Will Smith faced the most infamous moment of his career in March 2022 when, on what was meant to be his night of triumph at the Oscars, he ended up banned by the Academy for slapping Chris Rock . Three years later, he has used the notorious encounter for fuel on his new album Based on a True Story .

Day,” addresses his 2022 Oscars controversy, in which he slapped Chris Rock onstage for making a joke about his wife Jada Pink