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,” opens ...

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 ...

The 56-year-old has poked fun at his now-infamous 2022 Oscars appearance, where he stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss.

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 ...

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 ...

Will Smith addresses his notorious Oscars slap head-on in his first new album in 20 years, ‘Based on a True Story’ ...

Will Smith formally apologized to Chris Rock via an Instagram post shared shortly after the 2022 Oscars, and he provided an even longer apology in a video shared to social media that summer. In it ...

Chris Rock's brother, Tony Rock, calls Will Smith's new album, Based on a True Story, a "piece of sh*t" and "trash," despite not having actually listened to it. On Monday, April 14, 2025 ...

Indeed, there are some clear lyrical indicators to real moments in his life, including slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, his complicated relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith, and references ...

Will Smith addresses his infamous Chris Rock slap from the 2022 Oscars in his new “Based on a True Story” album — boasting that he’s officially “back on top.” His first track ...