Zoe Kravitz regrets the way she called out Will Smith's Oscar Slap incident

Hollywood diva Zoe Kravitz says she wishes she had handled that differently in response to her messages sent after Will Smith struck Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony According to the Hollywood Reporter the actor responded to her Instagram posts that appeared to refer to Smith confronting Rock onstage at the March 27 event and yelling at him from his seat following a joke about the King Richard actors wife Jada Pinkett Smith The posts which didnt specifically name anyone drew criticism from Smiths supporters and were later taken downAlso Read Kevin Hart says Will Smith is apologetic after Oscars incidentIts a scary time to have an opinion or to say the wrong thing or to make controversial art or statements or thoughts or anything Kravitz told the publication Its mostly scary because art is about conversation That should in my opinion always be the point The internet is the opposite of conversation The internet is people putting things out and not taking anything inOne of her posts from the time of the incident showed the star of The Batman on the red carpet and included the caption Heres a picture of my dress at the award show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now A second post featuring another pic of herself at the Oscars included a similar message And here is a picture of my dress at the party after the award show where we are apparently screaming profanities and assaulting people on stage nowKravitz told the magazine that she doesnt feel the need to always make comments that will be universally supported I was reminded that Im an artist Being an artist is not about everybody loving you or everyone thinking youre hot Its about expressing something that will hopefully spark a conversation or inspire people or make them feel seen she continued I think Im in a place right now where I dont want to express myself through a caption or a tweet I want to express myself through artShe continued by saying that she has mixed feelings about her Oscars posts and wouldnt necessarily handle it in the same way if she could go back in timeIm torn about what to say right now because Im supposed to just talk about it I have very complicated feelings around it Kravitz said I wish I had handled that differently And thats OKHer remarks come after Smith posted an update on Instagram last month regarding his response to comedian Chris Rocks stage joke about his wifes shaved head which occurred right before Smith accepted the best actor Oscar for King Richard There is no part of me that believes that was the appropriate behaviour at that time Smith said in the message among other thingsAlso Read Will Smiths first appearance post the Oscar slap is at the Mumbai airportIn addition to apologising to Rock on Instagram the day after the ceremony he had previously apologised to the Academy during his acceptance speech Smith later withdrew from the Academy which has since prohibited him from attending its functions for a period of ten years even though he will continue to be eligible for nominations and awards for the Academy AwardsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever