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Will Smith makes first awards speech since Oscars slap

Actor accepted an award for the 2022 slavery drama ‘Emancipation’

The Independent UK

New on Netflix in March 2023: Every movie and TV series being added in next 31 days

Full list of every title being added as a new month begins

The Independent UK

What's new on Netflix in March

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Chris Rock’s live Netflix special will stream from Baltimore on Saturday. Here’s how to watch at home

BALTIMORE — Chris Rock’s live performance from the Hippodrome Theatre on Saturday, “Selective Outrage,” will be the first of its kind on Netflix, streaming live from Baltimore.

Tribune News Service

Chris Rock’s live Netflix special taps several comedy greats, from Sykes to Seinfeld

Chris Rock’s live Netflix comedy special has added some Hollywood heavyweights to its lineup.

Los Angeles Times

Chris Rock to address the Oscars slap in Netflix’s first live-streamed broadcast this week

Comedian to address incident during a test pilot for a new live-stream technology on Netflix

The Independent UK

Oscars will have 'a whole crisis team' to prevent a repeat of Will Smith's infamous slap

Will Smith faced widespread criticism after last year's Academy Awards when he stormed on stage and slapped Chris Rock over a joke made about Jada Pinkett Smith

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The Oscars bring in ‘crisis team’ for coming ceremony

After last year’s events, where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, the Academy Awards have brought in a squad to deal with any unexpected happenings

The Guardian - UK

Oscars to introduce ‘crisis team’ for this year’s ceremony after Will Smith slap scandal

Will Smith slapped Oscars host Chris Rock on stage at last year’s ceremony

Manchester Evening News

Academy boss says a ‘crisis team’ will be standing by at this year’s Oscars

The new team has been formed after last year's unprecedented events that saw actor Will Smith walk on stage and slap host Chris Rock across the face

Wales Online

Academy Awards 2023: Oscars to have Crisis Team after Will Smith slapgate; say 'hope we will be prepared for anything'

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer confirmed that the organisation has implemented a new "crisis team" for the upcoming 2023 Oscars in order to quickly navigate any potential real-time emergency.

The Times of India

Academy’s new ‘crisis team’ ‘will be prepared for anything’ at this year’s Oscars

LOS ANGELES — The Oscars are ready for the next surprise outburst.

Los Angeles Times

A year later, Chris Rock opens up on a Baltimore stage about ‘The Slap’

BALTIMORE — Nearly one year after actor Will Smith assaulted comic Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, the legendary funnyman is finally prepared to discuss the incident known as “Slapgate” — and he’s doing it for one of the first times on a Baltimore stage.

Tribune News Service

Will Smith finally wins fans over by poking fun at himself in new Oscars slap TikTok

The embattled star has struggled to rebuild his once respected Hollywood status

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Will Smith surprises fans as he makes fun of Oscars slap controversy in new video

Will Smith shocked audiences at last year's Academy Awards when he slapped Chris Rock, but it seems he's trying to find the funny side of the controversial moment

Daily Mirror

Richard E Grant makes cheeky quip over Will Smith Oscars slap as he hosts BAFTAs

Richard E Grant couldn't resist making a cheeky quip about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last year as he took to the stage at the BAFTAs in London this evening

The Independent UK

Richard E Grant makes slap joke in Baftas opening speech

Actor is hosting the ceremony for the first time this year

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cruise Outshines Oscars Rivals as Academy Readies for Award Show

Tom Cruise lived up to his billing as the "last true movie star" as nearly 200 of this year's Oscar nominees gathered to celebrate -- and size up their competition -- at the Academy's boozy annual luncheon Monday. In a room packed with A-listers such as Steven Spielberg and Cate…

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Film Academy Response to Will Smith Slap was 'Inadequate,' Group's President Says

Hollywood's film academy did not adequately respond to Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards last March, the organization's president said on Monday at a gathering of this year's Oscar nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was criticized for allowing Smith to remain in…

ABC News

Austin Butler, Paul Mescal, Michelle Yeoh among Academy Awards nominees at Beverly Hills event

Veterans and first-timers have walked the red carpet for the 95th Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills — and the Academy boss has labelled its response to the now infamous 2022 slap "inadequate".

The Independent UK

Oscars response to Smith slap inadequate, academy head says

Motion picture academy president Janet Yang told a room full of Oscar nominees that the organization's response to Will Smith's onstage slap of Chris Rock during last year's ceremony was inadequate

The Independent UK

The Academy admits response to Will Smith’s Oscar slap was ‘inadequate’ and ‘unacceptable’

‘You should and can expect no less form us going forward,’ Academy president said

Los Angeles Times

Serena Williams finally addresses Will Smith's Oscars slap: 'We're all imperfect'

Tennis superstar Serena Williams is finally addressing last year's Oscars slap and the fallout for Will Smith after he won an Academy Award minutes later for portraying her father in the 2021 film "King Richard."

Evening Standard

‘We’re all imperfect’: Serena Williams finally addresses Will Smith’s Oscars slap

The tennis legend defended the disgraced actor who played her father in King Richard biopic

Daily Mirror

Serena Williams finally breaks silence on Will Smith Oscar slap nearly a year on

Will Smith shocked the world at last year's Academy Awards when he slapped Chris Rock over a joke the comedian made about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith and now Serena Williams has had her say

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