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Can the Will Smith and Chris Rock slap live on stage force the Oscars to change their ways?

Ripples from 94th Academy Awards, the slap, and the joke that led to it, are likely to reverberate across Hollywood — an industry that has for years been trying to recover from allegations of misogyny, racism and sexual harassment.

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Oscars producer Will Packer initially thought Will Smith, Chris Rock staged that slap

LOS ANGELES — First-time Oscars producer Will Packer has shed more light on the immediate aftermath of that infamous Oscars slap. Appearing on "Good Morning America" on Friday, Packer explained what happened behind the scenes after "King Richard" star Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on Sunday, then returned to…

Los Angeles Times

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Grammy Awards

After that drama at last Sunday's Oscars, the Grammy Awards have a big show to fill.

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What next for Will Smith after Oscars slap? Hollywood divided over the star’s future

Reaction to the Academy Awards incident has veered from acceptance to outrage – and even boredom. With an Oscar-tipped movie in the pipeline for 2023, the star has many options, including baring his soul on a chatshow

The Guardian - UK

Jim Carrey slammed for ‘forcibly kissing’ Alicia Silverstone in resurfaced video after criticising Will Smith

Jim Carrey has been blasted when footage resurfaced of him “forcibly kissing” Alicia Silverstone at an awards show after he criticised Will Smith over the Oscars slap.

Evening Standard

Can the 2022 Grammys yield as much drama as last week’s Oscars?

The fallout from Will Smith’s slap threatens to overshadow music’s big night, but focus on the material and there is much to admire – particularly in 11-time nominee Jon Batiste

The Guardian - UK

Chris Rock had 'tears in his eyes' performing first show since Will Smith's slap

Chris Rock, 57, reportedly told the audience to 'let him be all misty' as he arrived on stage for his first stand-up show since he was slapped at the Oscars by Will Smith with tears in his eyes

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What does it take to be kicked out from the Oscars?

There have only been five expulsions from The Academy in it is 92-year history including a registered sex offender

Wales Online

Oscars producer says Will Smith 'poured concrete in the room' as he praises Chris Rock

Will Smith walked up on stage at the Academy Awards and slapped Chris Rock across the face after the comedian cracked a GI Jane joke about Jada Pinkett's Smith hair

Daily Mirror

UFO expert genuinely believes aliens could be scared of Will Smith after watching Oscars

An expert on UFOs and alien life has said that extraterrestrials could be sacred of Men in Black star Will Smith if they confuse the film for fact rather than fiction

Daily Mirror

ITV Good Morning Britain fans praise Daniel Radcliffe as he shuts down Oscars question

Viewers seem to have heard enough about it

Nottingham Post

The Guide #28: The winners and losers of ‘slapgate’

In this week’s newsletter: after days of bad tweets and red carpet reactions, here’s the last word on the biggest Oscars moment of the decade

The Guardian - UK

‘If it can happen to Jada, it can happen to us’: meet the people living with alopecia

Oscars incident shone a light on Jada Pinkett Smith’s condition – and raised awareness for millions living with it

The Guardian - UK

Police 'Ready to Arrest' Smith after Oscar Slap

Police officers were ready to arrest Will Smith after he attacked comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars, the show's producer said Thursday. In his first public comments since the shocking episode that marred Hollywood's most important evening, Will Packer said he had sat with Rock when officers came to speak…

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Harry Styles reacts to One Direction bandmate Liam Payne's weird Oscars accent

Away from the Will Smith saga, Liam Payne's strange new accent is still one of the main talking points from Sunday night's Oscars. Chatting on Capital Breakfast this morning, Harry Styles was quizzed about what he thought of his former One Direction bandmate's new twang

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Heidi Stevens: An Oscars slap is an odd time to check the nation's moral compass. But could it point us toward grace?

Three weeks into Russia’s lethal invasion of Ukraine, two years into a pandemic — surrounded, that is, by death on all sides — South Carolina quietly reserved the right to execute people by firing squad.

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock 'stopped Will Smith being arrested' after Oscars slap, producer says

Los Angeles police officers were ready and prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock across the face live at The Oscars, but the comedian prevented them, a producer on the show has claimed.

Liverpool Echo

Daniel Radcliffe shuts down Susanna Reid's Oscars question on Good Morning Britain

Daniel refused to comment on the Oscars moment

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Unseen footage of Will Smith's Oscars slap of Chris Rock shows Jada Pinkett Smith’s reaction

The video starts as Will returned from the stage

Los Angeles Times

Oscars producer tells ‘Good Morning America’ LAPD was prepared to arrest Will Smith

LOS ANGELES — Oscars producer Will Packer told “Good Morning America” that Los Angeles police were prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during Sunday’s awards ceremony.

Daily Mirror

LAPD were 'prepared' to arrest Will Smith after Chris Rock slap, says Oscars producer

Will Smith confronted Chris Rock during the Oscars award ceremony on Sunday night, with the actor having slapped the comedian following a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith

The Independent UK

Oscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith

Oscars producer Will Packer says Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards

The New Daily

LA police ‘prepared’ to arrest Smith after Oscars slap

Los Angeles police were prepared to arrest Will Smith following his on-stage assault of presenter Chris Rock at the Oscars, producer Will Packer says.

Daily Record

Will Smith Burger: Ayr bar The Smoking Goat launches tasty new dish based on shock Oscars 'slap'

The controversial moment has inspired a new dish at the popular South Ayrshire venue.

Los Angeles Times

Did Will Smith refuse to leave? Questions swirl around that infamous Oscars slap

LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, one day after the motion picture academy announced it is launching disciplinary proceedings against Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during Sunday’s Oscars over a joke about his wife, questions continue to swirl around what exactly happened inside the Dolby Theatre in the fraught…

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