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Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock for Slap, Academy Weighs Action

Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Monday for slapping the comedian at Sunday night's Oscars ceremony, issuing a statement after the film academy said it might take action against Smith for an incident that overshadowed the industry's top awards. Smith, in a post on Instagram, said his behavior at…

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Will Smith: Alec Baldwin compares Oscars to ‘Jerry Springer Show’ over Chris Rock slap

‘I love you, Chris Rock,’ actor said of Oscar night controversy

The Independent UK

Piers Morgan claims anger at Will Smith slap is more severe than Russia launching war

Piers Morgan - who defended Will Smith following his Oscars outburst towards Chris Rock - has claimed many on social media have been tougher on the actor than they have Russian leader 'Vladimir Putin for launching war against a whole country'

Daily Mirror

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ABC News

Was the Will Smith and Chris Rock smack staged? The truth as Oscars make official statement on incident

Smith has since apologised to Chris Rock for the outburst saying his behaviour was "unacceptable and inexcusable".

Irish Mirror

Kyrgios' brother speaks out on Chris Rock's Oscar 'joke'

Christos Kyrgios has spoken out on the implication of such jokes like Chris Rock's on alopecia sufferers.

The Canberra Times

Could the Academy take Will Smith’s Oscar back after he slapped Chris Rock?

The Academy will meet later this week to determine if action will be taken against the Oscar-winner over the incident

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Will Smith musical parody goes viral with lyrics about giving Chris Rock ‘some fresh prints’

‘Now this is a story all about how I rocked Chris so hard,’ comedian Munya Chawawa raps in the video

The Independent UK

Will Smith: Chris Rock ‘should get Nobel Peace Prize’ after Oscars slap, says Jeff Ross

Comedian reveals he has alopecia too

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: Russia’s warning over Nato and sanctions

Putin spokesman says west pushing Kremlin ‘into the corner’ as peace talks resume … first partygate fines loom … Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock

The Guardian - AU

‘I was wrong’: Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock after Oscars slap

Actor Will Smith has issued a public apology to Chris Rock after slapping the comedian at the Oscars.

Evening Standard

Calls to ‘end the stigma’ around alopecia after Chris Rock Oscars joke

Ayanna Pressley and others say comic’s joke about Jada Pinkett Smith was demeaning to 147m people worldwide with alopecia

The Guardian - US

Chris Rock once defined a generation – but his shtick has aged poorly

The comedy legend’s cultural and commercial power have waned as he struggles to resist going lowbrow

The Guardian - US

Will Smith’s Oscars slap created a storm of increasingly irrelevant internet hot takes

It was no longer just a bit of lurid celebrity gossip, but an expression of everything good and bad in the world all at once

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Los Angeles Times

LAPD was right not to investigate Will Smith for ‘slap heard around the world,’ experts say

LOS ANGELES — By the time Will Smith made it back to his seat after smacking Chris Rock across the face in front of a stunned Oscars audience, armchair legal scholars had taken to social media with their hot takes on whether the theatrical slap amounted to a crime.

Los Angeles Times

Even with a ratings win, Oscars lose with Will Smith’s slap: ‘Everyone was disappointed’

LOS ANGELES — One day after Will Smith struck Chris Rock across the face during Sunday night’s 94th Academy Awards, the shock waves from what some were calling “the slap heard around the world” continued to reverberate throughout Hollywood.

Sports Illustrated

Will Smith Issues Apology to Chris Rock, Williams Family After Incident During Oscars

The actor stunned the world on Sunday after slapping Rock for a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Los Angeles Times

With the slap, Smith tarnished a night of pride for Black Hollywood — and his legacy

LOS ANGELES — In 2002, Halle Berry made history at the Oscars, becoming the first Black woman to win lead actress, for "Monster's Ball" — an achievement yet to be duplicated. It was the following year's Oscars, though, that jumped to mind Sunday during what's already being called "the slap…

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Benzinga

Will Smith Says He Was 'Out Of Line' And 'Wrong' In Public Apology To Chris Rock

Will Smith on Monday issued a public apology to fellow actor and comedian Chris Rock for striking him at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony.

The Guardian - AU

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock, Academy and viewers for onstage slap

Actor says attacking the comedian was ‘out of line’ and calls violence of all kinds ‘poisonous and destructive’

Chicago Sun-Times

Will Smith’s behavior left me stunned and confused

Slapping Chris Rock for his lousy joke on Oscar night isn’t going to make Will Smith or his wife feel better. It is going to cause them more grief.

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for Oscar night slap

LOS ANGELES — Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Monday, less than 24 hours after slapping the comedian for telling an ill-conceived joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during the 94th Academy Awards telecast — an altercation viewed around the world.

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Will Smith Dropped An IG Apology To Chris Rock After The Academy Opened A Review Into The Slap

"I am a work in progress."

ABC News

Could the Academy really take Will Smith's Oscar back after he hit Chris Rock on stage?

Will Smith can expect sanctions after he hit actor Chris Rock on stage — but he's unlikely to be stripped of his Best Actor Oscar.

Irish Mirror

Will Smith says he 'reacted emotionally' as he apologises to Chris Rock for slapping him at the Oscars

The actor has now said he is 'embarrassed' by his actions and that he 'reacted emotionally' to the joke

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