Context: Will Smith’s memoir WILL and the Oscars 2022 moment.
“At your highest moment, be careful that’s when the devil comes for you.” That was Denzel Washington’s advice to Will Smith after the Oscars 2022 slap.
No one saw it coming. Not the Oscars. Not Chris Rock. And ultimately, not Will Smith.
Will Smith, the Prince of Philly, encountered the elephant in the room the out-of-body, seismic, ego-shattering moment of the human reveal. We witnessed what fame, fortune, possessions, and money cannot buy. HAVING is not BEING.
