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Academy: Smith refused to leave Oscars, broke conduct code

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said Sunday that Will Smith was asked to leave to Sunday’s Oscars after hitting Chris Rick but refused

The Independent UK

Fox mad WH won't remark on Smith's slap

“The White House has had no problem condemning issues of less consequence,” said host Pete Hegseth

Salon

The Inside Story of Tony Khan Buying Ring of Honor

Sources say the AEW boss plans to continue operating ROH as its own brand.

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Chris Rock readies for 1st show since Will Smith slapped him

Comedian Chris Rock is performing in public for the first time since Oscar-winning actor Will Smith slapped him for a joke about Smith’s wife during the Academy Awards show

The Independent UK

Wanda Sykes on Smith slapping Rock: 'It was sickening'

Wanda Sykes said she felt physically ill after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars

The Independent UK

Wanda Sykes says ‘no one has apologized’ to her, fellow Oscars hosts after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock

Wanda Sykes isn’t laughing after the slap that shocked Oscars viewers worldwide.

Tribune News Service

Oscars host Amy Schumer ‘still triggered and traumatized’ after Will Smith’s slap

Days later, Amy Schumer says she’s still reeling from co-hosting what will go down as one of the most intense Oscar nights in history.

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O.J. Simpson defends Will Smith after Chris Rock slap as he "understood the feeling"

Former NFL player OJ Simpson has weighed in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars - the Fresh Prince star has since issued an apology on social for his actions

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock's brother says he doesn't approve of Will Smith's apology over Oscars slap

Tony Rock is not happy with Will Smith's apology to his brother Chris after he slapped him across the face at the Oscars

Daily Mirror

Will Smith's Oscar slap reveals fault lines as he defends Jada Pinkett Smith against Chris Rock: Podcast

It felt like these Oscars were the first ones that weren’t actually so white. The whole event felt different. With attempts to display a more inclusive Hollywood, the showcase seemed to go beyond its usual tokenism.

The Conversation

Oscars slap sparks debate on the defense of Black women

The physical altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards stunned the crowd and the millions watching the globally televised ceremony

The Independent UK

Let's do more to catch vandals red-handed

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

Newcastle Herald

Chris Rock’s brother rejects Will Smith’s apology for Oscars slap

Chris Rock may be keeping quiet after Will Smith slapped him at the Oscars but his brother has been anything but.

Tribune News Service

‘Triggered’ Oscars host Amy Schumer says she’s ‘traumatized’ by watching Will Smith slap Chris Rock

Amy Schumer is “triggered and traumatized” after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars she was co-hosting, but not so much that she couldn’t use the experience to direct fans to her new Hulu show.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Was Will Smith’s slap the last gasp for Oscars?

It’s been nearly a quarter-century since the highest rated Academy Awards of all time, 1998, when more than 57 million viewers tuned in. Ratings have plummeted since then.

The Guardian - UK

Danger of creating celebrity role models like Will Smith

Letters: Stan Labovitch says true role models are often unassuming people like our parents, and Richard Dillane says there’s no racism in white people condemning Will Smith’s behaviour

Los Angeles Times

How to handle Will Smith’s slap is just one of many crises facing academy after Oscars

LOS ANGELES — If it’s true — as Denzel Washington told Will Smith moments after Smith strode onstage at the 94th Oscars and slapped Chris Rock across the face — that the devil comes for you at your highest moment, then motion picture academy officials must be wondering what Satan…

Daily Mirror

Amy Schumer 'sickened' by the 'disturbing' actions of Will Smith after Oscars smack

Oscars co-host Amy Schumer has insisted that she still feels 'traumatised' after witnessing Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock across the face during Sunday night's ceremony

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The Independent UK

Will Smith: Oscars host Wanda Sykes says ‘violence is never the answer’ after Chris Rock slap

Co-host Amy Schumer also commented on dramatic Oscars moment

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on Trump’s missing phone logs: ‘A poorly executed cover-up’

Late-night hosts discuss negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, Trump’s missing White House phone logs from 6 January and fallout from the Oscars

Daily Mirror

Jamie Laing says Will Smith's Chris Rock Oscars slap has 'got to be fake'

Former Made In Chelsea Jamie Laing, 33, believes Will Smith 53, staged the moment he hit comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday night

The Independent UK

Alopecia advocate condemns Oscars incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock

‘Violence is unacceptable, but words can be harmful too,’ Laura Mathias says

The Independent UK

Adam Sandler supports Chris Rock after Oscars drama

Rock is set to go on tour in the UK in May

Wales Online

James Corden mocks Will Smith's Oscars slap and applauds Chris Rock's 'steel jaw'

The television host spoke about the incident on the Late Late Show

The Independent UK

Lamar Odom says Will Smith was ‘fulfilling a husband’s responsibility’ at Oscars

Former NBA player says he hurt ex-wife Khloe Kardashian ‘emotionally and spiritually’

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