More than eight days have passed the slap Will Smith gave Chris Rock during the Oscar awards gala and this incident has generated several consequences for Smith that have been made known over the days.
Smith apologized to Rocklast Monday, March 28. “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am ashamed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness,” the actor said in a statement.
Will Smith and some of his controversies, in addition to the slap to Chris Rock
He also apologized to the “Academy, the show’s producers, everyone in attendance, and everyone who watched it around the world.”
It has not only been the rejection of the actor’s action I’m legendbut also the platforms of streaming they have paralyzed the projects they planned to carry out with the actor.
Netflix
Netflix canceled the movie Fast and Loosethe same one that was going to be carried out by Smith, who would give life to John Riley. According to hollywoodreporterthe platform “quietly moved the project to the background” adding that “Netflix was understandably wary of moving forward”
David Leitch was going to direct the film, but has left the project and now has the film as a priority fallguywhich would star Ryan Gosling.
Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, broke the silence with a short message
In addition to Fast and LooseNetflix would have “no intention of making any movies with the actor, so we probably won’t see either Bright 2 in the near future. It could also endanger the series cobra kaiof which he is a producer”, pointed out the portal www.cinemascomics.com.
AppleTV
Smith is also starring in the film emancipation, which is currently in the post-production stage. It is directed by Antoine Fuqua and is for Apple TV. There is no release date yet.
“It is not known that so much publicity can have such a negative impact on the actor’s public image,” said www.forbes.com.
sony pictures
This type of action is also joined by Sony Pictures with bad boys 4. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the project would be on hold. “bad boys 4 had been in active development and Smith received 40 pages of the script before the Oscar incident, according to our sources. There will now be a break in work as things develop, we’ve been told.”
Smith was also planned to be part of the film. Council, directed by Peter Landesman. “But you also don’t know what will happen in the end with this film,” he says. The vanguard.
Last Friday, April 1, it was learned that the same actor chose to retire as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, anticipating the sanction that would come from the institution led by David Rubin. The Academy accepted Smith’s departure. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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