It was the slap heard and seen around the world. Will Smith, 53, marched on stage and slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars ceremony on March 27th. Now, Netflix and Apple TV+ pull out of bidding on a Will Smith biopic.
Kate Dennett for the Daily Mail:
Will Smith’s biopic is said to have been thrown into chaos after Netflix and Apple+ reportedly pulled out of a bidding war after the Oscars slap controversy.
Insiders are believed to have claimed the two streaming giants removed their competitive bids on the film about the Hollywood star’s life, based on his best-selling autobiography Will.
A source told The Sun: ‘Netflix and Apple+ have quietly removed their bids for a Will Smith biopic and will instead relocate the funds and develop original ideas from new black actors.’
The source added that working with the rapper has now become ‘risky business’ as he faces his upcoming movie projects being put on hold in the wake of the scandal.
MacDailyNews Note: Smith is also due to appear in the Apple TV+ slavery drama Emancipation this autumn, but there has so far been no news of that production being affected.
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Never thought we’d see the corrupt leftist corporate media finally cover black-on-black crime.
Don’t be an assh*le. Never mind, too late…
Don’t be a whimpy libturd vagina. Oops to late
Talking rubbish, does not make it true
No, but facts make it true.
The leftist morons’ headed exploded trying to figure out who they side with. Leftists eventually eat their own because you can only out-virtue signal each other for so long and the victim game eventually means everyone loses.
well they only covered it because it’s such a great example of white supremacy
Will Smith’s biopic is supposed to end with a bang – sorry, a slap that is.
Guess it’s now Will Smith’s turn to be slapped back by the industry for selfish conduct unbecoming any sane adult. Take it outdoors or after the show, not during. Ultimately he only hurt himself and his wife and got precious little sympathy in return.
Such a classic demonstration of what Apple’s home nation have become, a bunch of bad mouthing bitch slapping narcissist. Gosh Zelensky is such a breath of fresh air.
The slapping incident was a perfect declaration that Oscars-not-so-White-anymore!
They wanted blackness, and they got it! Hahahaha……. can’t stop laughing.
Will smith’s ego is the size of Eurasia. He is one of the most privileged people in our country. I do not weep for him, he’s an idiot. His kids are somehow even worse, I remember the utter, entitled, and confused nonsense they were posting on Twitter ten years ago. If anyone in this situation needs to snap out of their bubble, it’s Will. Dude is a douche.