{"id":64038,"date":"2015-11-02T03:38:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T09:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=64038"},"modified":"2015-11-02T03:38:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T09:38:46","slug":"will-smith-quells-concussion-controversy-teases-new-music-at-the-hollywood-film-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/02\/will-smith-quells-concussion-controversy-teases-new-music-at-the-hollywood-film-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith quells ‘Concussion’ controversy, teases new music at the Hollywood Film Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.\u2014Will \u00a0Smith is not expecting any pushback from the NFL over his new football drama \u201cConcussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t think it’s going to generate too much controversy (with the NHL). There will be a little difficulty in swallowing it, as it was for me. I’m a football dad, you know,\u201d said the 47-year-old father of three.<\/p>\n

Smith was honoured Sunday at the Hollywood Film Awards for his work in \u201cConcussion.\u201d He plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who uncovered the fatal effects of head trauma in football.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don’t want it to be true,\u201d Smith said on the red carpet. \u201cI think that the science is really irrefutable and the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu is such a powerful story. I think that it will be difficult at first for some, but I don\u2019t think that it’s going to be that big of an issue. It’s something that we have to accept.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cConcussion\u201d made headlines after the New York Times reported that the film was altered to placate the NFL, a charge director Peter Landesman and Sony have denied.<\/p>\n

The Grammy-winning rapper, who recently appeared on the remix of Bomba Estereo’s song, \u201cFiesta,\u201d also discussed his return to music after a decade-long hiatus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a new exploration for me. The most fun that I have. There’s nothing that compares to being on the stage with a hit record. So you know I’ve been performing a little bit with (DJ Jazzy) Jeff. We\u2019ve been sneaking out and going to places and working out a little bit. So I think it’s going to be magnificent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another hot-button honoree Sunday was Quentin Tarantino’s \u201cThe Hateful Eight.\u201d Police associations have urged boycotts of Tarantino’s movies after the filmmaker said he was \u201con the side of the murdered\u201d during a recent rally against police brutality in New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have a tremendous respect for what police do every day, putting their lives on the line, OK? And I know Quentin feels that way too,\u201d said Kurt Russell, who stars in Tarantino’s western, out December.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow when it comes to his comments on policeman, that’s his to comment on,\u201d continued Russell. \u201cYou don’t have to agree every time with everybody to like work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The awards show, which has raised eyebrows for giving honours to unreleased films, was not televised this year after dismal ratings in 2014.<\/p>\n

Still, honorees including Robert De Niro, Benicio Del Toro, Jane Fonda and Amy Schumer turned out for the glitzy gala in Beverly Hills hosted by James Corden of \u201cThe Late Late Show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carey Mulligan, who received an award for her historical drama \u201cSuffragette,\u201d hoped the attention will help at the box office.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s an important film for people to see and to understand what women went through for us to have a vote,\u201d she said. \u201cAll of this award stuff is very good because it means more people will go and see it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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