Will Smith takes it to church at the BET Awards in first show appearance since infamous Chris Rock Oscars slap

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Usher, Victoria Monét and Tyla were just a few of the big winners at the 2024 BET Awards, which took place in Los Angeles tonight at the Peacock Theatre. Taraji P.

Two years later, Will Smith has made his triumphant return to the awards show stage.

Will Smith performed his new single for the first time at the 2024 BET Awards held at Peacock Theater on Sunday night (June 30) in Los Angeles.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Will Smith debuted his new single “You Can Make It” at the 2024 BET Awards, just two days after releasing the track that features Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir.

Will Smith has a new song out!

The 2024 BET Awards will close out the first half of the year at the end of June. This year’s show boasts a wide range of nominees as well as performers, and the spotlight will be on Usher — fresh from his Super Bowl halftime show — as he receives the BET Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes pioneers in the industry who have shifted the culture of entertainment.

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Megan Thee Stallion has been tapped to perform and open the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday, June 30, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

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Will Smith has been confirmed to perform at the 2024 BET Awards.The actor’s attendance and performance at the upcoming awards show was confirmed on social media last night (June 24). It will be Smith’s first time attending the awards show since 2005.A post shared by BET Networks (@bet)Per a report from Variety, the actor will be performing an unreleased original track, though little else is known about his performance.

Get ready for a performance from Will Smith this weekend!

Angelique Jackson Following the franchise-topping $426 million success of “Bad Boys for Life” was going to be a tough task for any director. Fortunately, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” has two — the Belgian directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, collectively billed as Adil & Bilall. In this fourth installment, Adil & Bilall send Miami PD detectives Mike Lowery (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) on the run, framed for crimes they didn’t commit.

Lady Gabriella Kingston had the support of the Royal family this week as she headed for a day out to Royal Ascot in her first public appearance since the tragic death of her husband, Thomas.The 43-year-old, who is daughter to the Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and second cousin to King Charles, was seen sharing a tight hug with Zara Tindall during the day, alongside being comforted by Princess Eugenie. Arriving at Ascot racecourse, Lady Gabriella rode in the second royal carriage alongside Princess Anne, Peter Phillips and the King's riding manager, John Warren.

With “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” doing incredibly well at the box office, it would appear the Will Smith backlash has officially died. He can still lead a profitable movie and attract millions of fans.

EXCLUSIVE: With Sony Pictures‘ Bad Boys: Ride or Die passing the $100 million domestic box office mark this past weekend, the studio and Will Smith are already looking to the future as he is attached to star in Sony’s Resistor.

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Ethan Shanfeld Following the success of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” Will Smith is teaming up again with Sony Pictures for the sci-fi thriller “Resistor,” based on Daniel Suarez’s 2014 novel “Influx.” The movie hails from Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and Tony Shaw of Escape Artists, which has been developing the project for years alongside Smith and Jon Mone through Westbrook. Heather Washington is executive producing, and Dave Wilson is a producer.

Did the Oscar slap hurt Will Smith’s career? For months, there was talk that the controversial violence at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony in 2022 badly damaged the Academy Award-winner’s career, and studios were abandoning ship from his star. Well, the terrific 2024 opening of “Bad Boys Ride Or Die”—$74 million in its opening weekend, $126 million so far after one week—may have suddenly changed all that.

Jada Pinkett Smith shared a sweet tribute to her estranged husband Will Smith over the weekend, celebrating Father’s Day, and praising him for being a good dad to their kids Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, and his son Trey Smith, from his previous relationship with Sheree Zampino.Jaden Smith and girlfriend Sab Zada turn heads at Will Smith’s movie premiereWill Smith confesses to Lele Pons how she inspired him: Watch the epic videoWill Smith reveals a ghost rushed him out of his hotel room“Will thank you for being a devoted girl dad/boy dad and doing all you do,” Jada wrote, adding, “Happy Father’s Day—you deserve the rest.” Jada shared a photo with the blended family, including Sheree. The group was all smiles pointing at Will, who could be seen taking a nap on a couch on their outdoor patio.Fans of the family praised the family for keeping an amicable relationship amid their marriage struggles and commented on Jada’s friendship with Sheree.

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