They say an incident doesn’t define you. But it surely impacts your life after it, especially if you’re a public figure. After The Slap incident, Will Smith has been facing troubles personally and professionally as well. With his upcoming film, Emancipation, he is worried his past actions might affect the brilliant work of other people who worked in the film. In an interview, he expressed how he feels about the film and the people connected to it.

Emancipation is a 2022 American historical action film. Antoine Fuqua is the director and William N. Collage is the writer of the film. Based on the true story, the film traces the story of a former slave who escaped with scars on his back. After the slap-gate, this is Smith’s first big project. Let’s see what the actor has to say about it.

Will Smith to lose sleep over Emancipation

Although the Oscar-winner actor has previously talked about the slap-gate, this time he is worried it might affect the hard work and efforts of all the people connected to the film. In this interview, Smith said his actions might affect the minds of the critics and the viewers. He constantly worries about his team getting penalized because of him.

The Men in Black actor praised the work of the director Antoine Fuqua and the cinematographer Robert Richardson. He even appreciated the work of Ben Foster and Charmaine Bingwa and expressed his concerns for them to go unnoticed. “I definitely lose a couple winks of sleep every night thinking that I could have potentially penalized my team,” said Smith. The actor also promised to do whatever he could to get his team seen in the light of appreciation that they deserve.

At the private screening of the film, he addressed the issue of the slap gate as well. He revealed he got calls from Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for 10 days after the incident. The boxer checked in on him, as he himself had a history of domestic violence. However, the case differed from Smith’s.

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