Will Smith attends first awards ceremony after slap at Oscar 2022

By Barbara Pereira / 02/03/2023 / 1 minute reading

On Wednesday (1st), Will Smith made his first appearance at a film awards ceremony after the controversial slap he gave comedian Chris Rock at the Oscar ceremony in 2022. The actor received the Beacon Award at the African American Film Critics Association Awards ( largest association of black critics in the United States) for his role in the film 'Emancipation - A Story of Freedom'.

“Emancipation was the most difficult film of my entire career. It's really difficult to transport a modern mind to that time. It is difficult to imagine this level of inhumanity,” he said. Will Smith in his speech.

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In production, which is available at AppleTV+, the actor plays an enslaved man. The film is set in the 1860s and is based on a true story.

“'Emancipation' was the single most difficult film of my entire career.” Will Smith accepts the Beacon Award at the AAFCA awards ceremony. https://t.co/JI2rDIHsX8 pic.twitter.com/vR5oROfdgY
- Variety (@Variety) March 2, 2023

👀 It's worth remembering the bullshit ⤵️

At the 2022 Oscar ceremony, Will Smith punched Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about Jada, the actor's wife. Because of this, Smith was banned from the award show for 10 years.

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