Will Smith SLAP gets his memoir named in Top 150 bestselling books: Report

Will Smith’s memoir recently got a sales spike following slap-gate incident at the 2022 Oscars, according to Forbes report.

Last month, the King Richards' actor grabbed everyone's attention when he thrashed the host of the Oscars Chris Rock who mocked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head.

Moments after this slap, the 53-year-old star faced backlash from netizens online and his contemporaries as well.

In recent events, on Friday, the Academy of Motion Pictures decided to ban the Pursuit of Happiness' actor from Oscars for 10 years.

Amid all, there is good news for Will and his fans and that is his memoir, which released in November last year, reportedly surged on bestseller list post the slap-gate incident.

The biography, Will, returned to USA Today’s list of Top 150 bestselling books, appeared at No 73.

The report further noted that the memoir also advanced on the Combined Print and E-book nonfiction New York Times bestseller list, from No. 14 to No. 2, in the chart that compiled data from the week ending on April 2.

As far as the ban ruling is concerned, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's actor said that he “accepts and respects” the Academy’s decision in a statement released to Hollywood Trade Publications.