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Hollywood star Will Smith is apparently not welcome back on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d. The actor is reportedly being permanently banned after slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
The NBC sketch series is reportedly banning the actor permanently following the Oscars slap, reports aceshowbiz.com.<\/p>\n
According to Radar Online, the \u201cKing Richard\u201d star will never be invited back to \u201cSNL\u201d after what he did to Rock at the March event. The comedian is a former important part of the show, having starred in it from 1990 to 1993.<\/p>\n
\u201cSmith will never ever be invited back to \u2018SNL\u2019 after what he did to Chris,\u201d a source told the site. \u201cThe show is a temple comedian, and no one wants him around anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cForget hosting, Will won\u2019t even be able to get a ticket to sit in the audience anymore. He\u2019s not welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch video:<\/strong><\/p>\n The show\u2019s producers are allegedly also worried that if Smith comes to the show again, other big celebrities will refuse to join in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Will Smith was invited back, \u2018SNL\u2019 would never get another big celebrity ever again,\u201d the source explains.<\/p>\n \u201cStars would rightly boycott the show if he was welcomed inside Studio 8H.\u201d<\/p>\n Smith slapped Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards in March over the latter\u2019s joke about Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s shaved head. <\/p>\n He then shouted at the comedian, who was presenting onstage, twice to \u201ckeep my wife\u2019s name out of your f**king mouth!\u201d<\/p>\n Smith has apologised several times for his behaviour at the live event.<\/p>\n In a video posted in July, the actor said, \u201cIt\u2019s all fuzzy. I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behaviour was unacceptable and I\u2019m here whenever you\u2019re ready to talk. <\/p>\n \u201cI hate when I let people down. So it hurts, it hurts me psychologically and emotionally to know I didn\u2019t live up to people\u2019s image and impression of me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd the work I\u2019m trying to do is, I am deeply remorseful and I\u2019m trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m human and I made a mistake, and I\u2019m trying not to think of myself as a piece of s**t.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Rock seemingly didn\u2019t accept the apology as he said earlier this month, \u201cF**k your hostage video,\u201d during his stand-up show at London\u2019s O2 Arena. <\/p>\n He went on calling out the Oscar-winning actor saying that Smith had managed to do an impersonation of a \u201cperfect man for 30 years\u201d before showing he is \u201cjust as ugly as the rest of us\u201c.<\/p>\n