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Will Smith Says He’s ‘Looking to Be the Best Human I Can Possibly Be’ Following 10-Year Oscars Ban

Will Smith is reflecting on his Oscars ban after slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 ceremony. See what he said.

The 2022 Academy Awards served as the ultimate rollercoaster ride of emotions for Will Smith, who won best actor honors for his role in King Richard, but also delivered the infamous slap across host Chris Rock’s face on stage for jokes made about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. “A well opened up inside of me, a well of understanding of art and pain … all kinds of things that I didn’t even know were in there,” Smith told Billboard in January of his rejuvenated hunger for music. Chris Rock and Will Smith onstage during the show at the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 27, 2022.

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