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Oscars begin with Kimmel joke about Will Smith, wins for ‘Everything Everywhere’ stars Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis

Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel didn’t waste any time taking a jab at Will Smith at Sunday’s ceremony, which took place a year after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 show.

Tribune News Service

Jimmy Kimmel comes out swinging in monologue that tackled Will Smith’s Oscars slap

LOS ANGELES — Well, Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel came out swinging when he opened the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday.

Los Angeles Times

Jimmy Kimmel questions Oscars crowd’s response to Will Smith slap during opening monologue

‘If anyone commits an act of violence, you will be awarded the Oscar for Best Actor,’ host joked

The Independent UK

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Inside Chris Rock's feud with Jada Pinkett Smith after THAT slap ended 26-year friendship

Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith's friendship came to a crashing end in front of a global audience when Will Smith slapped in on stage at last year's Oscars

Daily Mirror

Will Smith's career booming post-Oscars slap with string of seven-figure deals lined up

Will Smith has had the last laugh after his slapping of Chris Rock at last year's Oscars sent shockwaves round the world - since then his career and bank balance have gone from strength to strength

Daily Mirror

George Santos: Republican fabulist praises ‘genuine’ actors in Oscars picks

New Yorker with mostly made-up CV and multiple investigations calls nominee Angela Bassett ‘Meryl Streep, the Black version’

The Guardian - US

Inside this year's Oscars - crisis team, controversial presenters removed and slap jokes

The 95th Academy Awards takes place tonight, and a celebrity expert gives her verdict on the new crisis team in place, an 'elephant in the room' that is sure to overshadow the event and some unlikely winners

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Chris Rock’s Netflix special hit back at Will Smith, but one fumble was edited out

Chris Rock accused Will Smith of “selective outrage” in his latest special, but it seems Netflix has been selective with the comedian’s performance.

Los Angeles Times

The view from above the Oscars: The slap, the snafu, Spike

An Associated Press reporter has spent the past several years watching an opera box that give him a unique perspective on the audience at the Oscars

The Independent UK

Oscars boss reacts to Chris Rock’s scathing Netflix special

In the stand-up special, the comedian made claims about the moment Will Smith slapped him at last year’s Academy Awards

The Independent UK

Academy boss: we're better prepared to deal with any unexpected incident at the Oscars

Ahead of Sunday’s show, Bill Kramer said the organisation was ‘ready to move forward’ from the 2022 incident and it was great Chris Rock 'spoke his truth'

Wales Online

Will Smith ‘embarrassed and hurt’ by Chris Rock’s Netflix special calling out Oscars slap

The comedian gave the actor and his actress wife Jada Pinkett Smith a serious roasting in his latest stand-up special for the streaming giant

Evening Standard

Netflix forced to edit Chris Rock's comedy special to remove Will Smith joke

Netflix has stepped in and edited out part of Chris Rock's live comedy special, Selective Outrage, in which he spoke out about being slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock called out over inaccuracy about Will Smith’s career during Netflix stand-up special

‘Not the point but...’ one person wrote on Twitter

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The Independent UK

Chris Rock: Fans furious at comedian for ‘punching down Black women’

‘First, it was South Park. Now, Chris Rock has destroyed Meghan Markle’

Evening Standard

Jimmy Kimmel will ‘beat the s**t’ out of anyone who tries to recreate Will Smith’s Oscars slap

The late night chat star is hosting this Sunday’s Oscars

Salon

Comedy isn't black or white – it's green

Chris Rock's special is a reminder that he's a rich guy with rich guy problems. He just knows one is marketable

The Independent UK

Oscars 2023 host Jimmy Kimmel explains what he would do if there is ‘another slap’ this year

‘If it’s the Rock, I run,’ joked the presenter

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Daily Record

Chris Rock has been 'obsessed with Jada Pinkett Smith for decades' amid Netflix drama

In his special, he said: "I did some jokes about her. Who gives a f**k? That's how it is: She starts it, I finish it."

Evening Standard

Chris Rock is ‘obsessed’ with Jada Pinkett Smith, insiders claim

He joked about her at last year’s Oscars, leading to the famous slap – but sources say he’s secretly obsessed

Daily Mirror

Jada Pinkett Smith 'accuses Chris Rock of being obsessed with her for decades'

Chris Rock hit out at Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith during his much-anticipated Netflix special, Selective Outrage, following last year's Oscars controversy

The Independent UK

Chris Rock explains why he didn’t hit Will Smith back at the Oscars

Comedian says parents taught him not to ‘fight in front of white people’

Al Jazeera

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, highlighting artists like Michelle Yeoh and Austin Butler.

The Independent UK

What was Jada Pinkett Smith and August Alsina’s ‘entanglement’?

Chris Rock mocked ‘entanglements’ in Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s marriage during stand-up special

The Independent UK

Chris Rock called out over inaccuracy about Will Smith’s career during Netflix stand-up special

‘Not the point but...’ one person wrote on Twitter

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