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Will Smith's Oscar scandal explained and why he’s banned from this year’s ceremony

It's been a year since Oscar winner Will Smith controversially slapped comedian Chris Rock after he mocked his wife Jada Pinket-Smith on stage at the 94th Academy Awards

Daily Mirror

Will Smith's 'jaw-dropping' slap will be on everyone's mind at tonight's Oscars, expert says

The 95th Academy Awards takes place tonight, but the event risks being shadowed by last year's ceremony when Will Smith stormed on stage to slap Chris Rock

Daily Mirror

Oscars 2023: Florence Pugh, Rihanna and Lady Gaga lead red carpet glamour with dazzling looks

Hollywood icons descended on the champagne carpet to show off some of their most incredible and daring looks at the 95th Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles this evening

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Will Smith's career booming post-Oscars slap with string of seven-figure deals lined up

Will Smith has had the last laugh after his slapping of Chris Rock at last year's Oscars sent shockwaves round the world - since then his career and bank balance have gone from strength to strength

Daily Mirror

George Santos: Republican fabulist praises ‘genuine’ actors in Oscars picks

New Yorker with mostly made-up CV and multiple investigations calls nominee Angela Bassett ‘Meryl Streep, the Black version’

The Guardian - US

Inside this year's Oscars - crisis team, controversial presenters removed and slap jokes

The 95th Academy Awards takes place tonight, and a celebrity expert gives her verdict on the new crisis team in place, an 'elephant in the room' that is sure to overshadow the event and some unlikely winners

Daily Mirror

Oscars look to snap back a year after The Slap

A year after Will Smith strode on stage at the Dolby Theatre and slapped Chris Rock in the face, the Oscars will reconvene Sunday for a ceremony that will try to move past one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history

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Here's how to watch the 2023 Oscars in Australia, who's hosting, and whether Will Smith will make an appearance

Suit up, frock on and get ready for the 95th edition of the Academy Awards.

ABC News

Jimmy Kimmel makes cutting Oscars slap joke ahead of hosting debut

The Oscars will take place this weekend, but Will Smith will not be in attendance following his controversial slap

Daily Mirror

95th Academy Awards: Excitement builds for Aussie nominees Cate Blanchett and Elvis stars

Ten Australians are among the nominations at this year's 95th Academy Awards, which get underway from Monday morning (AEDT)

The New Daily

Five Things to Watch for at the Oscars

The 95th Academy Awards take place Sunday, with wacky multiverse movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" leading the nominations with 11. Late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the Oscars for a third time. His first stint ended with the infamous mix-up that saw "La La Land" accidentally named…

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Will Smith's slap attack on Chris Rock is still the talk of the Oscars 12 months on

The actor's manhandling of Rock after the comic joked about wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s alopecia still looms large in everyone’s memory ahead of the awards ceremony on Sunday

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock’s Netflix special hit back at Will Smith, but one fumble was edited out

Chris Rock accused Will Smith of “selective outrage” in his latest special, but it seems Netflix has been selective with the comedian’s performance.

Los Angeles Times

Breaking tradition, Will Smith won’t present at the Oscars this year. So ... now what?

LOS ANGELES — Because the Academy has banned him from attending the Oscars for 10 years, Will Smith will not be able to continue the tradition of the reigning lead actor winner presenting the award for lead actress during this year’s ceremony.

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Evening Standard

The top 10 most shocking Oscars speech moments, from Will Smith to Roman Polanski

The most viewed Oscars moment award goes to Will Smith for his astonishing reaction to Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars

WEKU

Jimmy Kimmel expects no slaps hosting the Oscars; just snarky (not mean) jokes

Jimmy Kimmel is taking the stage to lead the Oscars one year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the last ceremony, and raised a host of expectations about what we might see this time around.

The Independent UK

The view from above the Oscars: The slap, the snafu, Spike

An Associated Press reporter has spent the past several years watching an opera box that give him a unique perspective on the audience at the Oscars

The Independent UK

Oscars boss reacts to Chris Rock’s scathing Netflix special

In the stand-up special, the comedian made claims about the moment Will Smith slapped him at last year’s Academy Awards

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Academy boss: we're better prepared to deal with any unexpected incident at the Oscars

Ahead of Sunday’s show, Bill Kramer said the organisation was ‘ready to move forward’ from the 2022 incident and it was great Chris Rock 'spoke his truth'

Salon

Chris Rock fans: "This was real and raw"

The comedian's fans traveled far to attend his live set in Baltimore, and here's what resonated with them most

Salon

Tucker's a traitor — and he's not alone

The more we learn about Fox News, Jan. 6 and Donald Trump, the worse it gets. There must be consequences

Evening Standard

Will Smith ‘embarrassed and hurt’ by Chris Rock’s Netflix special calling out Oscars slap

The comedian gave the actor and his actress wife Jada Pinkett Smith a serious roasting in his latest stand-up special for the streaming giant

Daily Mirror

Oscars forced to break long-running tradition after Will Smith's 10-year ban

Will Smith has been banned from attending the Academy Awards for 10 years after he stormed the stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock at last year's ceremony

Daily Mirror

Netflix forced to edit Chris Rock's comedy special to remove Will Smith joke

Netflix has stepped in and edited out part of Chris Rock's live comedy special, Selective Outrage, in which he spoke out about being slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Sin Eater’ details the many ways Chicago private eye Anthony Pellicano crossed the line

FX documentary on the infamous investigator hears from his clients, his alleged victims and the man himself.

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