It’s once again the most coveted ticket in town. Last night, Madison Square Garden’s Celebrity Row was overflowing with A-listers cheering on a hot Knicks squad, who defeated the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Knicks second-round playoff series. “The team has been flooded with requests from celebrities, with some saying they will fly in from … Read more
There’s something fishy about Tracy Morgan. The diehard Knicks fan won’t eat anything at the World’s Most Famous Arena when he cheers on New York against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs Sunday, he dished to The Post. “Well I’m a pescatarian now, so all I eat is fish and … Read more
Chris Rock is not too pleased with the Academy these days, it seems. While making a tribute speech in honor of his friend Adam Sandler being awarded this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the comedian called out the Oscars for snubbing the “Uncut Gems” star. “I’ve known this guy for 30 years,” Rock, 58, said … Read more
Adam Sandler defended his friend Chris Rock Sunday, saying he “never” thought his fellow comedian went too far with the Will Smith jokes after he was infamously slapped at last year’s Oscars. A reporter for People interviewed Sandler on the red carpet for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center about … Read more
Though there was no shortage of Will Smith jokes at the 2023 Oscars, it appears that only the best ones made the cut. Molly McNearney, the ceremony’s executive producer — and host Jimmy Kimmel’s wife — revealed why a lot of other jokes were cut from her husband’s monologue. “We didn’t want to make this … Read more
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Even if there wasn’t a slap on Sunday, Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes slapped. The 55-year-old late-night host opened the 2023 Oscars with a monologue that took a swipe at Will Smith — and he continued to take jabs at him all night. Taking to the Dolby Theatre’s stage, the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host arrived by dropping … Read more
It’s been one year since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars on March 27, 2022. The “slap heard around the world” became an instant pop culture phenomenon as one of the most — if not the most — unhinged, unexpected moments in the prestigious show’s 94-year history. “Jada, I love you. ‘GI Jane … Read more
The 2023 Oscars, airing Sunday, March 12 at 8 p.m. on ABC, won’t be the starriest of all time, but there are still plenty of controversies swirling around Hollywood’s biggest night. From getting over “the slap” to totally unexpected nominees crashing the party, here are the biggest scandals going into the 95th Academy Awards, hosted … Read more
No one can blame a Will Smith slap for this shocking development! A temporary power outage in Hollywood Saturday briefly threw a wrench into preparations for Sunday’s Academy Awards. Shortly after 1 p.m., power dropped on an entire block along the boulevard that includes the Dolby Theatre, where rehearsals were ongoing for the Oscars awards … Read more
The slap heard ’round the world was – hopefully – a one-hit-wonder. The Academy is now implementing measures to avoid “unprecedented” spectacles at this year’s 95th Academy Awards on Sunday after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the live broadcast last year. During the ceremony, a “crisis team” will be poised to intervene should anything … Read more
Chris Rock was spectacularly slapped by Will Smith at last year’s Academy Awards, but it’s the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who could be getting their own smackdown at the 2023 Oscars. A public relations expert believes that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be roasted by big names at the ceremony, set to take … Read more
It was the slap heard around the world — but the world won’t get to hear one of Chris Rock’s jokes about it. A joke about Will Smith in Rock’s Netflix special “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” was edited out after the comedian messed it up during the live show. Rock, 58, was joking about Smith, … Read more
The Oscars 2023 team is prepared for a crisis after last year’s slap left viewers dumbfounded. The show’s creative team revealed in a press conference Wednesday what people can expect at the awards show — including how they’re going to address last year’s incident. Last year, Will Smith, 54, slapped 94th Academy Awards presenter Chris … Read more
Will Smith was left “embarrassed and hurt” over Chris Rock’s comments in his latest Netflix special, according to a report. The famed funnyman used his latest Netflix special to verbally clobber Smith for slapping him onstage at last year’s Oscars ceremony. Among the myriad of digs at the Oscar winner in his comedy special, titled “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel won’t be turning the other cheek at this year’s Oscars. The late-night host and comedian, 55, will be hosting the ceremony for the third time this Sunday and he’s prepared to fight back if someone slaps him — unless, of course, that person is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. At last year’s show, Will … Read more
Yes, August Alsina — the singer who was the other half of Jada Pinkett Smith’s romantic “entanglement” — watched Chris Rock’s comedy special. And he thought it was “funny.” “August watched the Netflix special and he laughed,” a source told The Post. “He thought it was not only funny but truthful. That was the best part … Read more
Chris Rock is still waiting to hear from Will Smith, according to a new report. The comedian, 58, recently ripped into Smith, 54, and the infamous slap attack at the 2022 Oscars in his “Selective Outrage” comedy show on Netflix, but it seems Rock still hasn’t received a personal, formal apology from the actor. “Chris … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel is getting ready to suit up to host the 2023 Oscars, which has him reminiscing on Oscars of years past. When Kimmel, 55, hosted the Oscars for the first time in 2017, the wrong winner for Best Picture was announced in what he called “a very intense and confusing end to what was … Read more
Will Smith is back in the spotlight. The embattled actor has appeared on stage for the first time since he spectacularly slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. The 54-year-old appeared Wednesday at the African American Film Critics Association Awards in Los Angeles, where he received the Beacon Award for his role in the recent AppleTV+ … Read more