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Will Smith issued an apology to Chris Rock Monday after the actor slapped him at the 94th Academy Awards over a joke the comedian made about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. Smith also apologized to the Academy, the producers of the awards show, and the Williams Family in his post, which was shared to social media. “I would like to publicly […]
Last night’s slap heard around the world wasn’t Will Smith being hysterical, it was historical. The 2022 Academy Awards was supposed to be the biggest night of the King Richard actor’s career but it was quickly eclipsed when he slapped Chris Rock on the face during the show. The comedian was presenting an award when […]
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 […]
Dune ultimately emerged as the film with the most wins at Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, which also included a history-making victory for Apple’s CODA in the Best Picture category and a memorable performance from Beyoncé that opened the show. But it was a slap-centered onstage incident that continued to be the main source of discourse […]
Beyoncé gave Oscars viewers a memorable take on “Be Alive” as part of Sunday’s ceremony. The track entered the evening as among those nominated in the Best Original Song category thanks to its end credits appearance in the Will Smith-fronted King Richard. The song features music and lyrics by Beyoncé and DIXSON, the latter of whom is […]
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 […]
Will Smith walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars before returning to his seat and telling him, “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth.” “Wow, Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me,” Rock said, to which Smith responded, “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth.” “That was the greatest […]
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 […]
