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Amy Schumer ‘triggered and traumatised’ by Will Smith Oscars slap incident

Schumer and co-host Wanda Sykes voice upset at actor and the Academy, while ticket sales for victim Chris Rock rapidly spike

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022

LZ Granderson: Will Smith was wrong to hit Chris Rock. But I understand

It's not right.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022

Will Smith's mansion visited by police over drone sighting after Chris Rock Oscars slap

Officers arrived at Will Smith's $56million Calabasas estate on Tuesday to investigate reports a drone had been flying through the neighbourhood

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

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GI Jane hairstylist says Chris Rock’s joke did not warrant Jada Pinkett Smith’s eye roll

Enzo Angileri says Red Table Talk host’s shaved head looks ‘so regal’

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Oscars co-host Amy Schumer ‘still triggered and traumatised’ after Oscars slap

The comedian has posted on social media about the on-stage fracas between Will Smith and Chris Rock.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Inside Jada Pinkett Smith's drug dealer past and close friendship with Tupac Shakur

Jada Pinkett Smith has previously opened up about how she was a drug dealer during her school days and when she met rapper Tupac Shakur, long before she met her husband Will

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

Smith, Rock Receive $30 Million Fighting Offer after Oscar Incident

Boxing promoter Jake Paul has offered Will Smith and Chris Rock $15 million each to step in the ring and settle their differences after Smith slapped Rock during Sunday's Oscars awards ceremony, Reuters reported. Smith strode on stage during the televised ceremony and struck Rock in the face after the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022

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OJ Simpson says Will Smith was wrong to attack Chris Rock at Oscars

The former NFL player, who was acquitted for the murder of his former wife and her friend, has weighed in on the situation

Manchester Evening News · Mar 30, 2022

Zoë Kravitz criticises Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

Other celebrities to have condemned Smith for his actions include Jim Carrey, Joe Rogan, and Adam Sandler

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Will Smith's brain-snap Oscars slap flipped the script on his image, which suits the bias of some

Black rights activists explain how the public narrative around Will Smith's public spat with Chris Rock at the Oscars has troubling political and racial undercurrents.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022

Piers Morgan says he would have slapped Alex Beresford if he hadn't stormed off GMB set

Former GMB host Piers Morgan took to Twitter to give his opinion on the shocking moment Will Smith smacked Chris Rock live on air at the Oscars

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

Chris Rock ticket sales soar after Will Smith slap at Oscars

Rock was slapped onstage by Smith at the Oscars after he made a joke about the actor’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith

Wales Online · Mar 30, 2022

Chris Rock shared struggle with letting people 'walk all over him' before Will Smith slap

Comedian Chris Rock opened up about his past experiences with bullying in a podcast before he was slapped live on air at the Oscars on Sunday

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

Will Smith behaved like thug from the 50s but it has nothing to do with race

Smith should have been pulled out of that room like any other perpetrator of an assault and driven to the nearest police station.

Daily Record · Mar 30, 2022

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The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Will Smith news - live: Actor refused to leave Oscars and now faces disciplinary measures, Academy says

Follow along for updates on the 94th Academy Awards and the biggest night of the 2022 film calendar...

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

Jada Pinkett Smith's fling August Alsina appears to wade into Oscars slap controversy

Will Smith left viewers utterly gobsmacked on Sunday after he leapt on stage and slapped Chris Rock round the face - just minutes before winning an Oscar

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022

OJ Simpson thinks Will Smith went a little too far

O.J. Simpson says he understands what Will Smith was feeling when he violently lashed out against Chris Rock — but he thinks the “Concussion” actor went too far.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

FACT FOCUS: False claims spread in aftermath of Oscars slap

In a moment that shocked audience members and viewers of Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards, best actor nominee Will Smith marched onto the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about the appearance of Smith’s wife

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Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

Zoe Kravitz blasts Will Smith over Oscars slap in brutal photo caption

The Batman actress Zoe Kravitz was clearly very unimpressed by Will Smith's behaviour at the Oscars on Sunday

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Will Smith would face little more than a slap if charged

Legal experts say Will Smith’s slap seen ’round the world at the Oscars was clearly a crime

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022

Piers Morgan says watching Will Smith slap Chris Rock on stage was 'riveting'

Former GMB presenter Piers, 56, admitted that he had expected the ceremony to 'turn into a series of evermore unctuous virtue-signalling speeches about Ukraine'

Salon · Mar 29, 2022

"The View" says Will Smith needs therapy

Meanwhile, the actor's mother weighs in on her son's actions, and wife Jada Pinkett Smith calls for healing

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022

Will Smith's friend claims slap was 'triggered by childhood trauma'

Hollywood actor Will Smith issued a grovelling apology to Chris Rock on Tuesday after walking up onto the Academy Awards stage and slapping him live on air

Salon · Mar 29, 2022

Will Smith and the function of a slap

Something struck me as not quite right about Smith's gesture – he missed a step in the tango of toxic masculinity

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022

Who was in the wrong in the Will Smith slap of Chris Rock? Let’s go to the polls

According to new polling, 3 in 5 Americans disapprove of Will Smith’s slapping of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards after a poorly received joke about Smith’s wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. But there are some groups that think Rock was “more wrong” than Smith in the altercation at…

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