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After the Slap, can Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ get Oscar love?

LOS ANGELES — When Will Smith took the stage Wednesday night at Westwood’s Village Theatre to introduce his new slavery thriller “Emancipation,” the nearly full house cheered and took out their phones to capture the moment. The actor had just finished striding the premiere’s red carpet, flashing his thousand-megawatt smile…

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith reveals Rihanna’s reaction to his new movie Emancipation

Emancipation will premiere on Apple TV+ on 9 December

The Independent UK

Video of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Oscars tops YouTube chart

Guardian clip which attracted more than 103m views and 1.5m likes was highest trending in UK this year

The Guardian - UK

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Review: 'Emancipation,' with Will Smith, struggles to do its real-life survival story justice

In March 1863, two months after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, a Black man known as Peter (other accounts name him as Gordon) escaped a Louisiana plantation, endured 10 days in alligator-infested marshes and found his way to Baton Rouge, where he received medical attention and soon enlisted…

Los Angeles Times

‘Emancipation’ review: Will Smith wins the Civil War, and a true story loses its authentic edge

Opening in select theaters this week before its Dec. 9 streaming premiere on Apple TV+, “Emancipation” is rated R for violence, and for “disturbing images and language.”

Chicago Tribune

Will Smith makes his red carpet return alongside wife Jada Pinkett Smith and children after Oscars slap

The actor, 54, has kept a low profile since his slapped comedian Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards in March

Evening Standard

Will Smith calls first film since Oscar slap ‘poetic perfection’

Actor’s newest thriller ‘Emancipation’ releases this month

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Will Smith joined by glamorously dressed family for Emancipation premiere

The actor who set the internet alight eight months ago after slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards returned to the spotlight in high style

Evening Standard

Ireland's most watched YouTube clip of 2022 has been revealed and it's one we almost forgot happened

The clip racked up millions of views

Irish Mirror

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith join family in first red carpet since that Oscars slap

Will Smith stepped out on the red carpet alongside wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their three children in the family's first red carpet appearance since Will slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars

Daily Mirror

‘Emancipation’ a decent action film that could have been so much more

Will Smith sticks to Movie Star mode as a family man dodging hunters, bullets, a gator and a snake while fleeing slavery.

Chicago Sun-Times

Emancipation review – Will Smith flees slavery in fierce, sombre thriller

Smith brings movie-star presence to historical figure whose suffering and dignity became an iconic abolitionist image

The Guardian - UK

Emancipation review: Will Smith’s first post-slap film is difficult to wholeheartedly embrace

Historical action film is primarily concerned with individual heroism to a near-mythic extent

The Independent UK

Will Smith's notorious Chris Rock slap is UK’s top trending YouTube video

Infamous Oscar assault after comedian's joke about actor's wife has had over 103 million views on the social media channel

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Evening Standard

The most Googled celebs of 2022 have been revealed

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are popular for the wrong reasons

ABC News

Will Smith addresses Oscars slap in television interview with Trevor Noah

In his first extensive televised interview since the Academy Awards, actor Will Smith sat down with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show and addresses the Oscars slap.

Daily Mirror

Tearful Will Smith reveals heartbreaking question nephew asked after Oscars slap

Hollywood star Will Smith has opened up about the fallout from the infamous moment in which he slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards earlier this year

ABC News

The Loop: Donald Trump faces criticism from Mitch McConnell, Will Smith on why he 'lost it' on Oscars night, and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes convicted — as it happened

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‘I was going through something’: Will Smith gives first full interview since the slap

Will Smith says he was "going through something" the night he slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, as "bottled rage" and a mix of emotions

Mic

Will Smith is forgiving himself for “being human,” eight months after The Slap

"Hurt people hurt people," the actor told Trevor Noah in a new interview.

WEKU

A teary Will Smith opens up to Trevor Noah about the 'rage' behind his Oscar slap

In his first big interview since March, the blockbuster actor said he "just lost it" over Rock's joke about his wife's hair. "That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time," he said.

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith says 'bottled' rage led to Oscars slap: 'Hurt people hurt people'

Will Smith knows that his "horrific decision" to slap Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards casts a long shadow on his upcoming projects and appeared on "The Daily Show" on Monday to unpack his latest mea culpa.

Axios

"I just lost it": Will Smith addresses Chris Rock slap in first live interview

Smith told Noah that there were "many nuances and complexities" that went into his decision to slap Rock.

Evening Standard

Emancipation: trailer, release date, plot for Will Smith’s first film after his Oscar slap drama

Emancipation details the compelling story of escaped enslaved man who became the subject of one of America’s most damning photographs

Manchester Evening News

Will Smith addresses ‘horrific night’ of Chris Rock Oscars slap for first time on US talk show

The actor was banned from attending the awards for 10 years after slapping host Chris Rock

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