Most assumed it was a staged comedy bit. There was no way the well-liked, effortlessly cool Will Smith would’ve stormed the stage to strike comedian Chris Rock on live TV over a joke. But it was not a joke and the repercussions are still being felt.
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“Officially, we don’t want you to leave. We want you to stay.” That was the message that Will Packer, the producer of this year’s Oscars, came rushing out to deliver to Will Smith less than 45 minutes after the A-list nominee had struck presenter Chris Rock on the Dolby Theatre stage. For those who …
Amy Schumer’s got nothing. As in, nothing more to say about the 2022 Oscars — or so she said at her first stand-up gig after co-hosting the chaotic awards show a little more than a week ago. “I really don’t know what to say. I have no jokes about it,” she said during her “Aces of Comedy” show …
Like many people on Oscar night, Kenny Rock watched what happened to his brother Chris Rock through a video posted on social media. Prior to viewing it, he thought maybe the scene of actor Will Smith slapping his brother was staged. But when he saw the video and heard Smith cursing, he knew it was …
Five days after actor Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock during the live Oscars telecast, the unscripted drama that has consumed Hollywood sped toward its denouement, when Smith announced his resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In Friday’s resignation letter, …
After Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage, Denzel Washington says he prayed with Smith. “I don’t want to say what we talked about, but there but for the grace of God go any of us,” Washington said as part of a discussion with Bishop T.D. Jakes on Saturday, according to news outlet the …
Chris Rock might be taking the high road in the aftermath of that Oscars slap, but the same cannot be said for some of his fans. On Thursday, returning to the stage for his third comedy show at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre, the comic was met with “F— Will Smith” from someone in the sold-out audience. …
Oscars producer Will Packer told “Good Morning America” that Los Angeles police were prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during Sunday’s awards ceremony. The officers didn’t make the arrest because Rock declined to press charges, Packer told the ABC program in a recent …
Moments after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on live television at the Academy Awards, comedian Rock remembered why he was on the Oscars stage and presented the documentary feature award to “Summer of Soul.” But how he did it — by announcing director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson “and four white guys” …
