28-03-2025 15:43 via theguardian.com

‘I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back’: Will Smith gets jiggy with the Slap

Three years after the infamous incident at the Academy Awards, Smith is continuing to rap about his attack on Chris Rock on a new albumWhen you have embarrassed yourself in front of the entire world, as Will Smith did during the 2022 Oscars, you find yourself confronted with two choices. Either you can slink off embarrassed and wait however long it takes for the furore to die down, or you can make an entire album about it.You probably don’t need to be told which option Smith took. Continue
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