Will Smith Delivers First In-Person Awards Speech Since That 2022 Oscars Slap
etcanada.comWill Smith returned to an awards ceremony stage on Wednesday for his first in-person speech since he sparked controversy by slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
The actor was honoured with the Beacon Award at the African American Film Critics Association Awards, accepting the gong alongside his “Emancipation” director Antoine Fuqua.
Smith said on stage, according to Variety, “‘Emancipation’ was the individual most difficult film of my entire career. It was all outdoors, that is true. “It was the second day of shooting and 110 degrees… I was in a scene with one of the white actors.
The actor decided to ad lib. So we’re doing the scene. I did my line. He did his line. And then — ad lib — he spit in the middle of my chest,” Smith shared. READ MORE: Chris Rock Addresses Will Smith Oscars Slap For the First Time: ‘Hell Yeah, It Hurt!’ “The actor felt that the ad lib had gone well.
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