Will Smith made his first in-person speech at an awards ceremony since his controversy at the Oscars, where he famously slapped Chris Rock.
Accepting the Beacon Award for “Emancipation” at the African American Film Critics Association Awards , Smith took to the stage alongside the historical drama’s director, Antoine Fuqua, on Wednesday evening.
“‘Emancipation’ was the individual most difficult film of my entire career. It was all outdoors, that is true,” Smith said during his acceptance speech. Smith went on to talk about a scene in the movie in which a white actor improvised — by spitting on him. The actor thought it went well, and they did a second take, Smith told the audience.
“He does his line — and spits in the middle of my chest again … In the distance, I hear a voice. And Antoine says, ‘Hey, let’s do a take without the spit.’ And in that moment, I knew that God was real.”While Smith didn’t address the controversial Oscars moment at last night’s awards show,
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