Will Smith was invited to the Grammys for the first time since the “cancellation” – the actor did not come to the award

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Will Smith, 54, who almost got canceled in Hollywood last year after he slapped Oscar host Chris Rock, was due to appear at the Grammy Awards. According to Variety, the organizers were preparing a “big surprise” with the famous actor. Which one is not reported.

The publication writes that Smith did not appear at the ceremony due to the fact that he was busy producing the fourth part of the film “Bad Boys”. He had to take part in the preliminary filming. It is worth noting that the continuation of the franchise turned out to be one of the few projects from which Will was not kicked out. And if the slapping scandal did not affect the picture “Liberation”, then Netflix refused to film the sequel to “Brightness”.

In August of this year, Will Smith for the first time since the incident at the Oscars was published with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. The actor did not appear in public for more than six months, and according to insiders, he was undergoing a retreat on the islands. For his behavior, he apologized twice: once immediately after what happened, when he received an Oscar for his role in the film “King Richard”, and the second – publicly on social networks, making an official statement.

The essence of the scandal is that one of the hosts of the ceremony, comedian Chris Rock, according to the Oscar tradition, entertained the guests and joked on various topics. He first mentioned Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. And then, saying that “Bardem is praying to win against Will Smith”, noted the ultra-short haircut of his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. Will, without hesitation, got up from his seat, approached Chris and hit him in the face. After the actor returned to the auditorium and rudely warned Rock not to “dare to say his wife’s name”.