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Jasmine Allday

MP whose dad died in one-punch attack writes open letter to Will Smith after Oscars slap

An MP who lost her dad after he was killed in an one-punch attack has penned an open letter to Will Smith.

The King Richard star slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars over the weekend when he made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and now Bishop Auckland's MP Dehenna Davison appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain today to talk about the letter to the actor.

She sadly lost her father when she was 13-years-old, after he died when he was dealt a single blow by the perpetrator in a one-punch attack, and is calling for more awareness about how these things can have devastating future effects.

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