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Chris Rock's Mom Speaks Out on The Slap

Will Smith 'really slapped me,' says Rose Rock

(Newser) - Chris Rock himself says he's still "processing" the slap he received from Will Smith. His brother has been more vocal in speaking out against Smith. And now the comedian's mother is weighing in publicly for the first time. “When he slapped Chris, he slapped all of...

Chris Rock on the Slap: Not Talking 'Until I Get Paid'

'I got my hearing back,' he adds to audience in California

(Newser) - Chris Rock still isn't ready to talk in detail about The Slap in public, but he appears to have made his first joke about it on stage. "I'm OK, I have a whole show and I'm not talking about that until I get paid," Rock...

You Won't See Will Smith at the Oscars for 10 Years

But academy's board does not strip him of his award

(Newser) - This year's Oscar for best actor will remain in the hands of Will Smith. The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its punishment Friday for his infamous slap of Chris Rock , and it does not involve stripping him of his statuette. Instead,...

Chris Rock's Brother: Here's What Should Happen to Will Smith

Kenny Rock wants Smith's Oscar taken away, among other things

(Newser) - As far as Chris Rock's brother is concerned, the Academy Award Will Smith won shortly after slapping Rock onstage at the Oscars should be revoked, and Smith should be banned from attending future ceremonies. "I might have looked at it differently had he initially apologized when he got...

Hollywood Slows Will Smith Projects
Will Smith Projects Slow Down
Apr 4, 2022 3:59 PM CDT

Will Smith Projects Slow Down

Interest in making a biopic of the actor has faded since the Oscars

(Newser) - The long-term fallout from Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards isn't known yet, but immediate effects are surfacing. Producers have slowed, if not stopped, a couple of his next jobs, per the Hollywood Reporter . One film, Fast and Loose, lost its director before the...

Grammys Host Trevor Noah Makes a Will Smith Joke

Don't worry, he assures audience, names will be kept out of mouths

(Newser) - According to SFGate , it was just seven minutes into Sunday night's Grammy Awards when a Will Smith joke was made. "Don’t even think of it as an award show,” Noah said toward the end of his monologue. “This is a concert where we’re giving...

There Was No Escaping the Slap on SNL

Will Smith-Chris Rock incident gets the 'Saturday Night Live' treatment

(Newser) - If you've grown weary of the seemingly wall-to-wall coverage of the notorious Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscar slap , Saturday Night Live offered little respite. The April 2 episode, which featured comedian/actor Jerrod Carmichael as host and musical guest Gunna, served up its take on the incident "again and again...

&#39;Nobody Comes Out of This Looking Good&#39;
'Nobody Comes Out
of This Looking Good'
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Apr 2, 2022 5:20 PM CDT

'Nobody Comes Out of This Looking Good'

Smith's slap overshadowed 'what should have been one of the greatest nights of his life'

(Newser) - It's being called the "slap heard around the world"—after presenter Chris Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's lack of hair at the Oscars Sunday night, Will Smith slapped him and shouted, twice, "Keep my wife's name out of your f---ing mouth!" Some...

Will Smith Resigns From Academy
Will Smith Resigns
From Academy 
Apr 1, 2022 6:55 PM CDT

Will Smith Resigns From Academy

Board says disciplinary process will continue

(Newser) - Facing an investigation and a disciplinary hearing over his assault of comedian Chris Rock on the Oscars stage, actor Will Smith has resigned as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In a statement issued Friday, Smith apologized for his behavior Sunday and said he'll...

Chris Rock Was 'Dismissive' of LAPD Arresting Will Smith

Meanwhile, Smith's apology call to Academy leadership is causing yet more controversy

(Newser) - After the Oscars slap heard 'round the world, Los Angeles Police Department officers approached Chris Rock and made it clear they would arrest Will Smith if that's what he wanted, according to an Academy Awards producer who sat down for an interview with Good Morning America that was...

Famed Director Was Seated Near the Slap: His View

Pedro Almodovar blasts Will Smith for talking like a 'cult leader' in his acceptance speech

(Newser) - Director Pedro Almodovar attended the Academy Awards this year and wrote an Oscar-night diary for IndieWire . It would be interesting reading for movie fans in any year as he talks about his run-ins with celebs including Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, and Al Pacino, and carps about the cold temperature in...

Daniel Radcliffe Says What Everyone's Thinking About the Slap

'I'm just so already dramatically bored of hearing people's opinions about it'

(Newser) - Daniel Radcliffe appeared on a British morning show Thursday and, like every celebrity who shows up anywhere these days, he was asked about Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock. The Harry Potter actor, however, just wasn't going there. "I saw it," he said on Good Morning ...

What Chris Rock Said at His Show in Boston Tonight

Comedian didn't fully address the Oscars incident, but said he will eventually

(Newser) - Chris Rock took the stage for the first time since Will Smith slapped him in the face on live television at the Academy Awards, and he told a sold-out crowd at Boston's Wilbur theater that he's "still kind of processing what happened," and that while he...

Academy Says Will Smith Refused to Leave Ceremony

Board of governors condemns 'deeply shocking, traumatic event'

(Newser) - Update: This story has been updated with new developments. Will Smith remained sitting in the front row at the Oscars after he slapped Chris Rock on Sunday night, but he was no longer a welcome guest, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says. The Academy said Wednesday that...

Jada Pinkett Smith Breaks Silence After Slap

'This is a season for healing,' she writes

(Newser) - Jada Pinkett Smith has issued her first public comment since her husband's infamous Oscars slap of Chris Rock. "This is a season for healing and I'm here for it," she wrote on Instagram, per CNN . And that's it from her, for now. The line is...

'I Was Wrong,' Will Smith Tells Chris Rock in Post

Support and backlash are circulating after Oscar-winning actor slapped comedian onstage

(Newser) - Update: This file has been updated to include Will Smith's online post Monday. Will Smith has written a public apology to Chris Rock for slapping him Sunday night during the Academy Awards ceremony, Variety reports. "I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris," says the Instagram...

Comedians Speak Out Against Will Smith Slap

'What you saw on TV was a guy with real issues,' says Howard Stern

(Newser) - Chris Rock isn't pressing charges after being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars on Sunday night—but if the case went to a jury of the two men's celebrity peers, it would likely be very difficult to reach a verdict. Some, especially comedians, slammed Smith's behavior...

Shocking Moment at Oscars Between Will Smith, Chris Rock
Will Smith Slaps
Chris Rock at Oscars
academy awards
Mar 27, 2022 10:37 PM CDT

Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock at Oscars

After joke about Jada Pinkett Smith

(Newser) - A 94th Academy Awards that steadily maintained a buoyant spirit was rocked by an unbelievable exchange after Will Smith took offense to a joke made by Chris Rock about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. After Rock joked to Pinkett Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel to GI ...

After SAG Awards Win, Oscar Buzz Spikes for Will Smith

'King Richard' role may earn him first Academy Award; same for Jessica Chastain for Tammy Faye biopic

(Newser) - It's not a guarantee that if you win a Screen Actors Guild Award you'll also be taking home an Academy Award, but your odds do shoot up. That's why there's now Oscar buzz around Will Smith and Jessica Chastain, who both took home the top acting...

Watch the Trailer for Fresh Prince's Gritty Reboot

It debuts next month

(Newser) - Update: The first trailer for the gritty remake of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is here. Simply titled Bel-Air, the one-hour drama tells the same familiar story of Will's move from West Philadelphia to Bel-Air, Calif. But unlike the 1990s sitcom, this one will deal with more serious themes. It...

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