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Will Smith Makes 1st Public Appearance in India After Slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

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Nearly one month after Will Smith made headlines for slapping Chris Rock at the 94th annual Academy Awards, the King Richard star made his first public outing.Smith, 53, was photographed taking selfies with fans during a trip to Mumbai, India, on Saturday, April 23.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum’s Saturday outing marked the first time he was photographed since the Oscars last month.

During the ceremony, the 57-year-old comedian joked that Jada Pinkett Smith — who wed the Ali star in 1997 — could star in a potential G.I.

Jane sequel due to her shaved head. (The Maryland native, 50, has been candid about her struggles with alopecia and hair loss.) While Pinkett Smith subtly rolled her eyes at the joke, Smith strolled on stage and smacked Rock across the face.The Grown Ups actor declined to press charges against Smith — who won the coveted Leading Actor trophy on March 27 — before the Philadelphia native issued a public apology for his actions.“Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,” Smith wrote in a social media statement on March 28. “My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. … I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris.

I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”Amid the Oscars controversy, Smith resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences before the organization banned him from future events for 10 years.“I accept and respect the Academy’s decision,” Smith told Page Six in a statement earlier this month.While Smith and the Red Table Talk cohost have remained mum about the encounter since then, she stepped out

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