“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
Chris Rock is making history. The famed Oscars host, 57, is gearing up to become the first-ever comedian to perform live on Netflix in its upcoming global streaming event. “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” Netflix’s vice president of stand-up and comedy formats, Robbie Praw, said … Read more
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 is no stranger to “entanglements,” even dating back to her husband’s first marriage. Sheree Zampino, Will Smith’s ex-wife, appeared on Wednesday’s episode of “Red Table Talk” and reflected her divorce from the “Men in Black” star in 1995. Months after their divorce, Pinkett Smith started dating Smith but now admits that she … Read more
Ralph Macchio learned he was crane-kicked out of “The Next Karate Kid” by reading about it in the newspaper. Macchio, then in his early 30s, was clueless about the project until reading in 1994 that producer Jerry Weintraub had told reporters the actor was “too old” to continue his role as New Jersey underdog Daniel … Read more
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
CNN — Will Smith has shared a first look at his next big project. Smith posted a powerful trailer on Monday for the upcoming Apple TV+ film, “Emancipation.” The actor plays a slave who “embarks on a perilous journey to reunite with his family” in the film, which is inspired by a true story. “This … Read more
More than 22 weeks have passed since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, and some—namely, Rock—still can’t stop talking about it. In front of a Phoenix audience on Sunday night, the comedian explained he turned down an invitation to host next March’s Oscars ceremony, according to The Arizona Republic. Rock compared his situation … Read more