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Will Smith reveals Rihanna's reaction to his new film Emancipation amid mediocre reviews
Will Smith has revealed what Rihanna thinks of his new movie Emancipation – his first film since he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. The Academy Award winner, 54, shared the 34-year-old mogul's private reaction earlier this week while walking the red carpet for the premiere of his graphic slave drama. Smith is attempting to move past the lasting scandal of his televised assault, but the mediocre reviews for Emancipation are not helping his efforts. Praying for a comeback: Will Smith, 54, has revealed what Rihanna thinks of his new movie Emancipation – his first film since he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars'Rihanna loved the cinematography,' Smith claimed to E! News. 'She could not get over the look of the film and how it felt.' The multiplatinum hitmaker attended a star-studded screening of Emancipation back in October, rallying around the embattled King Richard star in his private movie theatre. Rihanna's boyfriend A$AP Rocky was also in attendance, along with Dave Chappelle, Tyler Perry and Kenya Barris. 'The thing that's great with Black people,' Smith joked to E! News, 'is they talk to the screen the whole time, so you don't have to ask people's opinion.