Will Smith Makes Wildly Hilarious Social Media Comeback
Honestly, social media is just more entertaining with Will Smith on it.
Will Smith is back on Instagram!
After taking a four-month hiatus to himself for "thinking and personal work" following the highly-publicized Academy Awards show incident earlier this year, the Hitch star is easing his way back into living his full life.
If you followed the actor on social media pre-Oscars debacle, you know how quickly he rose to popularity on the sharing platform, becoming a content creation sensation by sharing carefully curated photos and videos focused around positive messages, comedy, and, of course, his personal life.
Now, he is seemingly back to entertaining his nearly 64 million followers.
After his first initial resurfacing post on July 29—a YouTube apology video—he still didn't make his way back again with new content until nearly a month later.
On Aug. 20, he shared a hilarious video of a young monkey prodding an older gorilla set to the tune of suspenseful melodic music. The larger animal appeared to be upset as he sat with arms-crossed before leaping off to chase the small ape for insistently poking him. "Me trying to get back on social," the text across the video read.
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Smith's humor was well-received, as fans and fellow celebrities took to the comments to show their support, vying for his return.
"We miss u," Justin Bieber wrote, while another Instagram user added: "Lol. We will welcome you back man! We’ve missed you! Everyone goes through s**t. You’re human, just like the rest of us! COME BACK WILL!"
"One moment can’t erase 30 plus years of good will, put your jersey on and get back in the game," another fan penned. One follower even offered the actor a note of encouragement: "Dive back in man.. I saw something recently that I think will hit home with you.. 🗣: 'The world needs your presence not your perfection.' Marinate on that and pick back up.. you have a calling and things to share. Take it a day at a time ❤️"
The next day, another new post emerged—a video clip of Smith and his eldest son, Trey, freaking out after spotting a large spider in their home. The entire encounter was caught on video, and luckily for fans, the Bad Boys for Life actor shared it for his followers' viewing pleasure (or at least, their amusement to his reaction).
"Posting this from a Holiday Inn," he comically captioned the post, alluding to the fact that they were no longer in the house when he uploaded the snippet of the wildlife encounter.
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"WHAT THE WHOLE H**L? That is a big a** spider," he exclaimed. "That's a tarantula," his son retorted, as Smith panned the camera to his feet showing he had jumped up onto a chair. The 53-year-old chuckled before letting Trey know he was now responsible for the removal of the creature.
"You're young and strong, you can handle the bite," he joked. The two then worked as a team to gently apprehend the arachnid, containing it to a glass bowl and sliding paper underneath to lift it from the floor. "That's the biggest spider we've ever seen in our lives," Trey said as the duo successfully completed the task-at-hand.
In perfect Will Smith fashion, the actor jokingly commented, "We're selling the house," as the video ended. The comments erupted with reactions to the real-life situation, so we can only imagine what other exciting things are to come in the future from Smith's everyday life posts!
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