‘I went viral’: Will Smith jokes after testing positive for Covid and failing to surprise an audience at a screening of his film Emancipation
Will Smith has gone viral, but not in a good way.
The actor, 54, planned to surprise an audience who had just watched his film, Emancipation, but ended up testing positive for Covid, sharing a video to show how he took a Covid test before the appearance.
Will seemed to take the news well, writing a light “I’ve gone viral” next to the video on social media.
Viral: Will Smith used a light pun saying ‘I’ve gone viral’ as the actor revealed he tested positive for Covid-19
Screening attendees are often required to show negative results before they can attend an event.
The action star showed no signs of illness, but let out exaggerated cries of pain as he swirled the test pad around his nasal passages, and was shocked when an hour later he received a positive result.
Instead of speaking to the audience in person, the Oscar-winning actor met them via Zoom, as he sat in front of a laptop.
Surprise: The actor was hoping to surprise an audience who had just watched his new film, Emancipation, but was unable to attend
No signs: The action star showed no signs of illness and was shocked when an hour later he tested positive
Zoom: Instead of speaking to the audience in person, the Oscar-winning actor met them via Zoom, while sitting in front of a laptop. “I tested positive,” he explained
“I tested positive,” he explained, “I’ve had them do it over and over again, so I’m definitely positive.”
Power Book II: Ghost actor Lovell Adams-Gray wrote in the comments, “Bring this man some soup!”
In Emancipation, Will played a difficult role as a slave who escapes bondage and must rely on his wits and faith as he is hunted through the Louisiana swamps by his slavers.
Tough Role: Will played a tough role in Emancipation as a slave who escapes bondage and must rely on his wits and faith as he is hunted through the Louisiana swamps by his slavers.
The film was inspired by photos released in 1863 that showed the mutilated back of a black man who had been cruelly whipped by his slavers, and helped increase opposition to slavery during the American Civil War. The film will be released in theaters on December 2 and will stream on Apple TV+ from December 9.
The project is the actor’s first film to be released since the infamous incident at the Oscars where he slapped host Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.
The actress suffers from alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.
Controversy: The project is the actor’s first film to be released since the infamous incident at the Oscars where he slapped host Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith
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