Will Smith should be forgiven for Oscar slap, says Serena Williams

Los Angeles, Feb 2 : Tennis legend Serena Williams believes that Hollywood star Will Smith should be forgiven for the mistake of slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last year.The 41-year-old tennis legend has discussed the infamous moment when the King Richard star hit the comedian Chris Rock after he joked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the Academy Awards last year and is adamant that the actor should be given the chance to atone for his mistake, reports femalefirst.

co.uk.Serena, whose rise to the top of the sporting world was documented in the film, regrets how the slap overshadowed Wills Oscar triumph and that of Summer of Soul - which won the Best Documentary Feature award directly after the shocking incident.She told CBS Mornings: I thought it was such an incredible film and I feel that there was an incredible film after that with Questlove that kind of was overshadowed.But I also feel that Ive been in a position where Ive been under a lot of pressure and made a tremendous amount of mistakes, and Im the kind of person thats just like, Ive been there.Ive made a mistake.Its not the end of the world.

Smith was banned from the Oscars for ten years as a result of the slap but the 23-time Grand Slam winner thinks that he deserves the opportunity to redeem himself.Serena, who announced that she was evolving away from tennis last year, said: Were all imperfect and were all human and lets just be kind to each other.So, thats often forgotten a lot.The sporting icons father Richard Williams has also hit out at the Academy for banning Will from the Oscars and other gala events for a decade and believes that the punishment is very harsh.He said: Just two days, thats enough, thats very much #Smith #Oscar #slap #Serena #Williams #Telugu #TeluguStop #Los Angeles #Hollywood.