours later on he fought with his and so-girlfriend in a rented sports auto after a pre-Grammy political party. Co-ordinate to a police force affidavit, Brown tried to push button the and so-21-yr-old Barbados-born vocalist from the car and repeatedly hit her and choked her.

He fled simply subsequently turned himself in to authorities during the Grammy Awards, where he and Rihanna were slated to perform. He was later charged with attack likely to crusade great bodily impairment and making criminal threats. He pleaded guilty to the felony assault accuse. A judge sentenced him to five years of probation and six months of community labor.

3. Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin publicly voiced his regret after calling his so-11-twelvemonth-old daughter, Ireland Baldwin, a "rude, thoughtless little sus scrofa" in a leaked voicemail, leading the father-daughter duo to have an estranged relationship for many years.

Ireland Baldwin and Alec Baldwin attend the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin in 2019.

Republic of ireland Baldwin and Alec Baldwin attend the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin in 2019. (Rachel Luna/WireImage)

"I'one thousand sorry, equally everyone who knows me is aware, for losing my temper with my kid. I have been driven to the edge by parental breach for many years at present," Baldwin said in his apology. "You have to become through this to empathise. (Although I promise you never do.) I am sorry for what happened."

The two have since reconciled, merely Republic of ireland poked fun over the controversy in 2019 during "The Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin."

"I nigh didn't fifty-fifty know about [the roast], because I haven't checked my voicemails for the terminal 12 years," she joked and got the crowd laughing.

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Ellen DeGeneres, Will Smith and Justin Bieber

Ellen DeGeneres, Will Smith and Justin Bieber (Getty Images)

4. Justin Bieber

Pop star Justin Bieber was twenty years sometime when he apologized for an onetime video that surfaced showing him equally a teenager telling a racist joke with the N-word. The video was shot when Bieber was emerging equally a pop sensation.

In a statement to The Associated Press, Bieber said when he was a child he didn't realize how certain words could hurt. He said he learned from his mistakes and apologized for them and was apologizing once again because they became public.

"I'm very pitiful," Bieber said in a statement he released. "I take all my friendships with people of all cultures very seriously, and I apologize for offending or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable beliefs."

Justin Bieber apologized for his use of the N-word in a video that was leaked years ago.

Justin Bieber apologized for his employ of the N-give-and-take in a video that was leaked years ago. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

"I thought it was OK to repeat hurtful words and jokes, but I didn't realize at the time that it wasn't funny and that in fact my deportment were continuing the ignorance. Thank you to friends and family I learned from my mistakes and grew upwardly and apologized for those wrongs. Now that these mistakes from the by have become public I demand to apologize over again to all of those who I take offended."

In his statement, Bieber said "ignorance has no place in our society and I promise the sharing of my faults can prevent others from making the same mistake in the future.

"I thought long and hard nigh what I wanted to say simply telling the truth is ever what's right."

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5. Reese Witherspoon

The Oscar-winning actress released a statement in 2013 apologizing for her behavior toward constabulary that began when her married man, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

This undated photo provided by the City of Atlanta Department of Corrections shows Reese Witherspoon after the Oscar-winning actress was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge.

This undated photo provided past the Urban center of Atlanta Department of Corrections shows Reese Witherspoon later on the Oscar-winning extra was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge. (AP/City of Atlanta Department of Corrections)

Witherspoon, so 37, was arrested on a municipal accuse of hell-raising bear after a country trooper said she wouldn't stay in a vehicle while Toth was given a field sobriety test.

"I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said," Witherspoon said. "Information technology was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, merely that is no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. I have nothing but respect for the police and I'thou very sorry for my behavior."

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The officer wrote in his written report: "Mrs. Witherspoon asked, 'Do yous know my name?' I answered, 'No, I don't need to know your proper noun.' I and then added, 'correct now.' Mrs. Witherspoon stated, 'You're about to find out who I am.

"Mrs. Witherspoon too stated, 'You are going to be on national news,'" the officer's written report said. "I advised Mrs. Witherspoon that was fine."

6. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Ex-California governor and Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted to an extramarital thing in 2011 when it was discovered he fathered a kid with one of his household employees, Mildred Baena, in 1996. In Schwarzenegger's 2012 memoir, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story," he also admitted to an affair in 1985 with his "Red Sonja" co-star Brigitte Nielsen, though he was not however married to Maria Shriver at the time.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver finalized their divorce in 2021.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver finalized their divorce in 2021. (J. Redmond/WireImage via Getty Images)

"There are no excuses, and I have full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment amongst my friends and family. I take apologized to Maria, my children and my family unit. I am truly pitiful," Schwarzenegger said in a statement.

Shriver also broke her silence, maxim, "This is a painful and heartbreaking time. As a mother, my business organisation is for the children. I enquire for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and I endeavor to rebuild our lives and heal. I will have no farther comment."

Shriver, 66, filed for divorce from Schwarzenegger, 74, in July 2011, citing "irreconcilable differences." All the same, their divorce wasn't finalized until December 2021.

Schwarzenegger has maintained a relationship with the son he shares with Beana, Joseph.

