Will Smith announced his next studio album, Based on a True Story, would be released in March.

The Academy banned Will Smith from future Oscars galas and associated events for 10 years.

Will Smith resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Will Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in King Richard and slapped presenter Chris Rock during the ceremony.

National Geographic announced that Will Smith would star in a series titled Pole to Pole.

Will Smith's memoir, Will, was published.

Will Smith married actress Jada Pinkett.

Will Smith's son, Willard Carroll 'Trey' Smith III, was born.

Willard Carroll Smith II was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.