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Leslie Jones says Will Smith shouldn’t have accepted his Oscar after “humiliating” slap of Chris Rock

(NOTE LANGUAGE) Leslie Jones didn't hold back in her new memoir when talking about Will Smith's infamous onstage slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in 2022. In fact, she said Will should never have accepted his King Richard Oscar because of it. The former ...
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Ousted ‘Big Brother’ contestant Luke Valentine says he should’ve gotten “slap on the wrist” for dropping N-word

In an Instagram Live from Havana, Cuba, Big Brother contestant Luke Valentine addressed his dropping of the N-word during a broadcast that got him kicked off the CBS reality show. Wearing a tropical shirt and puffing on a cigar, Valentine fielded ...
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Oscars 2023: Jimmy Kimmel talks Oscars slap, Ozempic craze, and more in opening monologue

Host Jimmy Kimmel brought the funny with his opening monologue to kick off the 95th Annual Academy Awards Sunday night. Before getting to the winners, Kimmel opened up the show parachuting down from the ceiling like a scene out of one of the night's nominated ...
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Jimmy Kimmel shares how he’ll address the infamous Oscars slap on Sunday

Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars for the third time on Sunday, and he's sharing how he'll address Will Smith's infamous slap of Chris Rock from last year's show. "I have given it much thought," Kimmel told GMA co-anchor Lara Spencer. "I know that a ...
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Will Smith accepts AAFCA honor, first in-person awards speech since infamous Oscars slap

Will Smith took the stage at the African American Film Critics Association Awards, where he and Emancipation director Antoine Fuqua accepted the organization's Beacon Award. It marked Smith's first in-person speech at an awards ceremony since the 2022 Oscars, where he slapped Chris Rock onstage. “Emancipation was the individual most difficult film of my entire career. It ...
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Will Chris Rock hit back for Oscars slap with live Netflix special?

For a "slap heard 'round the world," precious little has been heard publicly from the guy on the receiving end of it, Chris Rock. As reported in April 2022, Rock mentioned onstage he wouldn't talk about it at length until he ...
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“We’re all imperfect”: Serena Williams addresses ‘King Richard’ star Will Smith’s Oscar slap

While virtually everyone has seen Will Smith's Oscar night slap of Chris Rock, Serena Williams had a different perspective than most. She and her sister, Venus, were on hand that night to celebrate King Richard, a film about their early lives. Following the incident with ...
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Will Smith addresses Oscars slap in first late-night TV interview, talks ‘Emancipation’

Will Smith appeared on late-night television Monday for the first time since he infamously slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March. Speaking on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah about the on-stage altercation, which overshadowed his first Oscars win, Smith said he was in a daze upon returning to his seat. ...
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Will Smith hopes his Oscars slap won’t “penalize” everyone who worked on ‘Emancipation’

The slave drama Emancipation was thought to be an Oscar vehicle for Will Smith -- that is, until that infamous Academy Awards slap of Chris Rock, and the subsequent decade-long Academy ban for the King Richard Oscar winner. In a chat with
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Chris Rock explains why he didn’t fight back after Oscars slap

(Note Language) Just days after it was announced Chris Rock would take the stage for Netflix's first-ever livestream, the comedian returned to Dolby Theatre, the site of his infamous Oscars slap. Page Six reports he opened up his comedy show with a few jokes about ...
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