Will Smith became tearful while opening up about the infamous Oscars slap in his first TV interview since the shocking controversy.
The King Richard actor is preparing to return to screens in the upcoming Apple TV+ film, Emancipation, his first role since the drama unfolded at the Academy Awards earlier this year.
During the ceremony in March, Will, 54, stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock, 57, across the face after the comedian cracked a joke about the actor’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith having a shaved head.
Since then, he’s maintained a relatively low profile but is gradually returning to the spotlight with Emancipation due to arrive on the streaming service in December.
On Monday, Will sat down with talk show Trevor Noah on The Daily Show to reflect on his actions.
Trevor told the actor: ‘It felt like this was Will Smith for the first time going, “OK, is this how you want me to respond or not?”’
Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua, follows the journey of an enslaved man who escapes from a Louisiana plantation and joins the Union Army during the Civil War and hits Apple TV+ on December 9.
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