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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

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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

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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Jimmy Kimmel laughs off Marjorie Taylor Greene calling police after joke

‘Officer? I would like to report a joke’

The Independent UK

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”.

Evening Standard

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

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

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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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Daily Mirror

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock immortalised in ink on tattoo lover's leg

The video of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock has been shared far and wide since the incident at this year's Oscars ceremony, and now a tattoo lover has immortalised it by getting a frame from the clip inked on his leg

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock looks downcast in NYC as he remains tight lipped over Will Smith slap

The comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith at the 94th annual Academy Awards last month – prompting Will Smith to award him a vicious slap to the face as a result

Pedestrian.tv

Folks Are Losing It Over August Alsina’s New Song, But Is It Really About Jada Pinkett Smith?

Why is everyone freaking out about one song?

Chronicle Live

Nine year old's recreation of Will Smith's Oscars slap for school Easter Egg competition

Youngster Will Nolan came up with the entry idea all by himself, after seeing the clip trending on social media.

The Independent UK

Retrial date set for man accused in ex-Saints player's death

The man accused of killing former Saints player Will Smith and wounding his wife during an argument in New Orleans will go on trial again in August

Tribune News Service

Amy Schumer reveals the Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ shooting joke she wasn’t ‘allowed’ to tell at the Oscars

Amy Schumer may have been “triggered and traumatized” by watching Will Smith slap Chris Rock at the Oscars, but the host had been prepared to joke about Alec Baldwin fatally shooting Halyna Hutchins on a movie set.

The Conversation

Jada Pinkett Smith and Black women's hair: History of disrespect leads to the CROWN Act

The fallout from “the slap” at this year’s Oscars continues. Last week, Will Smith resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, after the academy issued a statement condemning Smith’s actions.

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