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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.

Los Angeles Times

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

The Independent UK

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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The power of the man: On toxic masculinity at Oscars

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

The Hindu

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Chronicle Live

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.

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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…

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss from alopecia: what is this autoimmune disease that affects women and men?

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith disclosed four years ago that she has alopecia and it’s the reason she has shaved her head or worn turbans in public.

Chicago Sun-Times

White comedians have a lot to say about the Will Smith slap

Comedians think the incident could result in more violence onstage — but some comparisons went a little too far.

Mic

Academy Awards, ADVISORY

Here's a look at the coverage of the Oscars and the fallout from actor Will Smith's confrontation with presenter Chris Rock from AP. All times Eastern.

The Independent UK

Monday's headlines: Neil McCann loses tax battle and pop star 'stabbed 49 times'

Here are the main headlines from the Daily Record website today.

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The Independent UK

Pinkett Smith's hair loss from alopecia at center of spat

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss is at the root of the most talked-about moment at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony

The Independent UK

Whoopi Goldberg reacts to Will Smith’s Chris Rock slap: ‘We’re not going to take that Oscar from him’

Goldberg currently serves as a governor for the Actors Branch of the Academy

The Independent UK

Downing Street on Will Smith: ‘striking someone is never the answer’

As the slap reverberated around the world, British politicians on both sides were among those to condemn the incident.

Salon

"If Will Smith was a white guy..."

"If Will Smith was a white guy, he would have been led out of the Oscars in handcuffs"

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The Will Smith slap was a deep state conspiracy, apparently

You might have thought Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a joke in poor taste, but no, the conspiracy theorists say it’s a massive and planned distraction.

Los Angeles Times

A joke, a slap, then chaos: How Will Smith’s attack on Chris Rock upended the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — “Will Smith just smacked the s— out of me!”

Daily Mirror

'Will Smith's slap could be the most positive punchline at Oscars for years'

Darren Lewis says that when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for telling an offensive joke about his superstar wife, the only surprise was that an incident like that had taken so long to arrive

Evening Standard

Stunned Serena Williams reveals reaction to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Oscars

The actor went on to win an award for playing the tennis ace’s father in King Richard

Daily Mirror

Tiffany Haddish says Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at Oscars was 'beautiful'

Tiffany Haddish, 42, has defended Will Smith and praised him for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.

Evening Standard

Will Smith: a superstar driven by a difficult family history

The actor’s Oscar win was dramatically overshadowed by a moment of violence on the Dolby theatre stage

Evening Standard

Downing Street on Will Smith Oscar slap: ‘Striking anybody is never the answer’

Will Smith’s reaction to a joke about his wife has divided opinion in Hollywood and beyond

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