Actor Will Smith, the blockbuster movie star who many thought would receive an Academy Awardnomination this year for his role in "Concussion," says he will not be attending the Oscars next month.
Smith, 47, spoke candidly to "Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts about issues surrounding Hollywood and diversity after it was revealed the 20 major acting nominees nominations for this year’s Oscars, for the second year in a row, are all white.
"We've discussed it," Smith said, referring to his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. "We're part of this community but at this current time, we're uncomfortable to stand there and say that this is OK."
“My wife’s not going. It would be awkward to show up with Charlize [Theron]," Smith joked of attending the Feb. 28 ceremony with a different leading lady.
Smith says he was out of the country when his wife announced on social media that she would be skipping this year's Oscars but supports her all the way.
"She's deeply passionate and when she is moved she has to go,” Smith said of Pinkett Smith. “I heard her words and I was knocked over. I was happy to be married to that woman."
"There is a position that we hold in this community, and if we're not part of the solution, we're part of the problem,” he added. “It was her call to action, for herself, and for me and for our family to be a part of the solution."
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