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

And when the joke is on Will Smith, well, it is even funnier when another Will Smith, is the one making them at the Emmy Awards. A glitch in the Hollywood stimulation is the best way to describe, the ordeal that unfolded at the Emmy Awards 2024 when it was announced that Will Smith had won an Emmy and instead of the Fresh Prince,

Will Smith took home a trophy at the 2024 Emmys — but it's not the Will Smith you're thinking of. Smith, an English comedian and screenwriter, won the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for Apple TV+'s Slow Horses,

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.

On Sunday night at the Emmy Awards, creator Will Smith made his way onto the stage. But as he spoke up to accept the outstanding writing for a drama series award, the awkwardness surrounding that name and the awards stage was swiftly dispelled.

Will Smith, the creator of Slow Horses, began his acceptance speech at the 2024 Emmys by mocking actor Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock. Perhaps sensing an elephant in the room, the screenwriter acknowledged he shares his name with the veteran actor and rapper.

One user stated: "The sheer level of confusion that flowed through my body when they announced Will Smith winning an Emmy for

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,