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Will Smith explained his recent Oscar boycott while promoting his new film "Concussion" during an interview with BBC Breakfast on Friday, January 29. Will joined his wife Jada Pinkett Smith in saying he wouldn't be attending the awards show.

Presenter Charlie Stay asked Will about his current relation with the Oscars after deciding not to attend the show. "I was very pleased with how quickly and aggressively the Academy responded," the 47-year-old actor said, "But I want to be very clear about the spirit of what I'm saying."

"This has nothing to do with me, this has nothing to do with awards - that's a really frivolous reason for me to put my hand up and make a statement," he continued, "For me this is much more about the idea of diversity and inclusion."

Charlie asked, "And you contend that something is happening, the changes is going to come about?" Will replied, "You know, I think that, it's not 'us' and 'them.' It's 'we.' I were a member of the Academy. So it's much more a domestic family issue than a civil rights issue, it's a problem that we all have to solve."

Previously, Will told "Good Morning America" that he would not go to the Oscars. "My wife's not going. It would be awkward for me to show up with Charlize [Theron]," he joked. "We've discussed it and we're a part of this community, but at this current time, we're uncomfortable to stand there and say this is okay."

"The nominations reflect the Academy, the Academy reflects the industry - reflects Hollywood. The industry reflects America. It reflects a series of challenges we're having in our country at the moment. There's a regressive slide towards racial and religious disharmony. That's not the Hollywood I want to leave behind," he added. "That's not the America I want to leave behind."