He was fired from his next projects and banned from the Oscars for 10 years, but eventually Good news came for Will Smith.
The actor has been embroiled in issue after issue following his backlash at the 94th Academy Awards. against Chris Rock. The incident came after Rock joked in front of the public about the alopecia suffered by the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett.
And it is that no one imagined that this impulsive reaction of the actor would take place while at the same time bringing great conflicts in his career. But in the midst of so much darkness, a ray of light appeared.
Good news among so many bad ones for Will comes in connection with his latest memoirs published in 2021. As recently reported by Forbes magazine, his book is among the top 150 best-selling books on the USA Today list.
Additionally, Will’s memoir is ranked 73rd on the list, making it the third best selling week. The memoir debuted at number 3 and stayed on the bestseller list for 15 weeks.
The autobiography is also ranked number two in the New York Times, up from number 14 prior to the awards.
Will’s memories
In the book entitled “Will”, the actor tells the physical abuse that the actor and his mother suffered at the hands of his alcoholic father. There he states that this is a trauma from his childhood that has accompanied him ever since.
In the book, the protagonist of The Pursuit of Happyness says that he even contemplated killing his father by pushing him down the stairs while he was confined to a wheelchair.
Some people in his close circle link the actor’s impulsive behavior at awards shows to the trauma he experienced during his childhood. They claim he felt like a “coward” for not intervening when he saw his father brutally beat his mother.
On that note, they point out that the actor still bears the blame for not defending his mother when he was a kid.
In his memoir, Will also talks about dealing with suicidal thoughts as a teenager, his marital breakdown, his rise to fame, and his relationship with his children.
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