Will Smith addresses his notorious Oscars slap head-on in his first new album in 20 years, ‘Based on a True Story’ ...

Simone. Multiple voices are heard chatting about Smith as the song begins. “I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back/ And you know they only made him do that s**t because he’s Black ...

Will Smith’s new album is looking to be more maligned than his 2022 Oscars slap. On Friday, the Fresh Prince himself released Based on a True Story, his first studio album in over 20 years ...

The song gets more specific with the lines “I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back, and you know they only made him do that shit because he’s Black.” Smith cheekily references ...

At the same event, Smith won the Oscar for best actor for King Richard, in which he played the father and coach of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Will Smith won the best actor Academy ...

Actor/rapper Will Smith is seen during the Will Smith Way street renaming ceremony on March 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

(Although, contrary to these lyrics, Smith got to keep his Oscar.) Will Smith addresses the Oscar slap at the beginning of his new LP: “You better keep his wife’s name out of your mouth!” ...

Will Smith is coming back from canceled – and speaking his truth. The 56-year-old Oscar winning actor released his first full length album in two decades, “Based on a True Story,” Friday ...

(Smith kept his King Richard Oscar, but resigned from the Academy and was banned for 10 years.) Another line references his complicated relationship with wife Jada Pinkett-Smith and how it boiled ...