Will Smith makes first red carpet appearance with family post Oscars slap, gives Jada a kiss

The actor attended the Los Angeles premiere of his new film Emancipation, with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their children.

Will Smith made his first red carpet appearance following the 2022 Oscars, for the Los Angeles premiere of his new film Emancipation. The Antoine Fuqua film marks his first release since the Oscars controversy in March where he slapped presenter Chris Rock live onstage. (Also read: Oscars 2023 to live telecast all 23 categories after heavy criticism last year)

Will Smith attended the red carpet premiere with wife Jada and children Jaden, Trey and Willow,

Will arrived on the red carpet, at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood with his family, wife Jada Pinkett Smith and children Trey, Willow and Jaden by his side. The family colour-coordinated their ensembles, where Will paired a burgundy Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo with a light pink undershirt that matched son Trey's look. Jada opted for an oversized white turtleneck dress with matching jewellery. Daughter Willow chose a black ensemble with silver embellishments and son Jaden rocked a tuxedo with black-and-white prints.

Will kissed Jada on the red carpet.

Will Smith with the cast of Emancipation.

In Emancipation, the actor stars as Peter, an enslaved man widely recognized because of a 1863 photograph known as “The Scourged Back,” published in Harper's Weekly, that showed the keloid scars the man suffered because of a lifetime of whippings. Speaking about the filming experience, Will told Variety, "It’s certainly unlocked an empathy and a gratitude that I get to live in this time. And a gratitude for the people who went before me and before us, to take beatings, so I can stand here today." Emancipation also stars Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, and Mustafa Shakir.