7. Mike Richards

Mike Richards issued an amends over past inappropriate comments made on a podcast he previously hosted that resurfaced in the wake of his newly announced "Jeopardy!" hosting gig in 2021.

Richards hosted "The Randumb Evidence" from 2013 to 2014 while he was working at "The Price is Correct." During his fourth dimension on the show, he made derogatory comments almost women, people with mental disabilities, fiddling people and the poor.

In a statement issued to Fob News post-obit the resurfaced comments, Richards apologized for his past attempts at being "provocative" and vowed to do better in the future.

Mike Richards apologized for past comments he made on a podcast he hosted between 2013 and 2014.

Mike Richards apologized for past comments he fabricated on a podcast he hosted between 2013 and 2014. (Daytime Emmy Awards 2021 via Getty Images)

"It is humbling to face a terribly embarrassing moment of misjudgment, thoughtlessness and insensitivity from nearly a decade agone," Richards said. "Looking dorsum now, there is no excuse, of grade, for the comments I made on this podcast, and I am deeply deplorable."

He later stepped down from the hosting gig.

"Honey Squad, it pains me that these by incidents and comments take cast such a shadow on Jeopardy! as we look to start a new chapter," he wrote in a statement released past Sony.

"As I mentioned last week, I was deeply honored to exist asked to host the syndicated prove and was thrilled past the opportunity to expand my role. However, over the last several days, it has become articulate that moving forrad as host would be besides much of a distraction for our fans and non the right movement for the show. Every bit such, I volition exist stepping down as host constructive immediately. Equally a result, we will exist canceling production today."

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8. Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres started Season 18 of her show by addressing the accusations of a toxic work environment and sexual misconduct that plagued the host's reputation in 2020.

In her opening monologue, DeGeneres, and then 62, took responsibility for the scandal.

"As you may accept heard, this summer there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show and so there was an investigation. I learned that things happened here that never should have happened," she began.

Ellen DeGeneres' talk show is coming to an end in 2022.

Ellen DeGeneres' talk show is coming to an end in 2022. (Netflix)

"I take that very seriously, and I want to say I am and so sorry to the people who were affected. I know that I'm in a position of privilege and power and I realized that with that comes responsibility, and I accept responsibility for what happens at my evidence.

"This is 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show.' I am Ellen DeGeneres. My name is there, my name is there, my proper noun is on underwear," the host joked. "We take had a lot of conversations over the final few weeks about the evidence, our workplace and what we want for the future. We have made the necessary changes, and today nosotros are starting a new chapter."

The final season of "The Ellen DeGeneres Evidence" is airing in 2022.

nine. Chris Harrison

"Bachelor" host Chris Harrison left his longtime gig post-obit a racism controversy in 2021.

He came under fire for defending contestant Rachael Kirkconnell later on photos resurfaced of her attention an "Old South" themed party at a plantation in 2018.

"I have this incredible platform to speak most honey, and yesterday I took a stance on topics which I should have been better informed. While I practice non speak for Rachael Kirkconnell, my intentions were simply to enquire for grace in offering her an opportunity to speak on her own behalf," he wrote.

Chris Harrison apologized for "speaking in a manner that perpetuates racism."

Chris Harrison apologized for "speaking in a manner that perpetuates racism." (ABC/Craig Sjodin)

"What I now realize I have done is cause harm by wrongly speaking in a fashion that perpetuates racism, and for that I am and then deeply sorry. I also apologize to my friend Rachel Lindsay for not listening to her amend on a topic she has a commencement-hand understanding of, and humbly give thanks the members of Bachelor Nation who have reached out to me to concord me answerable. I hope to do better."

10. Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen found herself at the center of a controversy when Courtney Stodden called out the model for years of unwarranted social media bullying.

"Not a lot of people are lucky plenty to exist held accountable for all their past bulls--t in front of the unabridged world," Teigen began in a series of tweets addressing the criticism from Stodden, who identifies as non-binary. "I'm mortified and sad at who I used to be. I was an insecure, attention seeking troll. I am ashamed and completely embarrassed at my behavior."

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"Only that is nothing compared to how I made Courtney experience," Teigen connected. "I have worked so hard to give y'all guys joy and be beloved and the feeling of letting you downwards is virtually unbearable, truly. These were non my only mistakes and surely won't be my last as hard as I effort only god I volition try!!"

Chrissy Teigen (right) has been accused of cyberbullying a number of celebrities, including Courtney Stodden (left).

Chrissy Teigen (correct) has been accused of cyberbullying a number of celebrities, including Courtney Stodden (left). (Getty Images)

The two-fourth dimension cookbook author added that while she has "tried to connect with Courtney privately," since Teigen "publicly fueled" all of the backlash she has since received for her by behavior and remarks, "I want to also publicly repent."

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"I'thousand so sorry, Courtney. I promise you can heal at present knowing how deeply sorry I am," the mother of two wrote, calculation in a follow-upwardly tweet, "And I am so deplorable I let you lot guys down. I will forever work on being amend than I was 10 years ago, i year ago, 6 months ago."

Stodden opened upwards to Fox News in 2020 about the online bullying they received from Teigen over the years in which the "Chrissy's Courtroom" star allegedly made vile remarks to Stodden to "kill" themselves.