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From Hollywood’s Illusion Factory, Some Unexpected Reality

In the minutes and hours after Will Smith accosted and slapped Chris Rock before a live audience of millions, social media platforms lit up with a breathless and emphatic hot take: Surely, multitudes insisted, the whole thing was staged. They talked of the specifics of the altercation (“Rock barely moved”).…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2022

From Hollywood's illusion factory, some unexpected reality

In the minutes and hours after Will Smith accosted and slapped Chris Rock before a live Oscars audience of millions, many people hurried to social media platforms

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

True Story review – drama lessons from reality TV

A sociologist binge watches the genre that dominates the schedules. But do her findings ring true?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022