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09 Mar

Will Smith ’Embarrassed And Hurt’ By Chris Rock’s Netflix Special

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Will Smith had good reason not to tune in to Chris Rock’s Netflix special over the weekend. Rock’s Selective Outrage comedy special streamed live Saturday evening from Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre, where the 58-year-old comedian took aim at Smith and the Oscars slap one year after the headline-making scandal. During the special, Rock directly called out the Emancipation star, speculating that Smith’s attack was about him “practising selective outrage.” Rock also referenced cheating rumours that surfaced in 2020 for Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, among other inciting topics. “Will is embarrassed and hurt by what Chris said about him and his family in his Netflix special. He didn’t watch it, but he had people tell…

05 Mar

Chris Rock Goes Vulgar On Will Smith And Jada Smith

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Chris Rock has finally spoken out about being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars last year. During his stand-up shows Selective Outrage, which was streamed live on Netflix from the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Rock discussed the incident at length, saying that he had been slapped by “this motherfucker”. In 2022 at the Oscars, Will Smith hit Rock in the face after he had made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, having a bald head due to alopecia. Rock, who declined to press charges, said that the incident still hurt and that he was not a victim…

23 Feb

Crisis Team In Place For Oscars 2023, After The Will Smith Slap

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A “crisis team” will be introduced at this year’s Oscars, to handle any real-time incidents as a response to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 ceremony. Academy chief executive Bill Kramer told Time magazine the new unit had “run many scenarios” in the hope they will be “prepared for anything”. “Because of last year, we’ve opened our minds to the many things that can happen at the Oscars,” he said. They are now quicker to react, he said. Academy president Janet Yang previously said the response to Smith’s altercation with Rock was not swift enough. Smith slapped the comedian after he…

29 Nov

Will Smith Says Bottled Rage Led Him To Slap Chris Rock At The Oscars

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Will Smith has said his “bottled” rage led him to slap comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars in March. The actor has been interviewed for the first time since the incident, which he described as “a horrific night”. Appearing on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he said: “I was going through something that night, you know? “Not that that justifies my behaviour at all.” Smith added that there were “many nuances and complexities to it”, but added: “I just – I lost it.” Smith stormed the stage at the Hollywood award ceremony after Rock made a joke about Smith’s…