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Chris Rock ‘turned down offer to host the 2023 Oscars’ after Will Smith slap

The comedian is said to have compared returning to the Oscars to revisiting a crime scene

Evening Standard

Chris Rock says he has turned down offer to host Oscars again

During a standup set Rock said that to return after Will Smith attacked him at this year’s awards would be like returning to the scene of a crime

The Guardian - UK

Chris Rock turns down offer to host next year's Oscars after Will Smith slap controversy

He jibed how going back to the biggest night in Hollywood would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to go back to the restaurant,” referencing the events that led to her death and the subsequent OJ Simpson murder trial.

Irish Mirror

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Pablo Lopez turning corner, but Marlins do not in another extra-inning loss to Dodgers

MIAMI — After struggling to find consistency for over two months, Pablo Lopez may finally be turning the corner.

Miami Herald

Chris Rock 'turned down' hosting the Oscars next year after Will Smith slap

Comedian Chris Rock is said to have made a joke about being offered to host next year's Oscars during a gig in Phoenix, Arizona

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock says he declined offer to host Oscars next year after Will Smith slap

Rock said returning to the Oscars would be like Nicole Brown Simpson going ‘back to the restaurant’ where she left her glasses the night she was killed

The Independent UK

Months after that slap, Chris Rock says he turned down hosting the Oscars next year

LOS ANGELES — Five months after Will Smith slapped him onstage at the Academy Awards, stunning millions watching around the world, Chris Rock delivered another sort of slap back at the Oscars.

Los Angeles Times

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Penelope Cruz 'threw herself to the floor and started screaming' after award shock

Penelope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardmen may have lost out to Jessica Chastain and Will Smith at this year’s Oscar awards, but it didn't stop them screaming

Daily Mirror

Sally Potter on making a film about violence with Chris Rock: ‘He is aware of what happens when a man feels humiliated’

In Look at Me, Rock is thrown to the floor by Javier Bardem. Potter discusses male anger in her film and the similarities between that and Rock’s real-life experience of being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars

The Guardian - UK

Will Smith classic lands on Netflix - along with sequel that was most expensive comedy ever made

Here come the Men In Black available to stream! Why not turn back time (literally) and enjoy one of the 90s best-loved films?

Daily Mirror

Dylan Hernández: Dodgers' destruction of Sandy Alcantara isn't a fluke. This team can hit good pitching.

This game that didn't count for much, this midsummer game against another overmatched and underfunded opponent, was also a statement game.

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith is back on social media, and his latest post is too relatable

Will Smith has bravely faced zombies, aliens and rogue robots on the big screen.

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith’s popularity saw ‘very significant and precipitous decline’ after Oscars slap

According to Q Score, which measures the consumer appeal of celebrities in the US, the actor lost significant support after the incident

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re selling the house’: Will Smith and son Trey capture tarantula in California home

‘What the whole hell?’ actor can be heard screaming

The Independent UK

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Miami Herald

Sandy Alcantara has worst start of season. Miami Marlins swept by Los Angeles Dodgers.

LOS ANGELES — Arguably the best pitcher in baseball this season was no match for arguably the best lineup in baseball this season.

Los Angeles Times

Dustin May thrives in his return from Tommy John surgery as Dodgers blank Marlins

LOS ANGELES — Tommy John surgery is so common, with hundreds of pitchers from high school to the big leagues undergoing the elbow ligament replacement procedure every year, and its success rate (80% to 90%) so high that it almost seems routine.

Tribune News Service

Will Smith tries humor as he attempts to return to social media, 5 months after The Slap

When in doubt, make them laugh.

The Independent UK

Will Smith jokes about return to social media with first non-apology post since Oscars

Actor made light of his struggle to win over the public after the incident

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With no one home, Mookie Betts scores go-ahead run in Dodgers’ win over Marlins

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers cleanup batter Will Smith hit an eighth-inning grounder to the left of Miami third baseman Jon Berti with runners on first and third and one out in a tie game Friday night.

Daily Mirror

Will Smith 'in talks to resume biopic of his life' and to include Oscars slap incident

The A Lister was due to be filmed for a high profile biopic film about his life - with plans afoot earlier this year before they were derailed by his shocking actions at the 2022 Oscars ceremony

The Independent UK

Will Smith’s ex-wife hopes actor will receive ‘forgiveness’ after Oscars slap

‘You cannot heal without forgiveness,’ Sheree Zampino said

Tribune News Service

Will Smith’s Oscar slap damaged his reputation with consumers of all ages, data shows

The slap heard around the world has had a devastating effect on Will Smith’s reputation with consumers.

The Orange County Register

Home runs cost Dodgers in 5-3 loss to Brewers

MILWAUKEE — Even when he struck out Andrew McCutchen, it didn’t work out well for Andrew Heaney.

Evening Standard

Zoe Kravitz regrets her Will Smith Oscar-slap reaction after ‘scary backlash’

The Batman actress condemned the Fresh Prince star for attacking Chris Rock at the ceremony

Los Angeles Times

Zoë Kravitz regrets Will Smith posts, says it's 'a scary time to have an opinion'

It truly is The Slap that keeps on giving and giving and giving ...

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