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At the Oscars a year later, The Slap stays in the picture

The Academy Awards are Sunday, but did last year’s Oscars ever really end

The Independent UK

‘We can do a great show’: this year’s Oscars producers on plans, rumors and ‘the slap’

Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner oversaw the Moonlight/La La Land snafu and last year’s drama – can the 2023 ceremony run without a hiccup?

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel 'has plan in place' for another Oscars fiasco after Will Smith slap

Host Jimmy Kimmel has said he will be prepared for any further fall out at this year's Oscars following last years slap drama between Will Smith and Chris Rock

Daily Mirror

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Meghan Markle fans convinced Rebel Wilson's brutal old joke responsible for 'coldness'

Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson claimed Prince Harry was 'lovely' but Meghan Markle 'wasn't warm' when they met - but the reason could be a joke made at last year's British Academy Film Awards

Daily Mirror

Jimmy Kimmel will ‘beat the s**t’ out of anyone who tries to recreate Will Smith’s Oscars slap

The late night chat star is hosting this Sunday’s Oscars

Evening Standard

Comedy isn't black or white – it's green

Chris Rock's special is a reminder that he's a rich guy with rich guy problems. He just knows one is marketable

Salon

Chris Rock says he has 'never received an apology from Will Smith' for Oscars slap

Chris Rock has finally opened up about being slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars after the comedian made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith having alopecia

Daily Mirror

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Chris Rock has been 'obsessed with Jada Pinkett Smith for decades' amid Netflix drama

In his special, he said: "I did some jokes about her. Who gives a f**k? That's how it is: She starts it, I finish it."

Daily Record

Chris Rock is ‘obsessed’ with Jada Pinkett Smith, insiders claim

He joked about her at last year’s Oscars, leading to the famous slap – but sources say he’s secretly obsessed

Evening Standard

How is brand Harry and Meghan faring in the US? News just in: not good

Only a few months ago the pair were media darlings in America. Now they have become the butt of the joke – with their popularity polling below Prince Andrew, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Jada Pinkett Smith 'accuses Chris Rock of being obsessed with her for decades'

Chris Rock hit out at Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith during his much-anticipated Netflix special, Selective Outrage, following last year's Oscars controversy

Daily Mirror

Elizabeth Wellington: Chris Rock didn’t deck Will Smith because he was trying to take the high road. He was trying to stay in white people’s good graces

At the very end of Chris Rock's live Netflix special "Selective Outrage," Rock tried to explain why he didn't deck Will Smith the night of the infamous Oscar slap.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley names 'rudest' A-List celebrity he's interviewed in 50-year career

"He is the rudest man I have ever had to interview," Madeley said

Nottingham Post

Don’t gloss over significance of Brandon Johnson’s trip to Selma

The Sun-Times mentioned the trip Johnson made over the weekend but did not do so in context of who he actually is.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Key moments and highlights from Chris Rock’s Netflix live special in Baltimore

Comedian Chris Rock took the stage at the Hippodrome Theatre on Saturday night in a historic first for Netflix, which livestreamed the special from Baltimore.

The Independent UK

Chris Rock explains why he didn’t hit Will Smith back at the Oscars

Comedian says parents taught him not to ‘fight in front of white people’

Chicago Sun-Times

How to watch the Oscars: Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards

Sunday is the big day. Here’s your guide for the broadcast and predictions.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

What was Jada Pinkett Smith and August Alsina’s ‘entanglement’?

Chris Rock mocked ‘entanglements’ in Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s marriage during stand-up special

Manchester Evening News

ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley calls out 'rudest' A-List celebrity he's interviewed in 50-year career

The TV presenter was back at the helm of Good Morning Britain on Monday (March 6) after a two week hiatus

Daily Mirror

Richard Madeley fumes Chris Rock is 'unbelievably rude' and an 'unpleasant piece of work'

Richard Madeley has claimed Chris Rock "blanked" him during an interview several years ago

The Independent UK

Chris Rock called out over inaccuracy about Will Smith’s career during Netflix stand-up special

‘Not the point but...’ one person wrote on Twitter

The Independent UK

New on Netflix in March 2023: Every movie and TV series being added in next 31 days

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The Independent UK

Chris Rock: Fans furious at comedian for ‘punching down Black women’

‘First, it was South Park. Now, Chris Rock has destroyed Meghan Markle’

The Independent UK

Chris Rock, Selective Outrage review: Will Smith jokes aside, comedian’s live Netflix special was uninspired

Save for the odd electric quip, the comedian’s historic stand-up, arriving a year after the Oscars slap, featured joke constructions so familiar they’re almost cosy

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