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Chris Rock has been testing out new stand-up material about the Will Smith Oscars slap, and he recently joked he watched Emancipation just to see the actor getting whipped, per Huffington Post. Ahead of his live stand-up performance on Netflix this Saturday, Rock played a number of shows where he joked about the moment he got hit by […]
As we close in on the one-year anniversary of Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap, it seems the actor has made peace with the controversial moment. On Tuesday, Smith shared a video on TikTok in which he appears to poke fun at last year’s Academy Awards, which were highlighted by the King Richard star striking Chris […]
Viola Davis has officially joined the EGOT club, a prestigious group of entertainers who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. The Oscar-winning actress achieved the feat on Sunday, winning a Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for her memoir Finding Me. Davis becomes the third Black woman to reach EGOT status, […]
While Steven Spielberg is “encouraged” by the presence of Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water in this year’s nominees class for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, he still wishes the expanded 10-movies category could have included The Dark Knight years ago. The bump up to 10 went into effect back in 2009, […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nominations for the 95th Academy Awards on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and there were moments of pure delight and some major disappointments. People like Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler were snubbed in the Best Actress category, while James Cameron got no love for his groundbreaking directing on Avatar: The Way of […]
The awards season comes fully into focus this morning with the unveiling of the 2023 Oscar nominations. As the Academy revealed earlier this month, 301 feature films were eligible for recognition this year. For eligibility to apply, a feature film must have opened in what’s defined as a “commercial motion picture theater” in at least […]
It seems Will Smith and Floyd Mayweather have developed a strong friendship. And it’s all thanks to the infamous Oscars slap. During a private screening of Smith’s Emancipation movie, the 54-year-old actor took some time to recognize Mayweather and the support he’s given over the past seven months. Video from the event—obtained by TMZ—shows Smith sharing some kind words about the […]
Lupita Nyong’o wasn’t surprised she became a meme earlier this year in connection with the exhausting coverage surrounding The Slap. In fact, as the Oscar-winning actress revealed in a new interview, she “knew as soon as it was over” that widespread memory would indeed be taking place. Speaking with Rebecca Keegan for the Hollywood Reporter, […]
Kevin Hart is coming to Will Smith’s defense. On Drink Champs, the comedian defended Smith when he was asked in his conversation with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN to choose between the King Richard Oscar-winner and Ice Cube. “Dark times deserve fucking great light,” the 43-year-old shared at the two-hour mark of the above video, clearly referring to Smith, 54, slapping Chris […]
Emmys host Kenan Thompson expects a conflict-free ceremony—unlike the 2022 Oscars. The Saturday Night Live star spoke about his upcoming gig during a Wednesday preview event in Los Angeles. At one point during the night, Thompson addressed the infamous slapping incident at the 94th Academy Awards, where Oscar-winner Will Smith physically attacked Chris Rock over an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s alopecia […]
