Will Smith sheds light on Oscars slap, life after
Actor Will Smith is speaking out about his life after slapping comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars in March. Smith shed some light on what led up to that moment and told Trevor Noah he has learned from the experience. Lilia Luciano has more.
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news.yahoo.comWill Smith's 'Emancipation' gets release date, post-slap
NEW YORK — (AP) — After holding "Emancipation" in limbo following Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple will release the actor's next big project this December. In the fallout of Smith's smack of the comedian, the fate of "Emancipation" — a $120 million runaway slave thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua — had been uncertain. Nevertheless, Apple TV+ said Monday that it will debut “Emancipation” on Dec. 2 in theaters and begin streaming it Dec. 9. In the film, Smith plays a man named Peter who escapes from slavery in Louisiana. In late July, he gave his most extensive comments about the incident in a video posted to social media in which he apologized to Rock, who had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith's wife.
wftv.comApple to release 'Emancipation,' with Will Smith, in Dec.
NEW YORK — (AP) — After holding it in limbo following Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple will release the actor's next big project, “Emancipation,” this December. Nevertheless, Apple TV+ said Monday that it will debut “Emancipation” on Dec. 2 in theaters and begin streaming it Dec. 9. The release of "Emancipation" will pose the biggest test yet of how eager moviegoers are for a movie headlined by Smith, an actor who has generated more than $6.5 billion in worldwide box office. In the film, Smith plays a man named Peter who escapes from slavery in Louisiana. In late July, he gave his most extensive comments about the incident in a video posted to social media in which he apologized to Rock, who had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith's wife.
wftv.comWill Smith issues new apology for Chris Rock slap: ‘I am deeply remorseful.’
The incident tarnished Will Smith's Hollywood Golden Boy image (perhaps forever), led to his decade long ban from the Academy and sparked a serious conversation about what role violence has, if any, in public displays of anger.
washingtonpost.comWill Smith posts an apology video for slapping Chris Rock
Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable” and revealing that he reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn't ready. (AP Photo/File) (Uncredited)NEW YORK — (AP) — Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable” and that he had reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn't ready. Smith also apologized to Rock's family and especially his mother, Rosalie, who was horrified to see her son hurt and told US Weekly that, "When he slapped Chris, he slapped all of us. He really slapped me.” Smith also apologized to Tony Rock, Chris' younger brother. Smith apologized to Rock in a statement after the Oscars, saying he was “out of line and I was wrong.”“I'm sorry really isn't sufficient,” Smith said in the video.
wftv.comWill Smith posts an apology video for slapping Chris Rock
Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable” and that he had reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn't ready. “There is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment,” Smith said in the under-six minute video posted online Friday. Smith, seated in a polo shirt and white ball cap, spoke directly to a camera, answering pre-selected questions about his behavior at the March 27 Academy Awards, when he slapped presenter Rock after the comedian made a reference about the hairstyle of Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith's wife.
news.yahoo.com‘My behavior was unacceptable’: Will Smith offers apology for Oscars slap in new video
Will Smith, Chris Rock confrontation jolts Academy Awards crowd (NCD)LOS ANGELES — In a nearly six-minute video posted to social media, Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock, as well as Rock’s family, for slapping him at the Oscars. >> Read more trending newsWill Smith slapped Rock during the March awards ceremony after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife’s hair loss, as we reported at the time. In the video posted to YouTube Friday, Smith said that he has not spoken to Rock, but is ready and open to speaking whenever Rock is ready. In the video, Smith also apologized to his wife and QuestLove, whose award was being presented when he slapped Rock. In the video, Smith answers the questions that he most commonly received since the slap.
wftv.comJada Pinkett Smith talks about Oscars slap and alopecia battle
Will Smith, Chris Rock confrontation jolts Academy Awards crowd (NCD)Jada Pinkett Smith opened up Wednesday about her husband’s Oscars slapping incident and the disorder she suffers from that led to it. “This is a really important ‘Red Table Talk’ about alopecia,” Pinkett Smith said at the start of Wednesday’s podcast. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder that causes a person’s hair to come out. Pinkett Smith talked about the Oscars slapping incident that happened after Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith being bald. ‘Til then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years and that’s to keep figuring out this thing called life together,” Pinkett Smith added.
wftv.comEXPLAINER: Alopecia affects millions, including kids
Pinkett Smith turned her husband’s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment on “Red Table Talk,” her Facebook Watch show on June 1. It came after Rock threw a pointed joke that some felt was insensitive at Jada Pinkett Smith about her hair loss. Wednesday, Jada Pinkett Smith, dedicated an episode of "Red Table Talk" to the disorder. From Afros and cornrows to wigs and hair extensions, Black hair can be more than just style statements. “It is not easy as a woman to navigate life without any hair and a society that is obsessed with hair,” Bridges said.
wftv.comPinkett Smith talks hair-loss 'shame,' outcome of Oscar slap
TV-Red Table Talk-Alopecia Jada Pinkett Smith appears on an episode of her online series "Red Table Talk." "Considering what I've been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories," Pinkett Smith said on Wednesday's episode of "Red Table Talk." Before tackling the subject, Pinkett Smith addressed events at the March 27 Academy Awards. Pinkett Smith, who has spoken publicly about her alopecia, had a closely shaved head similar to that of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie. You’re going through a spell of something, and you got to shave your head,” Pinkett Smith said.
wftv.comPinkett Smith talks hair-loss 'shame,' outcome of Oscar slap
Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband's Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person's sense of identity. “Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories,” Pinkett Smith said on Wednesday's episode of “Red Table Talk." Before tackling the subject, Pinkett Smith addressed events at the March 27 Academy Awards.
news.yahoo.comWill Smith said he had a vision about career being ‘destroyed’ before Oscar’s slap
Will Smith had premonition WESTWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 13: Will Smith attends the Premiere Of Netflix's "Bright" at Regency Village Theatre on December 13, 2017 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/Getty Images)In a sit-down conversation with David Letterman, actor Will Smith said he had a premonition that his career would be “destroyed” sometime before he slapped comedian Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony. “Then slowly I stopped caring about my money. I stopped caring about my house. I stopped caring about my career,” he said.
wftv.comWill Smith tells David Letterman he had drug-induced vision about career being ‘destroyed’ before Oscars slap
"King Richard" star Will Smith told David Letterman in an interview before the 2022 Oscars slap of Chris Rock that he had a vision that “my whole life is getting destroyed” after ingesting ayahuasca — a psychoactive herbal drink that reportedly holds some hallucinogenic properties.
news.yahoo.comWill Smith’s Letterman Interview Hits Different Post-Oscar Slap
NetflixThere is a very important disclaimer that appears at the beginning of David Letterman’s new interview with Will Smith on season four of his Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction: “This episode was filmed prior to the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony.”Netflix and Letterman are telling viewers that there will be no explicit questions or answers about Smith infamously slapping comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, at the Oscars earlier this year.
news.yahoo.comSteve Harvey Says He Lost A Lot Of Respect For Will Smith, Calls His Oscars Slap A 'Punk Move'
Steve Harvey says he has lost respect for Will Smith, calling his Oscars slap a "punk move." It's been two months since Will Smith and Chris Rock's infamous encounter at the 94th Annual Academy Awards.
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