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Academy’s new ‘crisis team’ ‘will be prepared for anything’ at this year’s Oscars

LOS ANGELES — The Oscars are ready for the next surprise outburst.

Los Angeles Times

A year later, Chris Rock opens up on a Baltimore stage about ‘The Slap’

BALTIMORE — Nearly one year after actor Will Smith assaulted comic Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, the legendary funnyman is finally prepared to discuss the incident known as “Slapgate” — and he’s doing it for one of the first times on a Baltimore stage.

Tribune News Service

Will Smith finally wins fans over by poking fun at himself in new Oscars slap TikTok

The embattled star has struggled to rebuild his once respected Hollywood status

Evening Standard

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Chris Palmer wanted to read a book about ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.’ So he wrote one.

For Chris Palmer, the neon-hued pop culture of his youth in the ’80s and ’90s might have faded into a warm nostalgic glow, but he never stopped caring for the things he loved back then.

The Orange County Register

Will Smith surprises fans as he makes fun of Oscars slap controversy in new video

Will Smith shocked audiences at last year's Academy Awards when he slapped Chris Rock, but it seems he's trying to find the funny side of the controversial moment

Daily Mirror

‘Hardest flex of 2023’: Will Smith surprises fans with ‘unexpected’ Oscars joke

Smith’s latest video has been met with mixed reactions on social media

The Independent UK

Richard E Grant makes cheeky quip over Will Smith Oscars slap as he hosts BAFTAs

Richard E Grant couldn't resist making a cheeky quip about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last year as he took to the stage at the BAFTAs in London this evening

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Richard E Grant makes slap joke in Baftas opening speech

Actor is hosting the ceremony for the first time this year

The Independent UK

‘Incredible privilege’: Richard E Grant chosen to host Baftas

Actor said he is ‘celebratory person rather than somebody there to roast other actors’

The Guardian - UK

Friday Night Notes: Double WR intrigue, Oklahoma State stocks up on starpower, plus more

Jeremiah Smith's upcoming visits, another potential Colorado flip and more.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Everything You Need to Know about the 2023 Academy Awards

Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars, including when they are, where…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards

Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony

The Independent UK

I Am Legend sequel will take influence from The Last of Us, writer says

Will Smith will return for the sequel joined by Michael B Jordan

The Independent UK

Our guide to the best apocalyptic and zombie films for Halloween, from Dawn of the Dead to Rec

These zombie horrors are perfect for spooky season

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Evening Standard

All we know about Will Smith's I Am Legend 2 release date and cast after fake trailer drops

Michael B Jordan will also star in the film while Akiva Goldsman is set to write the screenplay

The Independent UK

What happened to melodies in today’s movie musicals?

Movie musicals used to promise tunes for everyone forever, but is that kind of songwriting a lost art? Tim Rice and The Greatest Showman’s Greg Wells talk to Will Taylor

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cruise Outshines Oscars Rivals as Academy Readies for Award Show

Tom Cruise lived up to his billing as the "last true movie star" as nearly 200 of this year's Oscar nominees gathered to celebrate -- and size up their competition -- at the Academy's boozy annual luncheon Monday. In a room packed with A-listers such as Steven Spielberg and Cate…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film Academy Response to Will Smith Slap was 'Inadequate,' Group's President Says

Hollywood's film academy did not adequately respond to Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards last March, the organization's president said on Monday at a gathering of this year's Oscar nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was criticized for allowing Smith to remain in…

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Austin Butler, Paul Mescal, Michelle Yeoh among Academy Awards nominees at Beverly Hills event

Veterans and first-timers have walked the red carpet for the 95th Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills — and the Academy boss has labelled its response to the now infamous 2022 slap "inadequate".

The Independent UK

Oscars response to Smith slap inadequate, academy head says

Motion picture academy president Janet Yang told a room full of Oscar nominees that the organization's response to Will Smith's onstage slap of Chris Rock during last year's ceremony was inadequate

The Independent UK

The Academy admits response to Will Smith’s Oscar slap was ‘inadequate’ and ‘unacceptable’

‘You should and can expect no less form us going forward,’ Academy president said

Inverse

You Need to Watch Michael Bay's Wildest Action Movie on Netflix ASAP

Will Smith wanted to be an action star. It took a music video director to make it happen.

The Guardian - US

‘We’re going through a big revolution’: how AI is de-ageing stars on screen

Stars like Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford are being rendered younger digitally but voices in the industry express concern about where we might be heading

Sports Illustrated

Catch ’23: What MLB’s Top 10 Catchers List Means for the Position

Last night, MLB Network concluded its annual Top 10 Right Now list of players at every position with its ranking of the best catchers in the league entering the 2023 season. All of the positional lists are good starting points for fun baseball debates. Is Corbin Burnes really the best…

The Independent UK

Will Smith’s career back on track as new travel series’ announced

The Oscar-winning actor will make the trek across the globe in a new Disney Plus show called ‘Pole to Pole’

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