Will Smith, who was banned from the Oscars after slapping Chris Rock in 2022, appeared on stage at the Grammys to pay tribute to Quincy Jones

Will Smith has arrived at the 2025 Grammy Awards, marking his first major award show appearance since the infamous Chris Rock Oscars slap. Almost three years after the chaotic incident went down in March 2022,

Will Smith still harbors resentment against Chris Rock after the infamous slap incident at the 2022 Oscars, according to a source. TheMen in Black star went viral when he abruptly got up from his seat and smacked the stand-up comic across the face after he made a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's alopecia.