On his new album, Based on a True Story, Will Smith addresses slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony and suggests that he will never again receive recognition from the Academy as a ...

Will Smith faced the most infamous moment of his career in March 2022 when, on what was meant to be his night of triumph at the Oscars, he ended up banned by the Academy for slapping Chris Rock. Three ...

Will Smith wastes no time addressing his Chris Rock Oscars slap on new album “Based on a True Story,” which released on Friday. In fact, the project’s first track, “Int. Barbershop — Day ...

Will Smith addressed the fallout of the slap heard around the world on “Int. Barbershop — Day”, the opening track of his Based on a True Story album he dropped today. The song, featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff ...

as the very first line on his first album in 20 years quickly addresses the infamous 2022 Oscars slap where Smith took the stage and hit Chris Rock. The rapper-turned-actor released Based On a ...

but also delivered the infamous slap across host Chris Rock’s face on stage for jokes made about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. The actor-rapper received a 10-year ban from the Oscars ...

Will Smith is back. The West Philly native returned with his first album since 2005's Lost and Found on Friday (March 28) as Based on a True Story hit streaming services. Smith doesn't hold back on ...

Will Smith just released his first album in 20 years — and he has a story to tell, one that includes the infamous Chris Rock Oscars slap, addressing rumors, and more. Based on a True Story is the ...

Smith, 56, released his new album, Based on a True Story, on Friday, March 28, and it's filled with lyrics that seemingly reference the 2022 Oscars moment when he unexpectedly walked on stage and ...

Smith apologized to Rock in his Academy resignation speech. He posted an open letter in which he apologized to the comedian again. "I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris," he wrote.

Barbershop — Day,” addresses his 2022 Oscars controversy, in which he slapped Chris Rock onstage for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's alopecia. The 14-track record also ...