Will Smith 'really admires' wife Jada Pinkett Smith for her Oscars video

Will Smith says he "really admires" his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, for posting a video explaining why she won't be attending the Oscars.

He says he had no idea his wife was recording the video and was out of the country when she posted it.

It wasn't until he was asked about it, that he found out about it.

"She's one of those people who will not and can not hold her tongue," he tells the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw.

But he says he "really admires her" for posting the Facebook clip.

Some black actors in Hollywood are boycotting the Oscars for being too white.

Will Smith will be joining his wife in not attending the awards - and they won't be watching it at home either.

The Academy Awards of the Oscars posted a statement on Twitter following a backlash that some of the nominated categories didn't feature black actors.

"This is not a civil rights issue. This is not black and white. This is an issue of diversity," Will tells Nick Grimshaw.

"Hollywood has to lead. The images we deliver from Hollywood have to push America and push humanity forward.

"Diversity is the American super-power. That's what makes us great, that's what makes our country special."

And he wants to stress "it's not about a couple going to a party".

"It's about delivering imagery that plants seeds of inclusion in the imagination of the minds that consume our products."

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