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FILE - Cardell Hayes enters Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in New Orleans, Sept. 20, 2023, for a hearing regarding his retrial for shooting former NFL star Will Smith. Hayes is scheduled for sentencing Thursday, April 25, 2024, in a New Orleans courtroom. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith faces sentencing for manslaughter

By Kevin McGill - Associated Press

Cardell Hayes enters Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, for a hearing regarding his retrial for shooting former NFL star Will Smith. Closing arguments were slated for Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in the manslaughter retrial of Hayes, who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith following a traffic crash almost eight years ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Closing arguments begin as retrial of ex-NFL star Smith’s killer nears an end

By Kevin McGill - Associated Press

Cardell Hayes enters Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in New Orleans, Sept. 20, 2023, for a hearing regarding his retrial for shooting former NFL star Will Smith. The manslaughter retrial for Hayes, who fatally shot New Orleans Saints star Smith almost eight years ago, was delayed Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, after an alternate juror dropped out. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Who was the aggressor? Vastly different views in retrial of man who killed ex-NFL star Smith in 2016

Associated Press

Cardell Hayes enters Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, for a hearing regarding his retrial for shooting former NFL star Will Smith. Hayes fatally shot Smith, who had retired from the New Orleans Saints, and wounded his wife, in a confrontation after a 2016 traffic crash. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Retrial date set for man who claims self-defense in shooting death of former NFL star Will Smith

Associated Press

This April 10, 2016, photo provided by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office shows Cardell Hayes. A bond hearing was scheduled Thursday, March 18, for Hayes, the man who fatally shot ex-NFL star Will Smith in New Orleans in 2016 following a confrontation over a traffic crash. Hayes was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a manslaughter conviction in Smith’s shooting and attempted manslaughter for wounding Smith’s wife. But the verdict from the jury was not unanimous — jurors voted 10-2 — and has since been ruled unconstitutional. (Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office via AP) **FILE**

Retrial delayed for man whose conviction in the death of former NFL player Will Smith was overturned

By Kevin McGill - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, left, stands at bat as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno kneels behind the plate as the pitch clock runs down during the third inning of an opening day baseball game Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers’ offense hot on chilly night in 8-2 win over D-backs

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Rock was the first artist to perform on Netflix's first-ever live, global streaming event. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Year after the slap, Chris Rock punches back in new special

By Jake Coyle - Associated Press

Will Smith attends the premiere of &quot;Gemini Man&quot; in Los Angeles on Oct. 6, 2019. Smith will star in the Apple film &quot;Emancipation,&quot; releasing in December. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision/AP, File)

Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ gets release date, post-slap

By Jake Coyle - Associated Press

In this combo of file photos, Chris Rock, left, appears at the FX portion of the Television Critics Association Winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2020; and Will Smith appears at the 94th Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Los Angeles on March 7, 2022. Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable” and revealing that he reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn't ready. (AP Photo/File)

Will Smith posts an apology video for slapping Chris Rock

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

FILE - Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The incident on Sunday has sparked debate about the appropriate ways for Black men to publicly defend Black women against humiliation and abuse. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Condemn or redeem Will Smith?

By Cal Thomas

Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The incident on Sunday has sparked debate about the appropriate ways for Black men to publicly defend Black women against humiliation and abuse. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Will Smith resigns from academy over Chris Rock slap

By Lynn Elber - Associated Press

Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The incident on Sunday has sparked debate about the appropriate ways for Black men to publicly defend Black women against humiliation and abuse. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Will Packer, Oscars producer, says police offered to arrest Will Smith

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

A message expressing support for comedian Chris Rock is displayed on the digital marquee of the Laugh Factory comedy club, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Los Angeles. Rock was slapped onstage by best actor winner Will Smith after making a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith during Sunday night's Academy Awards telecast. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Will Smith’s Oscars slap felt by comedians beyond Chris Rock

By Lynn Elber and David Bauder - Associated Press

FILE - Former NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attends a sports and activism panel entitled &quot;From Protest to Progress: Next Steps&quot; Jan. 24, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Abdul-Jabbar: Smith’s slap at Oscars ‘perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community’

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times