Will Smith and ‘Emancipation’ Director Defend Releasing the Slave Film Now

Antoine Fuqua’s film is facing backlash for being released so soon after Smith’s Oscars slap and for being another brutal Hollywood slavery drama.

Kyndall Cunningham

Published Dec. 3 2022 2:36PM EST 

Kyndall Cunningham

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