Chris Rock returns to site of infamous Will Smith slap

Chris Rock returns to site of infamous Will Smith slap

Comedian Chris Rock joked about how painful his infamous Oscar smackdown was in his return to the same Los Angeles theater where it took place — reminding the crowd of Will Smith’s big screen role as heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali.  After opening up with some jokes about Dave Chappelle and the Jan. 6 Capitol … Read more

‘Emancipation’ director addresses Will Smith’s Oscar slap amid film release

‘Emancipation’ director addresses Will Smith’s Oscar slap amid film release

“Emancipation” director Antoine Fuqua came to the defense of his upcoming Apple TV+ movie starring Will Smith after the infamous slap incident at the Oscars earlier this year. The new drama, in which he stars as an enslaved man on the run from a Louisiana plantation, is Smith’s first role post-smack controversy. Fuqua, 56, told … Read more

‘A slap in the face’: ‘SNL’ slammed for having Dave Chappelle as host

‘A slap in the face’: ‘SNL’ slammed for having Dave Chappelle as host

“Saturday Night Live” is facing backlash after it was announced comedian Dave Chappelle will host the show Nov. 12. Chappelle, who was slammed for making statements about the trans community in his 2021 special “The Closer,” was revealed as the host through the show’s Twitter account. “Wait I thought I canceled him. Is it possible … Read more

‘The View’ slammed for ‘endorsing violence’ with Oscars slap child’s costume

‘The View’ slammed for ‘endorsing violence’ with Oscars slap child’s costume

The award for worst costume goes to … “The View” was slammed Monday, during the show’s Halloween-themed episode, for dressing a child as an Academy Award statuette with a blood-red handprint on their cheek to represent the infamous “Oscars slap.” The segment involved “The View” wardrobe supervisor, Ashley Alderfer Kaufman, introducing each of the costumes … Read more

Jada Pinkett Smith to publish memoir a year and a half after THAT Oscars slap

Jada Pinkett Smith to publish memoir a year and a half after THAT Oscars slap

Jada Pinkett Smith is releasing her ‘no holds barred’ memoir in autumn 2023, its publishers revealed in a bombshell announcement Thursday. The book, which comes from HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books, promises to explore ‘Jada’s complicated marriage to Will Smith,’ according to a press release. A description quoted by People magazine says the upcoming autobiography ‘chronicles … Read more