Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.
Will Smith to address his Oscars slap ahead of movie comeback(Image: (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images))

Will Smith is set to address the incident that saw him slap comedian and actor Chris Rock at the Oscars back in 2022.

Smith is set to star alongside Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and as a result, he will likely have several press commitments to fulfil as he promotes the movie.

He will undeniably be asked about the slap incident from the Oscars, which saw him slap Rock over a joke the comedian made about his wife Jada.

A source recently told The Sun newspaper that the actor is set to deal with the issue without hiding away from it, saying: “This film is Will’s big comeback and his team are going all out to get him out there.

“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 slap is still a bit of an elephant in the room and Will is going to tackle it head on.”

Meanwhile, Chris Rock addressed the incident in a stand-up special, making a series of jokes about the incident in his recent Netflix special.

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