Earlier this year, the world became obsessed with a viral moment during the Oscars when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the live telecast.
It forever altered how people see Smith, obviously, but the long-term ramifications are still not fully known. Will people support him for his next film?
Can Will Smith’s persona truly recover? Well, we won’t know for sure for a while, but we do know that the first big test will be the film, “Emancipation.” And according to that film’s director, Antoine Fuqua, it’s going to be something special.
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