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Comedians react with horror at Will Smith's Oscar slap

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars provoked intense opinions online, especially from comedians who felt it was an assault on their art

The Independent UK

Tiffany Haddish calls Will Smith’s defense of wife in Oscars slap of Chris Rock ‘the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen’

Will Smith has the support of Tiffany Haddish, who described the actor’s defense of his wife at the Oscars as “the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”

Tribune News Service

Rep. Ayanna Pressley praises Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock, then deletes tweet

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley praised Will Smith for his Oscars attack on Chris Rock — then deleted her tweet shortly thereafter.

Tribune News Service

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Don’t mention that slap! Why no one was talking about Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars afterparty

Everyone from Larry David to Lady Gaga dodged questions or hid behind their PRs. If only their goodie bags had included a few opinions …

The Guardian - UK

Chris Rock's Jada Pinkett Smith joke not vetted by Oscars bosses, insiders claim

Usually, all scripts are scanned by Academy Award bosses but it has been claimed there was no reference to Will Smith or his wife Jada at all in what Chris Rock put forward to Oscars exces

Daily Mirror

Will Smith, Chris Rock and Rishi Sunak walk into a bar

“My priority is to keep cutting taxes, not to increase public spending.” That’s the Chancellor, by the way, not Will Smith or Chris Rock, but if I’d put ‘Treasury Committee - Oral Evidence’ in the subject line you might not have clicked.

Evening Standard

Nicki Minaj takes Will Smith's side over Chris Rock slap, blames Oscars for allowing joke

The Starships singer has shared her thoughts on the infamous Will Smith vs Chris Rock smackdown that shocked the Oscars' audience – both live and those watching from home – on Sunday evening

Daily Mirror

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Talking Point: What do you think about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock?

Actor Will Smith made sure that everyone would only be talking about one thing post-Oscars ceremony when he marched up to the stage and hit Chris Rock after the comedian had made a joke about his wife’s haircut, with Jada Pinkett Smith having previously spoken about her struggles with alopecia.…

Evening Standard

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock: Edinburgh reacts after actor hits comedian at Oscars

In what was undoubtedly the most memorable moment of the Academy Awards on Sunday night, actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock live on-stage for disrespecting his wife Jada Pinkett Smith

Edinburgh Live

Richard Madeley calls Chris Rock the ‘most unpleasant celeb he has ever met’ after Will Smith slaps comedian

The 65-year-old veteran TV presenter made his remarks on Good Morning Britain as he discussed the slap

Evening Standard

ITV GMB's Ranvir Singh thinks about her son after 'interesting' Liam Payne comments on Will Smith hitting Chris Rock

The former One Direction star was asked about the Oscars altercation on the ITV news programme

Manchester Evening News

Loose Women stars say Will Smith's Oscars win 'tarnished forever' after Chris Rock slap

The Loose Women stars debated the controversial Oscars 2022 moment on Monday, after Will Smith hit Chris Rock during the live ceremony - while they still congratulated the actor on his big win

Daily Mirror

Will Smith's slap overshadows Oscars ceremony

The 94th Academy Awards aimed to boost the ceremony's increasingly dismal ratings, but this year's Oscars went more viral than they bargained for. Just minutes before Will Smith won best actor for "King Richard", he walked onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock after the latter made a bad joke about…

France 24

Jameela Jamil stands up for black women after Will Smith's Oscars outburst

Jameela Jamil stands up for black women after Will Smith slaps Chris Rock in the face after he insults wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head at Oscars in front of global TV audience

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Wales Online

This Morning's Holly Willoughby slams Chris Rock and Will Smith over Oscars bust-up

The ITV daytime programme was dominated with news on the Oscar ceremony debacle

Manchester Evening News

The Range under fire from shoppers over Will Smith Oscar attack joke

Shoppers have criticised the retailer for making light of the incident

Daily Mirror

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock 'couldn't be faked', claims body language expert

Body language expert Darren Stanton claims that the incident between Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards was '100% genuine' after some fans have questioned if the slap was a planned stunt

Los Angeles Times

Women won big at the 2022 Oscars but Will Smith stole their thunder

Women made Oscar history Sunday night, but it was a man who managed to hijack the headlines.

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The Independent UK

What is alopecia? The hair loss condition explained after Will Smith controversy

A GP explains the symptoms, causes and treatment.

Los Angeles Times

The Oscar night feud between Chris Rock and Will Smith has history

LOS ANGELES — It's a moment that's already been pored over like the Zapruder film, looked at from various feeds and angles and accounts: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face Sunday night onstage at the Academy Awards.

Reason

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Daily Mirror

Will Smith and Chris Rock call a truce hours after Oscars smack, confirms Diddy

The boys looked like they may never be friends again after Will slapped Chris across the face in front of the world's cameras on Sunday night – but Diddy has confirmed it was already water under the bridge before the sun rose on Monday

Chronicle Live

'It's bullying' - Alopecia campaigners explain why Chris Rock's Oscars joke was so offensive

Two Northumberland women who have suffered from alopecia have spoken about why Chris Rock's joke mocking Jada Pinkett-Smith was "not okay"

Los Angeles Times

Review: The Oscars promised high drama. They got more than they bargained for

LOS ANGELES — It was the slap heard round the world, or at least among the dwindling population of TV viewers who still bother to watch the Oscars. Will Smith's hand connected with Chris Rock's face during a live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday evening, an awards…

Daily Record

GMB viewers confused by Liam Payne's accent as he defends Will Smith slapping Chris Rock

Former One Direction star Liam Payne was talking about the shocking moment Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars but GMB viewers got side-tracked by his accent.

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