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Will Smith Drops First Album in 20 Years: Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock Slap and More Lyrics Decoded

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Will Smith’s Based on a True Story, his first album in 20 years, includes lyrics about his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith and slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. See every reference decoded.

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Inside Will Smith's comeback, after the weirdest three years of his...

Will Smith is coming back from being canceled – and speaking his truth.

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New York Post

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Will Smith’s long, strange road back to music with his first album in 20 years

Almost three years to the day after the slap heard around the world went down, Will Smith is attempting the most improbable of comebacks by going back to his roots in music with “Based on a True Story,” his first album since 2005.

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Chris Rock Signs With WME For Representation

Comedian Chris Rock has signed with WME for representation in all areas including acting, directing, comedy touring, books, and more. Rock had been in play since December when his longtime agent Eddy Yablans was impacted by the CAA layoffs. (Yablans subsequently joined management company LBI Entertainment as a partner.) Rock had been with Yablans for 30 years, at ICM and then at CAA, a tenure that included the record-setting at the time $40-mi…

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Will Smith returns to his Oscar slap in new music

(CNN) — It was the slap seen around the world, and Will Smith is not shying away from it.The actor and rapper has his first album out in 20 years. On his new music, Smith addresses the 2022 Oscars incident in which he hit comedian Chris Rock.Rock was presenting an award and made a joke about actress Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, which did not to go over well with her husband, Smith. He walked up on stage and slapped Rock, an act which earned…

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Will Smith References Chris Rock Oscars Slap in Lyrics on New Album

Will Smith isn’t running from his notorious Oscars slap — he’s even rapping about it. Smith, 56, released his new album, Based on a True Story, on Friday, March 28, and it’s filled with lyrics that seemingly reference the 2022 Oscars moment when he unexpectedly walked on stage and slapped host Chris Rock. It came after Rock made an unscripted joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. (Jada has alopecia.) Cameras caught Smith yel…

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Will Smith Drops First Album in 20 Years: Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock Slap and More Lyrics Decoded

Will Smith’s Based on a True Story, his first album in 20 years, includes lyrics about his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith and slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. See every reference decoded.

15 days ago

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