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Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after Chris Rock slap, Academy reveals as it considers expelling actor

Will Smith broke the Academy’s code of conduct, but did not leave Sunday’s ceremony when asked

The Independent UK

Academy initiates disciplinary procedures against Will Smith over slap, says he refused to leave Oscars

LOS ANGELES — The motion picture academy announced Wednesday that it is initiating disciplinary proceedings against Will Smith following an altercation at Sunday’s Oscars in which the actor slapped Chris Rock and shouted profanities over a joke the Oscar presenter made about Smith’s wife.

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith was 'asked to leave Oscars' after slapping Chris Rock - but refused

Will Smith refused to leave the ceremony after he slapped Chris Rock, according to Oscars organisers, and he broke the code of conduct

Daily Mirror

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Film academy begins ‘disciplinary actions’ against Will Smith; actor refused to leave Oscars ceremony

The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18. The academy said disciplinary action for Smith could include suspension, expulsion or other sanctions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fox mad WH won't remark on Smith's slap

“The White House has had no problem condemning issues of less consequence,” said host Pete Hegseth

Salon

The Inside Story of Tony Khan Buying Ring of Honor

Sources say the AEW boss plans to continue operating ROH as its own brand.

Sports Illustrated

Wanda Sykes on Smith slapping Rock: 'It was sickening'

Wanda Sykes said she felt physically ill after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars

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Elliot Page says wearing suit at Oscars was a moment of ‘trans joy’

Page reunited with ‘Juno’ co-stars to present Oscar for Best Original Screenplay

The Independent UK

Wanda Sykes says ‘no one has apologized’ to her, fellow Oscars hosts after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock

Wanda Sykes isn’t laughing after the slap that shocked Oscars viewers worldwide.

Tribune News Service

Oscars host Amy Schumer ‘still triggered and traumatized’ after Will Smith’s slap

Days later, Amy Schumer says she’s still reeling from co-hosting what will go down as one of the most intense Oscar nights in history.

Los Angeles Times

Chris Rock's brother says he doesn't approve of Will Smith's apology over Oscars slap

Tony Rock is not happy with Will Smith's apology to his brother Chris after he slapped him across the face at the Oscars

Daily Mirror

Oscars slap sparks debate on the defense of Black women

The physical altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards stunned the crowd and the millions watching the globally televised ceremony

The Independent UK

‘Triggered’ Oscars host Amy Schumer says she’s ‘traumatized’ by watching Will Smith slap Chris Rock

Amy Schumer is “triggered and traumatized” after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars she was co-hosting, but not so much that she couldn’t use the experience to direct fans to her new Hulu show.

Tribune News Service

Was Will Smith’s slap the last gasp for Oscars?

It’s been nearly a quarter-century since the highest rated Academy Awards of all time, 1998, when more than 57 million viewers tuned in. Ratings have plummeted since then.

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Los Angeles Times

How to handle Will Smith’s slap is just one of many crises facing academy after Oscars

LOS ANGELES — If it’s true — as Denzel Washington told Will Smith moments after Smith strode onstage at the 94th Oscars and slapped Chris Rock across the face — that the devil comes for you at your highest moment, then motion picture academy officials must be wondering what Satan…

Daily Mirror

Amy Schumer 'sickened' by the 'disturbing' actions of Will Smith after Oscars smack

Oscars co-host Amy Schumer has insisted that she still feels 'traumatised' after witnessing Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock across the face during Sunday night's ceremony

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on Trump’s missing phone logs: ‘A poorly executed cover-up’

Late-night hosts discuss negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, Trump’s missing White House phone logs from 6 January and fallout from the Oscars

Daily Mirror

Jamie Laing says Will Smith's Chris Rock Oscars slap has 'got to be fake'

Former Made In Chelsea Jamie Laing, 33, believes Will Smith 53, staged the moment he hit comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday night

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The Independent UK

Alopecia advocate condemns Oscars incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock

‘Violence is unacceptable, but words can be harmful too,’ Laura Mathias says

The Independent UK

Adam Sandler supports Chris Rock after Oscars drama

Rock is set to go on tour in the UK in May

Daily Mirror

Will Smith 'getting therapy over childhood issues that saw him lash out at Chris Rock'

Sources close to Will Smith say it was unresolved issues from his childhood that made him lash out at Chris Rock after his joke about Jada at the Oscars

Daily Mirror

Will Smith savagely mocks bald man in clip unearthed after Oscars slap scandal

Will Smith hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons on Sunday, when instead of being celebrated for winning his first-ever Oscar, he was forced to apologise for hjisd violent behaviour after smacking Chris Rock during the live broadcast

Benzinga

Will Smith Slap At Oscars Wasn't His First Famous Slap: Video

News of the Will Smith slap has captured the internet’s attention since the 94th Academy Awards aired Sunday on ABC, a unit of Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). While this will likely go down as the most famous slap of Smith’s career, it isn’t the first captured on camera.

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock 'cheek pad' claim and other Will Smith smack conspiracy theories debunked

Some Oscars viewers claimed Chris Rock was wearing something on his face after a photo emerged - but it doesn’t all stack up

Wales Online

Oscars slap: Chris Rock 'had no idea Jada Pinkett Smith had alopecia'

He was slapped by the star's husband Will Smith after making a gag about her bald head at the Oscars

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