Is this the end of Will Smith’s career?
Movies that were set to feature Will Smith have either been postponed or shelved following his assault on comedian Chris Rock.
Smith slapped Rock in the face at the Oscars following a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s bald head.
Netflix and Sony have both taken a stance against Smith’s assault and behaviour during the Oscars.
The production of Fast and Loose has been stopped by Netflix since the infamous slap. They are yet to comment on their decision.
Sony has also placed Bad Boys 4 on hold despite Smith receiving the 40 pages of script prior to the Oscars.
This leaves Smith with one film, Emancipation, already in post production to come out on Apple+ later in the year.
At the Oscars, Smith shocked the crowd and viewers across the world when he stood up from his seat, walked up the stage and slapped Rock before sitting back down.
“Will Smith just smacked the s*** out of me,” Rock said as Smith walked off.
Smith then yelled back, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth”.
Smith took to Instagram where he publicly apologised to Rock for slapping him on-stage.
“Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behaviour at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable,” Smith wrote in a screenshot shared on Instagram.
“Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.
“I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.”
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