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Zoë Kravitz is the latest public figure to call out Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards, commenting on the incident in two Instagram posts she made about the show. Kravitz took to social media to voice her disapproval of Smith’s actions, sarcastically captioning her photo that it’s apparently okay to “assault […]
Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the Academy Awards was uncharacteristic of the superstar, his mother said in a new interview. Carloyn Smith, the 85-year-old mother of Will, told a local Philadelphia outlet that she’d never seen her son do anything quite like when he confronted Rock on live television. “He is a very even, people person,” […]
It’s been less than 24-hours since Will Smith open-hand smacked Chris Rock across the face during the 94th Academy Awards for making a distasteful joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and everyone from celebrities to athletes and influencers have chimed in and reacted to the shocking moment. Now, Smith’s former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star Janet Hubert took to […]
Arriving relatively early into the coverage surrounding Will Smith’s televised slapping of comedian Chris Rock was a reported claim from 2022 Oscars presenter Diddy that the two had quickly resolved any issues. According to a new report, however, that’s (allegedly) not the case. TMZ, citing a “source with direct knowledge” of the incident, reported Monday […]
While Diddy has since been quoted as saying that it’s “all love” between Will Smith and Chris Rock, a televised slap that took place during Sunday’s Oscars ceremony remains the talk of Hollywood and beyond. As previously reported, Smith was seen during Sunday’s ceremony taking the stage and ultimately appearing to slap Rock after the […]
In HBO’s award-winning biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, it was important to recreate the Oscar scene. Dandridge was the first Black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her title role in the Otto Preminger-directed Carmen Jones. The 1954 film, which featured an all-Black cast including Harry […]
Travis Scott took the stage on Saturday night for the first time since the tragedy at his Astroworld Festival last November. As reported by Rolling Stone, the Houston rapper performed a small set, which included his 2018 hit single “Sicko Mode,” at a pre-Oscars house party in Bel Air, California. The private event featured a celebrity-stacked guest list that […]
Sean Penn has sent a stern message to Oscar organizers. While speaking to CNN’s Jim Acosta on Saturday, the 61-year-old actor called on the Academy to give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky an opportunity to speak at the 94th Academy Awards; and if they refused to extend the invitation, he will publicly destroy his Oscar trophies. “There is nothing […]
If you’re anything like me you have spent the past week or so catching up on all the must-see films of this year before the 94th Academy Awards taking place this Sunday, Mar. 27. There’s a wide range of critically acclaimed films this year that are up for awards, including Dune, Don’t Look Up, West Side Story and The Power of […]
West Side Story may be nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, but one of the film’s stars might be watching the ceremony from home. Rachel Zegler, who played Maria in the Steven Spielberg-directed movie, took to Instagram on Saturday to let fans know that while she’s excited for the show, she wasn’t invited to […]
