Stephen A. Smith wanted Will Smith to play him — until Chris Rock slap

Stephen A. Smith’s thought for who ought to play him in an eventual biopic modified with the Slap Heard ‘Around the World.

Smith appeared on Comedy Central’s “Hell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God” on Thursday and was requested about who ought to painting him within the eventual film.

“Dammit it will’ve been Will Smith earlier than the slap!” Smith stated. “However I can’t go together with him now.”

At this 12 months’s Academy Awards, Smith bristled at a joke that Chris Rock made about his spouse Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia and proceeded to stroll as much as the stage and slap the comic within the face.

For this habits, Smith has successfully been positioned within the Hollywood penalty field indefinitely.

Charlamagne interjected that Will Smith could be again sooner or later: “He ain’t going nowhere.”

“Pay attention. He’s Will Smith. We all know he’s gonna be again,” Smith responded. “We acquired love for him. However you simply don’t do one thing like that. You realize what I’m saying? Stephen A. wouldn’t do one thing like that.”

So, who's not disqualified from the position?

“Michael B. Jordan. Omari Hardwick,” Smith recommended. “They each look a hell of rather a lot higher than me however dammit I’m stealing from them so what would you like me to do?”

Stephen A. Smith wished Will Smith to play him in a biopic — till the Chris Rock slap.

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Will Smith was banned from the Oscars after slapping Chris Rock onstage in March, however he's nonetheless in a position to be nominated and win one.

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Smith stated his good friend Jamie Foxx would’ve been one other alternative, as a result of Foxx is attempting to do “Tyson,” a biopic of boxer Mike Tyson.

Charlamagne stated that Foxx does an excellent Stephen A. impression.

“He does Tyson exceptionally properly,” Smith stated. “He does me aight.”