Less than a year after he became a Hollywood pariah for slapping Chris Rock live onstage at the Oscars, Will Smith is already mounting his comeback, with Apple Studios setting a December theatrical release date for the slavery drama “Emancipation.”
Pinkett Smith’s celebration of her bald head comes nearly six months after her husband Will Smith marched onto the stage at the Oscars and smacked comedian Chris Rock across the face in response to a joke he made about his wife’s short hair — which she has due to alopecia.
At their Saturday Concert in London, comedians Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock took turns taking shots at Will Smith.
Comedian Chris Rock slammed actor Will Smith over his infamous Oscars slap, saying, “the motherfucker hit me over a bullshit joke, the nicest joke I ever told.”
Comedian Chris Rock reportedly declined to host the 2023 Academy Awards following the infamous slap he received.
Five months after Will Smith assaulted comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, the once-universally beloved actor (and never universally-beloved wife) have seen their popularity (or Q scores) take a steep dive:
With his career in a tailspin, former superstar Will Smith released a rather bizarre video Friday where he apologizes again to comedian Chris Rock.
How refreshing in our current culture to have a celebrity declare that he is not — repeat, NOT — a victim.
Actress Vivica A. Fox called Will Smith’s wife actress Jada Pinkett Smith “self-righteous,” adding that she wanted “more accountability” from her after she addressed her husband’s infamous Oscars slap Wednesday on Red Table Talk.
Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband’s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person’s sense of identity.
The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle at a Netflix comedy event says Will Smith’s assault on Chris Rock at the Oscars was inspiring.
Will Smith recently told David Letterman that he had a premonition of his downfall while tripping on a psychedelic herbal drink.
Oscar winner Will Smith has had his next work Emancipation postponed with the launch date pushed back to sometime in 2023, a report Monday in Variety detailed.
Comedian Chris Rock dropped some trash talk about Will Smith slapping him at the Oscars at a show Thursday in Los Angeles — commiserating with Dave Chappelle, who just this past week was also assaulted on stage.
Actor Will Smith is reportedly in therapy after marching onto the Oscars stage and slapping Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke at the expense of his Smith’s wife.
Actor and veteran comedian Kevin Hart reacted to comedian Dave Chappelle getting physically attacked onstage during a performance in Los Angeles on Tuesday, saying it was good that the assailant got his “a** whooped,” because it “sends a message out to other people” looking to attack comedians.
Comedian Howie Mandel believes Will Smith assaulting Chris Rock at the Oscars has made it open season on stand-up comics, citing the this week’s attack on Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl.
Comedy club owners, who know of what they speak, are correctly blaming Will Smith for setting this precedent.
Stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked Tuesday night as he stood onstage during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Will Smith was seen landing in Mumbai, India, where he is reportedly meeting spiritual leader Sadhguru, who teaches “powerful methods for self-transformation.”
Rose Rock, the mother of Academy Awards host Chris Rock, said when actor Will Smith slapped her comedian son live on the air, she felt like she was being slapped, too.
Disney has delayed Will Smith’s National Geographic documentary “Pole to Pole,” and Netflix has canceled “Bright 2” — also starring Will Smith — in the wake of the actor attacking Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.
The producers of this year’s Tony Awards have warned potential slappers they will be booted from the show if they pull a Will Smith.
Veteran late-night TV host and comedian Jay Leno shared his thoughts about actor Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars.
Actor Harry Lennix, who stars in NBC’s “The Blacklist,” is calling on Will Smith to forfeit his Oscar in order to “redeem the integrity” of the motion picture Academy.
Comedian Chris Rock is not talking about being slapped by actor Will Smith at this year’s Oscars just yet, telling fans at one of his shows on Friday that he won’t address it until he gets “paid.” “I’m okay, I
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 54-person board of governors met on Friday and banned Will Smith from attending the Academy Awards or any Academy events for 10 years. The move comes just 12 days after Smith assaulted Chris Rock during the live broadcast of the 94th Oscars.
Actor and former Academy Awards host Billy Crystal said that Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars was “an assault.”
Nickelodeon teen star JoJo Siwa is leaving the Will Smith-backed young adult movie “Bounce.” Paramount Pictures has also removed the project from its development slate, sources close to the project say.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is moving up its meeting up 10 days to this Friday to address possible sanctions on Will Smith after the actor slapped Chris Rock over a joke the comedian told about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith during this year’s Academy Awards.
Chris Rock’s younger brother Kenny refuses to accept what he sees as Will Smith’s fake apology for assaulting his brother Chris at last Sunday’s basement-rated Oscar telecast.
Chris Rock’s comedian brother Tony took the stage Friday night and tore into Will Smith for hitting Chris at last Sunday’s basement-rated Oscar ceremony.
Michael Bay, who directed Will Smith in the 1995 blockbuster “Bad Boys,” said Smith’s physical assault on Chris Rock at the Oscars was “wrong” but added that “there are babies getting blown up in Ukraine.”
Actor Will Smith’s “Fresh Prince” co-star actress Tatyana Ali reacted to Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, saying, “Chris Rock didn’t deserve to be hit. Period.”
Oscars co-host Amy Schumer says she “wasn’t allowed” to make jokes about actor Alec Baldwin at the Academy Awards but actor Will Smith was able to assault the show’s presenter, comedian Chris Rock.
A planned movie based on the life of Hollywood star Will Smith is in trouble after Netflix and Apple have reportedly withdrawn their bids amid the fallout from the Oscars night slap.
MSNBC “The Cross Connection” host Tiffany Cross on Sunday attempted to explain the Will Smith slap of Chris Rock at last week’s Oscars to white people, who she claimed did not understand why black people wanted them to refrain from opining on the incident.
The mockery of actor Will Smith following his assault against comedian Chris Rock at last week’s Oscars telecast continued on Sunday at the Grammy Awards when host Trevor Noah cracked a joke at the embattled actor’s expense.
Hollywood elites stood and applauded actor Will Smith when he won Best Actor at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, moments after Smith assaulted and cursed at Oscars presenter Chris Rock.
Hunter College professor Eisa Nefertari Ulen claims that Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last week was triggered by 400 years of “black erasure, black marginalization, black silencing, and the stereotyping of black people.”
