Will Smith addresses the fallout from his much-talked-about slap at the 94th Academy Awards throughout his new studio album.

The 56-year-old has poked fun at his now-infamous 2022 Oscars appearance, where he stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock after he made a joke ... and he received a 10-year ban from any Academy ...

But just three years since the rapper/actor famously slapped comedian Chris Rock onstage at the 2022 Academy Awards. Rock later addressed the incident in his 2023 Netflix standup special ...

Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony is referenced in his new album Based On A True Story. The American actor and musician, 56, stormed the stage at the 94th Academy ...

(In a video posted at the time, Pinkett Smith said of Rock, “Chris, I will not be at the Academy Awards and I won’t be watching but I can’t think of a better man to do the job at hand this ...

Will Smith addressed the infamous Chris Rock Oscars slap head on as part of his ... expressing remorse for his actions. During the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony, Rock was presenting an award and made a ...

Smith then talks in character about the moment that led him to be banned from the Oscars for a decade, when he slapped Rock during the live television broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony.

Smith, 56, released his new album, Based on a True Story, on Friday, March 28, and it's filled with lyrics that seemingly reference the 2022 Oscars moment when he unexpectedly walked on stage and ...

Day,” addresses his 2022 Oscars controversy, in which he slapped Chris Rock onstage for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinket ...