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Will Smith To Address The “Elephant In The Room” Ahead Of Comeback (Cough Oscar Slapgate Cough)

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Will Smith pictured at an event. (Image courtesy: IANS) Hollywood star Will Smith says he will handle his infamous Oscars slap “head on” ahead of his Hollywood comeback with Bad Boys: Ride or Die. The 55-year-old actor stars alongside Martin Lawrence in the upcoming film and is preparing to embark on a big campaign ahead of the release. Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the actor’s first big project since he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Award in 2022. “This film is Will’s big comeback, and his team is going all out to get him out there,” a source told The Sun newspaper. The source shared that Smith plans to address the “elephant in the room” during the promotional campaign for the movie, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “He will deal head-on with the slap and how he has changed since then. It’s likely he will also speak about his marriage to Jada, after they secretly split up more than six years ago,” the source said. “The slap is still a bit of an elephant in the …

Only Eddie Murphy Could Have Joked About Will Smith’s Oscar Slap

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Golden Globe Awards: A picture of Eddi Murphy posing with his trophy. (Pic Courtesy: Getty) Eddie Murphy was honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes. Given Eddie Murphy’s body of work as an actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer, the audience was all ears when it came to his acceptance speech. Eddie Murphy cracked everyone up with a joke on Will Smith and the slapgate at last year’s Oscars. He said, “I want to let you know that there is a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity and peace of mind,” as the room listened in rapt attention.  Eddie Murphy added, “It is a blueprint and I have followed it my whole career. It is very simple, just do these three things: pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!” leaving the audience in splits. A video of the acceptance speech was shared online by the official Twitter handle of the Golden Globe Awards. The caption read, …