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Less than 48 hours after Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at Sunday’s Oscars, a Virginia lawyer referenced the slap heard around the world while defending his client in court on Tuesday. As reported by the Roanoke Times, attorney Dirk Padgett brought up the infamous slap while speaking to jurors during closing arguments in the murder case of 25-year-old William […]
In the days since Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on Sunday, everyone has felt the need to give their two cents about it, including SNL comedian Michael Che. Che took to his Instagram to share a carousel post where he said he’s “disappointed” in the Academy for seemingly rewarding Smith for “acting dramatic” […]
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 […]
Not long after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, a reaction shot of Nicole Kidman started making the rounds alongside the claim that it showed the Being the Ricardo actress’ initial response to the still-dominating-headlines incident. Posited far and wide was that the above image (and others) captured Kidman expressing some form […]
Jim Carrey says he was “sickened” to see Will Smith receive a standing ovation at this year’s Oscars shortly after slapping Chris Rock. Speaking with Gayle King, Carrey also addressed Rock’s previously reported decision to not file a police report in connection with the incident, talk of which has dominated the larger pop culture discussion […]
50 Cent chose to once again troll Jussie Smollett on Tuesday, but this time it wasn’t over his criminal case. The Queens legend instead chose to make him the focal point of a joke involving Will Smith and Chris Rock’s dispute that occurred at the Academy Awards on Sunday. Alongside a picture of a teary-eyed Smollett, 50 Cent wrote […]
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,” […]
The second Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, the controversial takes began to flood Twitter. One in particular, from user Dr. Emily Porter, caused a stir that apparently caught the attention of a certain Grammy Award-winning musician. The medical professional has now made their account private after tweeting a hypothetical about the slap, […]
If there’s one thing people love, it’s drama, and after Chris Rock was slapped on national television by Will Smith for disrespecting Jada Pinkett Smith, people apparently lunged at the opportunity to buy tickets for the comedian’s upcoming tour. According to Variety, secondary ticket purchasing site TickPick reported that they had sold more tickets for Rock’s shows last night than […]
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 […]
