{"id":142569,"date":"2022-11-29T05:20:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T05:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/will-smith-completely-understands-if-audiences-avoid-his-films-post-oscars-slap-will-smith\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T05:20:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T05:20:57","slug":"will-smith-completely-understands-if-audiences-avoid-his-films-post-oscars-slap-will-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/will-smith-completely-understands-if-audiences-avoid-his-films-post-oscars-slap-will-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith ‘completely understands’ if audiences avoid his films post Oscars slap | Will Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Will Smith says he \u201ccompletely understands\u201d if audiences aren’t ready to watch him on screen as he promotes his first movie since he slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, but he hopes his actions won’t \u201cpenalise\u201d the movie, which is being released in the lead-up to awards season.<\/p>\n

In a television interview with Fox 5, the actor acknowledged people’s mixed feelings about watching him act again, ahead of the release of the slavery drama Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua, and Smith’s first major project since the ceremony.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI completely understand that, if someone is not ready,\u201d Smith told Fox 5<\/a>. \u201cI would absolutely respect that and allow them their space to not be ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy deepest concern is my team. Antoine has done what I think is the greatest work in his entire career \u2026 the people on this team have done some of the best work of their entire careers, and my deepest hope is that my actions don’t penalize my team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo at this point, that’s what I’m working for. That’s what I’m hoping for. I’m hoping that the material, the power of the movie, the timeliness of the story \u2013 I’m hoping that the good that can be done \u2013 will open people’s hearts at a minimum to see and recognise and support the incredible artists in and around this movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“I completely understand that if…someone is not ready, I would absolutely respect that and allow them their space to not be ready…My deepest hope is that my actions don’t penalize my team.”<\/p>\n

Will Smith on audiences who aren’t ready to watch his films after Oscars. #GoodDayDC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2fc3XaXbMa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@KevinMcCarthyTV) November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Emancipation tells the story of an escaped slave Gordon, also known as \u201cWhipped Peter\u201d, who was the subject of famous photographs documenting the scarring on his back from whippings he received. The shocking images were published around the world in 1863, fueling the abolitionist movement.<\/p>\n

The film’s release was delayed in May, partly due to concerns about the aftermath of Smith’s actions at the Academy Awards. It will be released in US theaters this week before it streams on Apple TV+ from 9 December.<\/p>\n

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