has been confirmed to appear on My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman.
The King Richard actor has kept a low profile over the last few weeks, afte at the Oscars – over a joke he made regarding wife ’s hair.
David Letterman has now confirmed that he will be sitting down with the 53-year-old as part of the next season of his Netflix series, with episodes landing on the platform this month.
A tweet from the official Netflix account reads: ‘Cardi B, , Ryan Reynolds, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kevin Durant, and Will Smith will be the guests on the new season of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. Premieres May 20.’
However, according to reports, the chat was filmed before the incident.
Despite some huge names on the list, there was only one star that fans were concentrating on.
Reacting to the post, one commented: ‘Well that Will Smith interview should be interesting……’
Another yelled: ‘LMAOOOO NAH WHEN DID HE TALK TO WILL???????’
Questioning when the chat took place, a follower said: ‘Will Smith! Please tell me this was filmed post slap.’
‘When did Dave interview Will Smith is the key question here,’ a Twitter user clarified.
Hollywood was left reeling when the Fresh Prince star confronted Chris on stage at the star-studded ceremony, slapping him over a quip concerning Jada.
After returning to his seat, he yelled from the audience: ‘Keep my wife’s name out of your f**king mouth’.
Shortly after, he appeared on stage to collect his Oscar for best actor, for his stint in King Richard, and apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees.
He later issued an apology to Chris and – but is still able to be nominated.
about their family’s healing the wake of the slap.
Her message, posted to the Red Table Talk Facebook page, read: ‘Considering all that has happened in the last few weeks, the Smith family has been focusing on deep healing.
‘Some of the discoveries around our healing will be shared when the time calls.
‘Until then … the table will continue offering itself to powerful, inspiring and healing testimonies like that of our incredibly impressive first guest.
‘Thanks for joining us, Jada.’
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman premieres on Netflix on May 20.
