Now that Smith has a new film coming out (Anton Fuqua’s Emancipation on Apple TV+), Tinseltown is once again working itself into a lather about whether it’s even okay for an actor who once slapped someone to be in a movie.
It’s surely tedious to point this out by now, but Smith is far from the most embarrassing (former) member of the Academy!
Here’s a refreshingly contrarian take, from another member of the marketing/PR branch (who, for the record, wouldn’t vote for Smith simply because they “don’t care to vote for the same person two years in a row”).“I do not believe Will Smith should be punished for his out-of-character behavior last year,” this person says.