Will Smith returning to awards-show stage — to debut 'new original song'

(NEXSTAR) – Will Smith is planning to take the stage at Sunday’s BET Awards to perform a song, a press release for the ceremony teased.

The actor, 55, had recently teamed with Sean Paul to record a song called "Light Em Up" for his latest "Bad Boys" installment (“Bad Boys: Ride or Die”), though BET has indicated that Smith will be debuting a completely "new original song" at Sunday’s ceremony.

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