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Will Smith: Academy to decide on sanctions against actor for Oscars slap

Ampas brings forward board meeting to discuss punishment but reports suggest rescinding his best actor award is unlikely

The Guardian - UK

Here’s what really happened after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — “Officially, we don’t want you to leave. We want you to stay.”

Los Angeles Times

Ricky Gervais mocks claims that alopecia is a disability after Will Smith's Oscars slap

Ricky Gervais, 60, joked that as his hair is thinning so he can use a disabled parking space. The comedian has been very vocal with his thoughts on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards

Daily Mirror

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David Oyelowo says he had ‘racially coded encounter’ with ‘older white gentleman’ after Will Smith Oscars slap

Actor urges people not to let Oscars drama become a ‘springboard for proxy arguments in Hollywood circles about race, respectability and belonging’

The Independent UK

Will Smith's Oscar fate to be decided within hours as Academy 'split' over Chris Rock slap

Will Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in King Richard at the 94th Academy Awards, but his success was overshadowed by his decision to slap Chris Rock live on stage at the Dolby Theatre in LA.

Daily Record

Oscars Governors Set to Discuss Sanctions for Smith over Slap

Academy governors including Steven Spielberg and Whoopi Goldberg were due to meet Friday to discuss possible sanctions against Will Smith for slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board meeting was originally set to discuss suspending or expelling Smith from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘A team that has to prove something’: Five opening-day questions for the Dodgers

DENVER — For a team with such familiar ambitions, there were plenty of new sights sprinkled into the Los Angeles Dodgers’ finally tune-up games against the Angels this week at Chavez Ravine.

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Why Bryce Harper is the perfect Philadelphia athlete

PHILADELPHIA — A few minutes before 3 p.m. Friday, Bryce Harper will step onto the grass at Citizens Bank Park. Maybe he’ll wear his neon-green cleats with the googly Phillie Phanatic eyeballs and green fuzz. Maybe he’ll go with a Liberty Bell theme. Or with “JAWN” stitched in block letters…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Smith ‘expected to hear within hours whether he can keep Oscar’s Best Actor award’

The future of Will Smith’s Best Actor award has reportedly divided officials at the Academy

Evening Standard

Will Smith could lose Oscar within hours as Academy 'split' over Chris Rock slap

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony saw Will Smith win the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in King Richard, but it was overshadowed by his decision to slap Chris Rock on stage at the Dolby Theatre in LA

Daily Mirror

Denzel Washington explains why he thinks Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars

‘I don’t know all the ins and outs of this situation,’ actor said

The Independent UK

David Oyelowo concerned Will Smith’s slap will be detrimental to the ‘ongoing push for inclusion’

‘This incident should not be a springboard for proxy arguments in Hollywood circles about race, respectability and belonging,’ the actor wrote

The Independent UK

“Officer? I would like to report a joke”

Salon

Popular Teen Star Exits Will Smith Movie: Is It Related To Oscars Slap?

The slap heard around the world has put a dark cloud over actor Will Smith and has movie studios now questioning what to do with the movies they have in the works to which he is attached. Another movie now faces trouble after losing a co-star and the studio.

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The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel laughs off Marjorie Taylor Greene calling police after joke

‘Officer? I would like to report a joke’

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais shuts down claims Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia is a ‘disability’

Ricky Gervais has fired back at people calling Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia a “disability”.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oscars Meeting to Discuss Smith Sanctions Expedited after Actor Resigns

Possible sanctions against Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last month will be discussed on Friday, 10 days earlier than previously scheduled, the body that oversees the awards said. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brought forward its board meeting for procedural reasons after Smith…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Streamers Come of Age after 'CODA' Oscar Win

Almost buried by the attention surrounding The Slap at the Oscars was a historic first: a streaming film won best picture, taking Hollywood's top prize from the legacy studios that have long dominated the town. If Will Smith had not mounted the stage and hit Chris Rock, the best picture…

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The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene reports Jimmy Kimmel to Capitol Police for joke about Will Smith slapping her

Late-night comedian later called Georgia Republican ‘scum’ in Tuesday monologue

Tribune News Service

Academy moves up meeting to discuss Will Smith sanctions for Oscars slap

The Will Smith slap saga may be nearing its finale earlier than expected.

The Independent UK

The Academy fast tracks meeting to discuss Will Smith sanctions after Oscars slap

Meeting has been moved up by 10 days to address the situation faster

Wales Online

Disciplinary hearing about Will Smith's Oscars slap brought forward by Academy

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will talk about "possible sanctions"

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock refuses to comment on Will Smith slap during surprise set in New York

It seems like every celebrity has had their say on the Will Smith Oscars slap saga - apart from Chris Rock! The stand-up comedian once again shut down suggestions he would address the incident on stage, during a surprised comedy cameo at the Comedy Cellar on Tuesday

Manchester Evening News

''It’s appalling arrogance': Steve Coogan on Will Smith’s Oscars slap

The Alan Partridge star says the shocking altercation was the 'epitome of all that’s twisted and horrible about Hollywood'

The Conversation

Will Smith: how films perpetuate the idea that women need saving

Two days after actor Will Smith hit comedian Chris Rock in response to a joke about his wife, I gave a taster lecture to a group of year 12 students. I asked them if they agreed with Smith’s actions and 58% of them agreed that he was right to slap…

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