The 53-year-old British TV producer who created the Apple TV+ series “Slow Horses” went on stage to accept the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series at the Emmys 2024 on Sunday night, and he poked fun about having the same name as the famous actor who infamously slapped Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars.

Yes, Will Smith is the creator and showrunner of the drama-thriller on Apple TV+ Slow Horses. Will Smith is a British stand-up comedian, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and actor.

Will Smith walked onto the stage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night. Still, any tension associated with that name and the awards stage was quickly assuaged when he opened his mouth to accept the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series award.

Slow Horses' writer Will Smith addresses actor Will Smith's Oscar Slap controversy in his Emmy acceptance speech.

The other Will Smith made history at the 2022 Academy Awards when he rushed the stage and slapped fellow comedian Chris Rock. The nine-time Emmy nominee told the audience, "I come

Was Will Smith at the 2024 Emmys? Technically no, but there was a Will Smith present. That was what Slow Horses screenwriter Will Smith had to clarify when he took the stage at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles Sept.

Slow Horses creator Will Smith used the opening of his acceptance speech at the 2024 Emmys to poke fun at actor Will Smith‘s infamous Oscars slap. "Despite my name, I come in peace," the screenwriter,

Apple TV+ thriller "Slow Horses" won its creator and executive producer Will Smith an Emmy in an otherwise weak year for the streamer.

Did Will Smith just win an Emmy? Well, yes, but maybe not the Will Smith you are likely thinking of. The Best Writing for a Drama Series category at the 76th Emmy Awards featured writers from The Crown,