Will Smith announced on Good Morning America that he will not attend 2016's Oscars ceremony.
In an interview with Robin Roberts on Thursday, the actor said he would join his wife Jada Pinkett Smith in boycotting Hollywood's biggest night because no actors of color were nominated for awards this year.
"I think that I have to protect and fight for the ideals that make our country and make our Hollywood community great," the two-time Oscar nominee explained.
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On Monday, Jada posted a video message on her official Facebook page saying she wouldn't watch or attend the ceremony, much to Will's surprise. The actor was "out of the country" at the time and didn't know that his wife was planning on boycotting. However, he completely supports her decision.
"I heard her words and I was knocked over," Smith said. "I was happy to be married to that woman."
He also denied that he was boycotting the Oscars because he wasn't nominated for his role in Concussion.
"This is so deeply not about me," he says. "This is about children that are gonna sit down and are gonna watch this show and they're not going to see themselves represented."
WATCH: Will Smith opens up for the first time in @ABC News Exclusive about diversity in Hollywood and at the #Oscars https://t.co/8uryo7A03l— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 21, 2016
Many stars have spoken out recently about the Academy Awards' historical lack of diversity, including previous Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o and Selma star David Oyelowo.