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Veteran actor and Academy member Harry Lennix has slammed Will Smith's 10-year Oscar ban as a "toothless penalty". The 57-year-old - who has been a steady presence on screen since the 1980s, with roles in Billions, The Blacklist, Justice League, and The Matrix Reloaded - blasted Smith and the Academy's…
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Chris Rock has remained noticeably quiet since he was slapped by Will Smith at the 94th Academy Awards, just minutes before the actor won his first Best Actor Oscar. At the prestigious event last month, Rock presented the award for Best Documentary, and while on stage, he made a joke…
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Ricky Gervais has responded after it was announced that Oscar-winner Will Smith would be banned from attending the Oscars for a period of 10 years. After meeting virtually on Friday to discuss disciplinary action, the Academy announced the decade-long ban in a statement. The statement read: "Today, the Board of…
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Will Smith has responded after the Academy announced yesterday that the actor would be barred from the Oscars for a period of 10 years. Yesterday, members of the Academy met virtually to discuss the best action to take after Smith, 53, slapped Rock, 57, at the 94th Academy Awards last…
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Will Smith has been prohibited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from attending the Academy Awards for 10 years after he slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars last month. Per BBC News, the organizers met virtually on Friday to discuss the disciplinary action they would take…
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Amy Schumer has spoken out after it would appear that a joke she made during last month's Oscars surfaced online months ago. If you cast your mind back to the 94th annual Academy Awards, you may remember that amid the controversy of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, hosts Wanda Sykes,…
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Jason Momoa has set the record straight on his dating life. The Aquaman star sparked romance rumors when he was pictured getting cozy with Kate Beckinsale at the 94th Academy Awards Afterparty last month. But when he was asked about the possibility of a spark between himself and the Underworld…
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Chris Rock's younger brother has weighed in on his Oscars controversy. The comedian has been at the center of a global media storm ever since the 94th Academy Awards last month when he poked fun at Jada Pinkett Smith - and was slapped on stage by her husband Will Smith…
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Ricky Gervais has stated that "there is no justification" that excuses Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards. The Men in Black actor took to the stage during the prestigious ceremony to physically confront Rock, after the comedian made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.…
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Amy Schumer has given her take on Will Smith's Oscar scandal - again. Last weekend, Smith shocked the world when, midway through the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, he stormed on stage and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife. The moment was broadcast live around the globe.…
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Billie Eilish has taken to TikTok to show her critics that she couldn't care less what they have to say about her Oscars look. The 20-year-old artist won Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards on March 28, making her the second-youngest person ever to take home the prize.…
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Amy Schumer has been criticized online after she shared a joke about Alec Baldwin that she says she was banned from making at the 94th Academy Awards last month. The Emmy-winning stand-up comic co-hosted the 2022 Oscars along with actress Regina Hall and fellow comedian Wanda Sykes. And according to…
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Despite being one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, it looks like some people are only just learning Will Smith's name. Following his antics at last week's Academy Awards ceremony, it's no surprise that many people have been spending more time googling everything about the I Am Legend…
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Tony Rock has shared his thoughts on his brother, Chris Rock, being smacked by Will Smith during the Oscars last weekend. During his stand-up comedy gig on Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina, the 47-year-old comic kicked things off by refreshing the crowd's memory of the incident which involved his 57-year-old…
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Denzel Washington has now spoken publicly about Will Smith's shocking physical altercation with Chris Rock. The Flight actor, 67, was seen comforting Smith, 53, after the King Richard star's unexpected outburst at the Oscars last weekend. Now, Washington has broken his silence regarding one of the most shocking moments in…
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Mel Gibson's interview came to an abrupt end yesterday when he was asked to comment on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. The Braveheart star, 66, was asked by Fox News host Jesse Watters how he would feel were he in Smith's position - but never got a…
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A clip of Jane Fonda signing her acceptance speech at the 1979 Academy Awards has resurfaced on Twitter. Fonda - now 84 - won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Coming Home, in which she played a military wife learning about the effects of the Vietnam War. Back…
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David Spade and Dana Carvey have weighed in on the controversial physical altercation that took place between Will Smith and Chris Rock on Sunday at the Oscars. As you most certainly will have heard by now, Smith slapped Rock while the 57-year-old comedian was presenting the award for Best Documentary…
