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Oscars launch 'formal review' into Will Smith slapping Chris Rock

The actor appeared to hit comic Chris Rock at the Academy Awards

Wales Online

Movie academy condemns Will Smith’s Oscars slap, launches investigation

LOS ANGELES — Following Sunday night’s stunning altercation at the Oscars, in which Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, the motion picture academy announced Monday it is conducting a formal review of Smith’s conduct.

Los Angeles Times

Marjorie Taylor Greene cheers Will Smith’s ‘Alpha male response’ after Chris Rock slap

Congresswoman adds Rock ‘handled it like a man’

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Oscars Academy release new statement 'condemning' Will Smith's actions after Chris Rock slap

Will Smith appeared to take offence at Chris Rock's GI Jane 2 joke

Liverpool Echo

Ebanie Bridges shares cheeky Will Smith slap joke at Eddie Hearn's expense

The Blonde Bomber tagged Hearn in an Instagram story that referenced Smith's altercation with Chris Rock at the Oscars

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Academy 'condemns' Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Oscars ceremony and launches formal review

The organisers of the Oscars say they will start a formal review of the incident in which Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage at yesterday's ceremony.

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Academy condemns Will Smith’s actions during Oscars telecast, launches formal review

“We ... will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our bylaws, standards of conduct and California law,” a statement released on Monday from AMPAS, read, in part.

Chicago Sun-Times

These are the 10 most iconic looks from the 2022 Oscars

Drown out the Slap Heard ‘Round the Red Carpet with our favorite embellished gowns, velvet tuxes, and statement accessories from the Oscars.

Input

Oscars organisers 'condemn' Will Smith's smack on Chris Rock and launch formal review

Oscars organisers are launching a formal review after actor Will Smith smacked comic Chris Rock as he defended his wife Jada Pinkett Smith

Daily Mirror

Oscars bosses ‘condemn’ Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock and announce formal review

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it “condemned” the actions of Smith, who later went on to win the Oscar for best actor

Evening Standard

Will Smith will not have Oscar taken away, says Whoopi Goldberg

The award-winner says Will Smith "snapped" when he slapped Chris Rock

Wales Online

Before the slap: Five other Oscar moments

Hollywood (United States) (AFP) - Will Smith's open-handed slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars was a shocking moment for the ages, and one that will leave the 2022 ceremony burned in Hollywood's collective memory.

AFP

Jada Pinkett Smith has been vocal about her hair loss and struggles with alopecia

LOS ANGELES — Before actor Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars Sunday night, the comedian made a quip about Jada Pinkett Smith that alluded to her shaved head.

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The Independent UK

Academy condemns Will Smith's actions, launches review

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences says it condemns the actions of Will Smith during Sunday night’s Oscars and it will launch a formal review of his slapping of presenter Chris Rock

Daily Mirror

BBC's Alex Jones slams Will Smith for 'overshadowing' Oscar winners with Chris Rock slap

Will Smith stormed on stage and slapped comic Chris Rock after he cracked a joke about Smith's wife Jade Pinkett Smith during the live broadcast

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Wales Online

Best reactions to Will Smith versus Chris Rock we've seen

The comic's joke about the star's wife landed like a lead balloon at the Oscars

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The Hindu

The power of the man: On toxic masculinity at Oscars

The relevance of movies dealing with toxic masculinity was in evidence at the Oscars

Chicago Sun-Times

Celebrities react to Will Smith, Chris Rock Oscar slap

“Keep my wife’s name out of your f- - - - - - mouth,” Smith shouted at Rock, who made a comment about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Chronicle Live

Will Smith hits Chris Rock: North East reacts after Oscars drama

Oscar winner Will Smith has been the talk of Sunday's Academy Awards after slapping presenter Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife

Benzinga

Oscars TV Ratings Up Significantly From Last Year, But Still Far From Peak

Sunday night's Academy Awards telecast on ABC, a unit of the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), attracted 15.4 million viewers and a 3.2 rating with adults ages 18 to 49, according to data released Monday afternoon by Nielsen.

Tribune News Service

What to stream: Top Oscar winners lined up for at-home viewers

Hollywood handed out its top awards Sunday night at the Academy Awards, during a contested and chaotic Oscars ceremony. The night was already under criticism for handing out many of the craft awards for Editing and Score during the 4 o’clock hour when many stars were still on the red…

The Independent UK

Oscars audience exceeds 15 million, exceeding last year

The television audience for the Academy Awards appears to be up from last year's record low, but is still not at the level that the annual awards show is accustomed to

The Independent UK

Piers Morgan claims Will Smith told him ‘don’t upset my wife’ in ‘unnerving encounter’ back in 2011

‘You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry,’ Smith allegedly told Morgan back in 2011

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