![]() ![]() If only Emancipation actually had a memorable message. In an apology, he wrote, “I hope my actions don’t distract from the film’s message.” McFarland showed the photo off like an accessory, a moment that drew criticism for his oddly casual presentation. ![]() (Smith has since apologized for slapping Chris Rock during the ceremony and accepted the Academy’s decision to ban him from the awards for 10 years.) But Smith hasn’t been the only one to cause controversy: At the premiere of Emancipation, a producer, Joey McFarland, brought an original 19th-century photograph of “Whipped Peter”-the real-life enslaved man whose story inspired the movie-to the red carpet. In light of his outburst at the Oscars earlier this year, Smith has conceded that he would “ understand” if people aren’t ready to see him back on-screen, an admission that prompted a fresh wave of media discourse over whether he was penalized appropriately. That’s perhaps unsurprising, considering the film marks the return of Will Smith to the public eye. ![]() But the press tour for Emancipation, which starts streaming today on Apple TV+, has instead looked more like an apology tour. The filmmakers behind Emancipation probably wanted a standard Hollywood publicity circuit, with its stars offering amusing anecdotes about production and talking up the importance of the Training Day director Antoine Fuqua’s slavery-era drama. ![]()
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