United Kingdom, Feb. 3 -- Will Smith paid tribute to the late Quincy Jones at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (02.02.25).

The 'King Richard' actor - who made his first major awards show appearance since he controversially slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars - remembered the late producer as "one of the most groundbreaking and influential figures of our times" when he introduced a special In Memoriam segment at the ceremony.

Speaking of the 28-time Grammy winner - who died in November aged 91 - Will told the audience at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena: "This past year, we lost one of the most groundbreaking and influential figures of our times: Quincy Jones. Known to friends around the world simply as Q.

"In his 91 years, Q touched countles...