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Chris Rock’s Oscars joke about Jada Pinkett Smith wasn’t in rehearsals, report says

Chris Rock may have been ad-libbing the “G.I. Jane” joke that set off Will Smith.

Tribune News Service

Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence after husband's violent behaviour at the Oscars

Will slapped comedian Chris Rock in the middle of last weekend's ceremony

Wales Online

Jada Pinkett Smith speaks about healing after her husband Will slapped Chris Rock

Jada Pinkett Smith has said it is the time for “healing” after her husband Will Smith apologised for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Evening Standard

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Will Smith called a ‘bully’ and ‘narcissist’ by Entourage creator after slapping Chris Rock

Doug Ellin also said Smith was ‘oversensitive’

The Independent UK

Andrew Garfield reveals which zodiac sign he considers a ‘control freak’

‘Tick, Tick…Boom! ’ star revealed his least favourite zodiac sign during an interview on Oscars red carpet

The Independent UK

Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence with note about ‘healing’ after Will Smith hits Chris Rock

‘This is a season for healing,’ reads quote

The Independent UK

Jada Pinkett Smith says it's time for healing as she breaks silence after Oscars slap

Will Smith has apologised after slapping Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars over a joke he told about Jada - and she's now spoken out

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Jada Pinkett Smith posts first message after Will Smith attacks Chris Rock at Oscars

Jada Pinkett Smith was sat in the audience

Manchester Evening News

Will Smith’s shocked mum breaks silence after son slapped Chris Rock at Oscars

Will Smith’s mother has admitted she was shocked after her son slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Evening Standard

Will Smith: Read full statement of apology to Chris Rock over Oscars slap

‘I am a work in progress,’ Smith wrote of the controversial Oscars slap

The Independent UK

Venus and Serena Williams' dad breaks silence on Will Smith Chris Rock Oscars smack

Will Smith won the Best Actor gong for King Richard and his portrayal of Serena and Venus Williams' father, who has had his say on the Oscars drama.

Daily Record

In defence of Will Smith’s Oscars slap

In November 2020, I witnessed a suicide on the Victoria Line at Finsbury Park. It was one of the most traumatic incidences I’ve ever experienced and it severely affected my mental health. I had undergone trauma therapy, as well as visited my GP for PTSD treatment. While I had made…

Evening Standard

What is alopecia? It's no laughing matter for millions of Black American women

The Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair – with husband Will Smith objecting violently to comedian Chris Rock mocking the actress’s shaved head.

The Conversation

Jada Pinkett Smith wasn’t the only one furious at Chris Rock’s Oscars gag. I know how traumatic hair loss is

If you’re going to make fun of sensitive subjects, you’d better be clever about it. ‘Ha ha, she’s bald and looks like GI Jane’ just won’t cut it, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Daily Record

Alopecia sufferer Matt Lucas 'doesn't know how to feel' about Will Smith and Chris Rock Oscars drama

Great British Bake Off's Matt Lucas has suffered from alopecia since he was young and has shared his thoughts on the Chris Rock and Will Smith smack.

Daily Mirror

Katherine Ryan says if Will Smith 'can't take a joke he should stay home'

Katherine Ryan, 38, defended fellow comedian Chris as she told her followers being insulted was the point of a 'celebrity monologue'

Bangkok Post

Chris Rock ticket sales surge after Will Smith’s Oscar slap

Chris Rock’s comedy tour sales surged, according to ticket reseller TickPick, after the comedian’s slapping by Will Smith on the Oscars stage drew global attention.

Manchester Evening News

Fans can't make their minds up after Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock for Oscars attack

“That was horrible and really changed my view about you."

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The New Daily

Will Smith has apologised, but his shocking slap at the Oscars continues to divide the world

Will Smith may have won an Academy Award for King Richard, but his achievement has been completely overshadowed by his slap.

Daily Mirror

Serena and Venus Williams' father tells Will Smith what he thought of Chris Rock slap

The fallout from the Oscars continues after Will Smith, who won best actor for his role in the film King Richard, slapped comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife

Irish Mirror

Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon attacked in church car park by angry priest in-between scenes

The actor, best known as Father Dougal told Claire Byrne that a Church of England cleric grabbed him by his lapels, and pinned him up against a wall in the attack

The Independent UK

Anthony Joshua ‘proud’ of Will Smith but jokes he should have ‘closed fist’ on Chris Rock

The former heavyweight world champion met Smith at the 2012 Olympics, where Joshua won gold

Daily Mirror

MP whose dad died in one-punch attack writes open letter to Will Smith after Oscars slap

Bishop Auckland's MP Dehenna Davison has penned an open letter to Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars over the weekend. Her dad died when she was 13 from a single punch

The Times of India

Paresh Rawal finds connection between Will Smith's Oscar slap and the Russia-Ukraine war; says 'Comedians are in danger everywhere'

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars provoked intense opinions online, from fans, actors and even comedians. Back home, several Bollywood stars also took to their handles to share their thoughts on the shocking moment in television history.

The Independent UK

Adam Sandler supports Chris Rock after Oscars drama

Rock is set to go on tour in the UK in May

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