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Will Smith’s rap comeback could be a sign of a career in freefall

IN FOCUS: Three years after the slap seen and heard around the world, the Oscar winner is performing in Scarborough and releasing an album of inspirational hip-hop. Has it all gone wrong for one of our biggest stars, asks Ed Power

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Comeback kid: Can Will Smith rehabilitate his image after the slap?

Stars Will Smith and Jonathan Majors are both back in public touring new material just a few years after both were embroiled in assaults. Will they be able to reclaim their friendly public images?

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Oscars Academy breaks silence following Israeli attack on Palestinian co-director

The Academy has broken its silence after an Oscar-winning Palestinian co-director was detained by the Israeli military and "handcuffed and…

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Robinhood keeps adding services—banking and wealth management are the latest

The new banking service will include special perks like cash delivery and access to the Oscars.

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Former Vanity Fair editor says just one person was banned from famous Oscars party for life

Graydon Carter is preparing to reveal the thrills and spills of running the Condé Nast glossy during ‘the last golden age of magazines’

The Independent UK

‘I went right up to the edge!’ How Hans Zimmer overcame vertigo in time for jaw-dropping documentary shot

Renowned composer opens up about his romantic onstage gesture as well as his frustration over his ‘Dune: Part Two’ score being deemed ineligible for the Oscars, and why he’s up for performing at Glastonbury

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Benny Blanco thinks he looked like a ‘slob’ next fiancée Selena Gomez at the 2025 Oscars

Opening up about their differing efforts when it came to looking good at the ceremony, Benny Blanco has admitted he thinks he looked like a “slob” next to his fiancée Selena Gomez at the 2025 Oscars.

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Cate Blanchett wishes the Oscars weren't televised

Cate Blanchett has suggested that the Oscars should stop being televised.

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Will Smith mocked as he's 'reduced' to performing in Scarborough and odd venues three years after Oscars slap

The Hollywood star is only able to book modest UK tour with stops at unconventional venues like Wolverhampton’s The Halls

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Conan O'Brien to host Oscars again

Conan O'Brien will return as host of the Academy Awards next year.

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Conan O’Brien takes dig at Adrien Brody after being announced host of 2026 Oscars

O’Brien has been tapped to return to the Oscars stage next year after his hosting debut was lauded by viewers and critics

The Independent UK

Conan O’Brien to return as Oscars host for 2026 awards ceremony

Talk show host, who received widespread acclaim for his debut earlier this month, will resume the reins at next year’s Academy Awards on 15 March

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Conan O’Brien will return as Oscars host in 2026

Conan O’Brien is returning to the Oscars stage in 2026

The Independent UK

Will Smith announces first album in 20 years, Based on a True Story

Actor-rapper will release project on 28 March, including the song Beautiful Scars which makes reference to his infamous Oscars slap

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Sir Mick Jagger 'anxious' about audiences

Conan O'Brien was amazed to realise at the Oscars that Sir Mick Jagger gets "anxious" about the mood of his audiences.

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'It blew my mind': Conan O'Brien shocked by reason for Oscars sketch ban

Conan O'Brien was banned from putting clothes on a giant Oscar statue or depicting it lying down.

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‘I never thought about Oscars’: Brutalist composer Daniel Blumberg on the happiness and horror of his big win

The defiantly anti-commercial musician had walked away from mainstream success twice by his early 20s. Will his Academy Award convince him to embrace Hollywood, celebrity, the big bucks?

The Independent UK

Hans Zimmer says Oscars rule that disqualified Dune: Part Two score is ‘such a stupid point’

Academy rules state a film’s score ‘must not use more than 20% of pre-existing themes and music borrowed from previous scores in the franchise’

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Karla Sofía Gascón says she ‘contemplated the unthinkable’ after Oscars scandal

The 'Emilia Pérez' star had her campaign for an Oscar thrown into disarray by resurfaced social media posts

The Independent UK

Bill Maher says ‘cancel culture’ led to Anora beating Emilia Pérez at the Oscars

Anora took home five Academy Awards, including Best Picture

The Guardian - UK

Back to the front: necklaces and other rear view surprises all the rage

Fashion trend for backless dresses apparent at Oscars has roots in body aesthetics and even socio-political landscape

The Independent UK

Richard Osman’s remarks about Hollywood say a lot about Britain’s small-minded celebrity culture

COMMENT: A clip of the presenter appearing to criticise Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison has prompted some ridicule on social media. But his take on the UK’s blinkered relationship with celebrity is worth unpacking, writes Louis Chilton

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Jennie Garth slams the Oscars’ in memoriam segment for Shannen Doherty snub

The late ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star was omitted from the memoriam slideshow alongside ‘Gossip Girl’ actor Michelle Trachtenberg

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Jennie Garth slams decision to leave Shannen Doherty out of Oscars In Memoriam: 'That's messed up!'

Jennie Garth thinks it is "messed up" that Shannen Doherty was left out of the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars.

The Independent UK

Balmain gives softness with an edge at Paris Fashion Week

Doja Cat took her front-row seat at Balmain’s fall show at Paris Fashion Week, fresh off her Oscars performance in a custom beaded Balmain gown

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