After Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at this 12 months’s Oscars, we heard all concerning the individuals who had reached out to examine on him.
There was Denzel Washington.
And Floyd Mayweather Jr. too, apparently.
Yep — throughout a personal screening for his Emancipation film, Will spoke about how Floyd supported him in these quick days after the slap.
Based on him, Floyd referred to as him for 10 days in a row after the incident, attempting to see if Will was OK.
“[Floyd and I] met one another, we’ve seen one another round, however we weren’t like, buddies,” Will informed the viewers in a video obtained by TMZ Sports activities, the place the boxer might be seen sitting among the many crowd.
“And, the day after the Oscars, for 10 days, he referred to as me on daily basis,” Will continued. “And he was like, ‘Hey, you already know you the champ, proper? You good? You understand you the champ, proper? I would like you to listen to my voice say it.”
“Every single day he referred to as me,” he added, “and it’s like, that’s my dude endlessly proper there.”
Floyd nodded alongside in settlement as Will spoke earlier than showing to say, “That is proper.”
You may watch all of it right here:
Will Smith gave a personal display of Emancipation to @FloydMayweather final evening. Will informed a narrative — Floyd referred to as him 10 days straight after Oscars incident w/ Chris Rock. On the time, Floyd & Will had been simply acquaintances, however Mayweather was involved about Smith. pal.
Twitter: @mikejbabcock/TMZ Sports activities
