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Months after that slap, Chris Rock says he turned down hosting the Oscars next year

LOS ANGELES — Five months after Will Smith slapped him onstage at the Academy Awards, stunning millions watching around the world, Chris Rock delivered another sort of slap back at the Oscars.

Los Angeles Times

From Chris Rock to Burning Man: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether your idea of fun is cutting-edge US comedy or a desert festival-meets-country house sculpture clash, we’ve got you covered

The Guardian - UK

Sally Potter on making a film about violence with Chris Rock: ‘He is aware of what happens when a man feels humiliated’

In Look at Me, Rock is thrown to the floor by Javier Bardem. Potter discusses male anger in her film and the similarities between that and Rock’s real-life experience of being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars

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Comic Neal Brennan is more than Dave Chappelle's best friend

Neal Brennan is the comedy whisperer.

Tribune News Service

According to Q Score, which measures the consumer appeal of celebrities in the US, the actor lost significant support after the incident

The Guardian - UK

Even Fox Knows Bringing Back Urban Meyer Is Completely Embarrassing

The network went out of its way to bury news it rehired disgraced Urban Meyer.

Sports Illustrated

Will Smith tries humor as he attempts to return to social media, 5 months after The Slap

When in doubt, make them laugh.

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Will Smith jokes about return to social media with first non-apology post since Oscars

Actor made light of his struggle to win over the public after the incident

The Independent UK

Will Smith 'in talks to resume biopic of his life' and to include Oscars slap incident

The A Lister was due to be filmed for a high profile biopic film about his life - with plans afoot earlier this year before they were derailed by his shocking actions at the 2022 Oscars ceremony

Daily Mirror

Will Smith’s ex-wife hopes actor will receive ‘forgiveness’ after Oscars slap

‘You cannot heal without forgiveness,’ Sheree Zampino said

The Independent UK

Will Smith’s Oscar slap damaged his reputation with consumers of all ages, data shows

The slap heard around the world has had a devastating effect on Will Smith’s reputation with consumers.

Tribune News Service

Zoe Kravitz regrets her Will Smith Oscar-slap reaction after ‘scary backlash’

The Batman actress condemned the Fresh Prince star for attacking Chris Rock at the ceremony

Evening Standard

Academy apologises to indigenous star for historic Oscars abuse

LOS ANGELES - Nearly 50 years after she was booed off the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf in protest at the film industry's treatment of Native Americans, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group said…

Bangkok Post

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith seen out together for first time since Oscars slap

Couple were spotted having lunch in Malibu

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Daily Mirror

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith spotted in first joint appearance since Oscars slap

Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith stepped out for food in Malibu as they were snapped for the first time together in public since the actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars

ABC News

Comedian Chris Rock joked about Will Smith during his Sydney show, but that's not what it was all about

Fans of Chris Rock adhered to strict rules during his Sydney show on the weekend, but if members of the audience wanted an in-depth insight into the Will Smith slap, they might have left disappointed.

The Independent UK

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith seen out together for first time since Oscars slap

Couple were spotted having lunch in Malibu

Tribune News Service

Oscars producer Will Packer praises Will Smith’s ‘transparent’ apology for slapping Chris Rock

Whether or not it was a performance, it’s getting some critical acclaim.

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Leonard Greene: Hey men, stop fighting your women’s trivial battles

It’s hard to say who’s worse, the woman who needs a man to come to her defense every time someone offends her, or the spineless sap who sprints to her side every time she rings the bell.

Tribune News Service

Willow Smith reacts to the backlash after dad Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars

Willow Smith didn’t wilt after her dad slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Daily Mirror

Britney Spears' husband makes veiled threat to Kevin Federline over explosive interview

Britney Spears' husband has made a threat to Kevin Federline after he publicly shamed her for posting pictures online revealing her skin

The Independent UK

David Spade says Kate Middleton should have ‘slapped’ Prince Louis to distract from Chris Rock

‘I thought, it would help Chris so much if she slapped the kid,’ Spade said

The Independent UK

Will Smith’s daughter Willow says facing the reaction to Oscars slap wasn’t as bad as her own ‘demons’

‘I see my whole family as being human, and I love and accept them for all their humanness,’ singer said

The Independent UK

Kate Middleton ‘should have slapped son’ to distract from Chris Rock slap, jokes David Spade

‘I thought it would help Chris so much if she slapped the kid,’ he said

The Independent UK

David Spade says Kate Middleton should have ‘slapped’ Prince Louis to distract from Chris Rock

‘I thought, it would help Chris so much if she slapped the kid,’ Spade said

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