After notorious Oscars 2022 slap, Will Smith’s look-alike’s business thrives

Shad Ellis, mimic’s Will Smith, has revealed that since the King Richard actor’s notorious Oscars smack, he’s been getting more offers and employment.

“I’ve had more inquiries and bookings this week than I’ve had in quite some time,” the 43-year-old look-alike told The Sun of his growing business.

“It’s that age-old saying that any publicity is good publicity, right?” the Bedford native told the outlet.

“The requests are just flooding in all the time … I’ve also had offers for things involving slaps in the face, like, ‘can you talk about this product and say if they don’t buy it then they’re going to get slapped in the face’, but I’ve turned anything like that down because I don’t want to be disrespectful of the situation,” he explained.

However, Ellis stated that he will not accept any job that requires him to ‘kick someone when they’re down.’

“It’s not always about the money … what was more important to me was my relationship with someone that I’ve been impersonating for so many years, that’s now a part of my life,” he expressed.

“I can’t do anything that could be seen as disrespectful to the situation because I’m set to work with him in the future and I don’t want to burn my bridges,” Ellis added.

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