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On Wednesday, Will, 54, appeared alongside his entire family at Los Angeles' Regency Village Theatre for the red-carpet event. The film marks his first release since theOscarscontroversy in March.
The family coordinated in fall-colored ensembles. Will wore a burgundy Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo with a light pink undershirt, similar tohis sonTrey’s look. The 30-year-old, whom Will shares with ex-wifeSheree Zampino, sported a dark purple sports coat and lavender t-shirt.
Jaden, 24, chose to match his momJada Pinkett Smithand sisterWillowas he rocked a tuxedo with prints of black-and-white images.
Will’s wife, 51, wore an oversized white turtleneck dress with matching jewelry. Theirdaughter Willow, 22, wore a black skin-baring dress with silver embellishments.
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On Monday, he appeared onThe Daily Showfor an interview with hostTrevor Noah, during which he said he “just lost it” when talking about themoment he slapped Chris Rockfor directing a joke toward his wife at the 94th Academy Awards.
“There’s many nuances and complexities to it, you know, but at the end of the day, I just — I lost it,” hesaid in the interview. “I guess what I would say, you just never know what somebody’s going through.”
“You just don’t know what’s going on with people,” he continued. “And I was going through something that night,” emphasizing that it does not justify his behavior.
During his recent press tour, the actor said thathe will “absolutely respect” moviegoers who are “not ready” to see the new moviein the wake ofthe Oscarsincident and expressed concerns that his actions atthe Oscarswill negatively impact the film.
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In an interview withEntertainment Weeklypublished Monday, he told the outlet that the “only discomfort my heart has around” continued fallout from the incident “is that so many people have done spectacular work on” the new film.
“I definitely lose a couple winks of sleep every night thinking that I could have potentially penalized my team,” the actor said. “But I’m going to do everything I can to make sure everyone gets seen in the light that they deserve.”
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InEmancipation,Will stars as Peter, a man whose escape from slavery forces him to rely “on his wits, unwavering faith and deep love for his family” as he runs from slave hunters and through Louisiana on his journey toward freedom.
Aside from Will,Emancipationalso starsBen Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, Mustafa Shakir, Steven Ogg, Grant Harvey, Ronnie Gene Bivens, Jayson Warner Smith, Jabbar Lewis, Michael Luwoye, Aaron Moten and Imani Pullum.
source: people.com
