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Distributor Apple Inc announced the timing in a
statement and released a trailer on Monday. "Emancipation,"
which tells the story of a man who escapes from slavery, was
filmed before Smith attacked Rock on stage in February but its
release date had been uncertain.
Smith is banned from attending the Oscars ceremony for 10 years,
but he is still eligible to be nominated and win.
The actor has publicly apologized to Rock, the film academy and
the public for slapping the comedian over a joke about the
appearance of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Less than an hour later, Smith won best actor for playing the
father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams in "King
Richard."
"Emancipation" will play exclusively in theaters for one week
starting on Dec. 2 and will debut on the Apple TV+ streaming
service on Dec. 9, Apple said.
The movie was inspired by a real-life story of a man who became
known as "Whipped Peter" after Harper's Weekly published images
in 1863 of extensive scarring on his back from whippings he
received as a slave.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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