Will Smith's ready to lay the smackdown at the Grammy Awards Sunday ... not literally, we hope, but he is presenting at the biggest night in music -- his first major awards appearance since he slapped Chris Rock in 2022.
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00:00You remember the, you remember the slap, right?
00:02Of course.
00:03You can't forget the Oscar slap of Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars in 2022.
00:09It's been almost three years since he did that and was banned.
00:14So he's in the middle of a 10-year ban from the Oscars.
00:17But he will be back on an awards show stage this weekend at the Grammys,
00:23where Will Smith, they've announced that Will Smith is going to be one of the presenters.
00:27It will be interesting to see him in that setting again, standing at a podium, on stage,
00:34where awards are being handed out.
00:36And even for him, I would imagine it's going to feel a little weird.
00:40But not that we're expecting any violence.
00:44This is a friendly setting for Will, obviously.
00:47He's got new music out that clearly he wants to promote.
00:50And the Grammys are here for it.
00:52I'm sure they want the attention as well.
00:54Now, Charles, I'm not trying to start nothing.
00:56Here we go.
00:58We don't know what category he's presenting, right?
01:00We don't.
01:01So there is a Grammy for Best Comedy Album.
01:03You know who was nominated for that last year?
01:05No, no, no.
01:06Chris Rock.
01:07Last year.
01:08Last year.
01:09So no, Chris is not there this year.
01:10But if Will presents, these are the nominees this year.
01:12Jim Gaffigan, Trevor Noah, Nicky Glazer, Ricky Gervais, Dave Chappelle.
01:15If Will Smith presents a Grammy to Dave Chappelle or Ricky Gervais or Nicky Glazer,
01:19they are going to say something.
01:21Somebody is going to say something.
01:22They are risking a slap.
01:23For sure, one of them would definitely have to make a joke about it.
01:27But you know what?
01:28Will would have to laugh along with it at this point.
01:31He has to.
01:32And that's why they can say whatever they want because they know at this one time,
01:34he definitely cannot react.
01:36Oh, God.
01:37I hope that's the category.
01:38I hope Nicky wins because she'll light him up.
01:40I bet she's prepared.
01:42She absolutely would.
01:43And Dave Chappelle, he's friends with Will but also really good friends with Chris Rock.
01:48He would have to say something.
01:51I would think for that reason, Eric, that's why he's not going to be presented.
01:54I know but that's no fun for the rest of us really.
01:57Yeah, I know.
01:58They can still go after him though even if it's not the category, right?
02:01That's true.
02:02Depending on the timing of it.
02:04If they get up on stage, they can be like, I can't believe you saw Will Smith.
02:07We can hope.
02:08The Grammys won't televise that category, I bet.
02:11Yes, that is a good point.
02:13But yeah, that's coming up Sunday night.
02:15So it's one more thing to look out for.
02:19They have said that the Grammys are going to be not somber but that they're going to make it a fundraising thing as well.
02:25But clearly, the big thing everyone's looking out for is, aside from Will Smith, is will Beyoncé finally win Album of the Year?
02:36Hey, it's Sky from Florida.
02:38Honestly, with everything that happened back in 2022 and seeing Will Smith come back, I think it's going to be a very interesting thing.
02:45Very interesting topic that's going to be talked about a lot, I'm sure, especially in the entertainment industry.
02:51And I think it would be hilarious if he announced the comedian awards.
02:56Harvey has a saying.
02:57He always says, if you're in for a penny, you're in for a pound.
02:59So if you're going to do it, Grammys, go all the way.
03:02We'll see.
03:03Or just take the opportunity to apologize.
03:06Ooh, would he do that?
03:07Probably not.
03:08I think he wants to move past that.
03:10He did make a very heartfelt apology at the time.
03:14So I think Will's probably trying to move past it and doesn't want to make the joke.
03:19But he can't stop a comedian who gets on stage.
03:22Well, not again.