On April 15th 2023, Will Smith, the star of a film series called Men in Black, performed a Men in Black themed performance at Coachella. The song, Men in Black, appeared on Smith’s debut album, “Big Willie Style.” The surprise performance took place during J. Balvin’s stage performance. Smith was accompanied on stage by a team of back up dancers dressed as aliens.
Since the actors surprise performance, many constant comments have been made on X, according to The New York Post, “J Balvin randomly brought out Will Smith at Coachella, look how happy he was,” one fan said. “Will Smith still got it. He wowed the crowd as he surprisingly performed men in black with J Balvin,” another fan commented. “Will Smith will never not be a legend no matter happens in his personal life. Look at the stage presence and crowd reaction to someone who stopped performing years ago… insane,” another fan said.
Smith was reportedly at Coachella to advertise his new movie “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” which premieres June 7. The actor had previously appeared onstage with J. Balvin in 2019 to perform “Icon.” Smith has had very few public appearances since he slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars where he won the award for best actor for playing Richard Williams in the film “King Richard.” Smith slapped Rock after he told a joke about his wife, Jada. “That was a horrific night, as you can imagine. You know, there’s many nuances and complexities to it but at the end of the day, I just — I lost it,” Smith said on “The Daily Show” in November 2022, according to KSBY.com. “And you just don’t know what’s going on with people, you know … And I was going through something that night — not that that justifies my behavior at all.”