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Will Smith Says He "Lost It" Before Slapping Chris Rock
Will Smith is keeping his focus connected family.
The actor's loved ones—including kids Trey Smith, Willow Smith and Jaden Smith, arsenic good arsenic Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith—were by his broadside astatine the premiere of his caller movie Emancipation successful Los Angeles connected Nov. 30.
For the event, Will, 54, wore a airy pinkish button-down garment underneath a burgundy tuxedo portion Jada, 51, rocked a achromatic Stephane Rolland gown. As for their kids, Willow, 22, sported a achromatic Stella McCartney ensemble with sparkly detailing and Jaden, 24, donned a suit covered successful achromatic and achromatic photographs. Trey, Will's 30-year-old lad with ex-wife Sheree Zampino, coordinated with his dada successful a coat, garment and pants of a akin hue.
According to Apple TV+, Emancipation is astir a antheral named Peter (Will), "who escapes from slavery, relying connected his wits, unwavering religion and heavy emotion for his household to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana connected his quest for freedom." Peter joined the Union Army, and according to the streaming work the "film is inspired by the 1863 photos of ‘Whipped Peter,' taken during a Union Army aesculapian examination, that archetypal appeared successful Harper's Weekly."
During a recent quality connected The Daily Show, Will recalled talking to Willow astir taking connected the role.
"My girl asked me, she's like, 'Daddy, bash we truly request different enslaved movie?' erstwhile I was reasoning astir it,'" helium remembered. "I said, 'Baby, I promised you I wouldn't marque a enslaved movie. This is simply a state movie.'"
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Emancipation is the archetypal movie Will has starred successful since his incidental astatine the Oscars successful March, wherever helium slapped Chris Rock aft the comedian made a gag astir Jada's shaved caput (the Girls Trip prima has publically spoken astir her alopecia diagnosis successful the past). Will, who won the Academy Award for his show successful King Richard that night, aboriginal apologized to Chris and said his "behavior was unacceptable." He went connected to resign from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is banned from its events for the adjacent 10 years.
While speaking to Trevor Noah, Will expressed his anticipation that the incidental won't interaction the movie directed by Antoine Fuqua.
"The happening that is truthful captious for maine is that these radical came and they trusted maine and they were down for me," helium said, besides giving a shout-out to cinematographer Robert Richardson and co-star Ben Foster, "and I anticipation that their enactment volition beryllium honored and their enactment volition not beryllium tainted based connected a horrific determination connected my part."
Emancipation debuts connected Apple TV+ Dec. 9.
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