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Will Smith gives first awards acceptance speech since Oscars controversy

LOS ANGELES — Will Smith delivered his first acceptance speech since the 2022 Oscars after he received the Beacon Award on Wednesday at the African American Film Critics Association Awards.

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith makes first awards speech since Oscars slap

Actor accepted an award for the 2022 slavery drama ‘Emancipation’

The Independent UK

Will Smith makes first in-person awards show appearance since Oscars slap

Will Smith has made his first in-person appearance at an awards show since his infamous slap at last year’s Oscars.

Irish Independent

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Michael Jackson’s Nephew to Star in King of Pop Biopic

Michael Jackson’s 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic “Michael” to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate announced Jackson’s casting Monday for the film being produced by Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King. Jackson is the second-youngest son of Jermaine Jackson, Michael’s brother.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Michael Jackson’s nephew cast as singer in biopic after ‘worldwide search’

The singer’s 26-year-old nephew Jaafar Jackson has landed the lead role in Michael, with Antoine Fuqua on board to direct

The Guardian - AU

Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson to play 'King of Pop' in biopic

The late pop singer Michael Jackson will be portrayed by his 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the biographical movie "Michael," the Lionsgate studio said on Monday.

The Times of India

Michael Jackson’s nephew ‘humbled and honoured’ to play his uncle in new biopic

Michael Jackson’s nephew says he is “humbled and honoured” to bring the story of his world-famous uncle to life.

Irish Independent

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Michael Jackson’s nephew set to play him in upcoming biopic Michael

The pop superstar’s story will be told in a film by Lionsgate

Evening Standard

Hollywood: Antoine Fuqua To Helm Biopic On Pop Legend Michael Jackson

Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua is set to helm 'Michael', the upcoming biopic based on the life of the pop legend Michael Jackson. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Commentary: Films about slavery mislead us into believing oppression is a thing of the past

Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation” is yet another movie about slavery. Our Black colleagues express a resounding fatigue with films on Black oppression and triumph.

Chicago Tribune

Will Smith took over hosting ‘Red Table Talk’ so he could focus on ‘Emancipation’

Want all of the “Emancipation” promotion with none of the awkward questions about that Oscars slap that inevitably get posed to Will Smith? Then the movie star’s takeover of his family’s “Red Table Talk” series is just what the doctor ordered.

Los Angeles Times

Emancipation review – Will Smith is dragged through the mud in ugly, manipulative drama

A runaway slave escapes through Louisiana’s swamps in a propulsive action film marred by its relentless grimness

The Guardian - UK

Will Smith Isn’t the Main Reason to Avoid Emancipation

The film is part slavery-era drama, part survival thriller, part war epic—and all confused.

The Atlantic

With Emancipation for Apple TV+, Will Smith reminds us that he's an actor who can make any movie better

Based on the true story of an enslaved man known to history as "Whipped Peter", Civil War epic Emancipation is a sombre and haunting account of defiance in the face of white oppression.

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Salon

Will Smith's outlook, slap or no slap

The actor's new film "Emancipation" isn't getting much love, but probably not for the expected bad PR reasons

The Independent UK

Will Smith's 'Emancipation' role taught him lesson post-slap

While filming “Emancipation,” Will Smith routinely drew inspiration from the words “sacred motivation” that were written on the front page of a script

The Independent UK

New this week: Will Smith, 'Pinocchio' and 'George & Tammy'

This week’s new entertainment releases include Will Smith’s comeback campaign in the Antoine Fuqua movie “Emancipation,” a documentary about Broadway star Idina Menzel, the video game “Dragon Quest Treasures” and a TV series exploring the tumultuous relationship between country music stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones

Los Angeles Times

‘Emancipation’ producer called out for showing off photo of enslaved man at premiere

LOS ANGELES — Joey McFarland, a producer on Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation,” apparently did not think through the ramifications of showing off the original 1863 “scourged back” photo of an enslaved man at the film’s L.A. premiere Wednesday.

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Los Angeles Times

After the Slap, can Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ get Oscar love?

LOS ANGELES — When Will Smith took the stage Wednesday night at Westwood’s Village Theatre to introduce his new slavery thriller “Emancipation,” the nearly full house cheered and took out their phones to capture the moment. The actor had just finished striding the premiere’s red carpet, flashing his thousand-megawatt smile…

Los Angeles Times

Review: 'Emancipation,' with Will Smith, struggles to do its real-life survival story justice

In March 1863, two months after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, a Black man known as Peter (other accounts name him as Gordon) escaped a Louisiana plantation, endured 10 days in alligator-infested marshes and found his way to Baton Rouge, where he received medical attention and soon enlisted…

Chicago Tribune

‘Emancipation’ review: Will Smith wins the Civil War, and a true story loses its authentic edge

Opening in select theaters this week before its Dec. 9 streaming premiere on Apple TV+, “Emancipation” is rated R for violence, and for “disturbing images and language.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Emancipation’ a decent action film that could have been so much more

Will Smith sticks to Movie Star mode as a family man dodging hunters, bullets, a gator and a snake while fleeing slavery.

The Independent UK

Emancipation review: Will Smith’s first post-slap film is difficult to wholeheartedly embrace

Historical action film is primarily concerned with individual heroism to a near-mythic extent

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith says 'bottled' rage led to Oscars slap: 'Hurt people hurt people'

Will Smith knows that his "horrific decision" to slap Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards casts a long shadow on his upcoming projects and appeared on "The Daily Show" on Monday to unpack his latest mea culpa.

Evening Standard

Emancipation: trailer, release date, plot for Will Smith’s first film after his Oscar slap drama

Emancipation details the compelling story of escaped enslaved man who became the subject of one of America’s most damning photographs

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