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The Latest Breaking News from Jada Pinkett Smith

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'

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Daily Record

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

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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.

The Independent UK

"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"

Salon

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.

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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!”

Los Angeles Times

'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

Daily Mirror

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

Evening Standard

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.

Daily Mirror

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

Evening Standard

Sadly, Will Smith’s slap will leave an indelible mark

While he’s unlikely to lose his Oscar, the actor’s ugly attack will forever tarnish what should have been a night of glory for ‘CODA,’ Ariana DeBose and himself.

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Wales Online

Everything that's happened in the Will Smith v Chris Rock saga today

It all began with a joke

The Guardian - UK

Will Smith: can his career survive – or is the Fresh Prince finished?

For three bravado-filled decades, he was box office dynamite, pulling in $9 billion. How will the star now win back the public’s esteem – and keep Hollywood onside?

Nottingham Post

Oscars 2022: GI Jane 2 joke explained after Will Smith slaps Chris Rock

Jada Pinkett Smith has been vocal about suffering from Alopecia

Chronicle Live

County Durham MP writes open letter to Will Smith after Oscars attack on Chris Rock

Bishop Auckland MP Dehenna Davison's dad was killed in a one punch attack

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Evening Standard

The biggest Oscars scandal? Liam Payne’s new accent

Just sometimes, someone will dare to ask a question that no one has ever asked before. Questions like: “What does Liam Payne have to say about all of this?” Coincidentally, that very question was asked yesterday, not long after Will Smith had slapped Chris Rock in front of everyone at…

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais appears to comment on Will Smith Oscars drama as he shares The Office joke about alopecia

Comedian told fans how he would have opened 2022 Oscars, had he been hosting

The Guardian - UK

Will Smith went low by slapping Chris Rock. In his attempt to justify it, he went even lower

The actor cited the father of Serena Williams as another man who protects his family. But there is no comparison: Smith has no excuse, says Guardian writer Joseph Harker

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips: Will Smith leaves Oscars audience rattled and as divided as ever. So much for escapism

“The Academy does not condone violence in any form.”

Tribune News Service

Academy ‘does not condone violence’ after Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars

The organization that puts on the Academy Awards is stressing that the slap heard ‘round the world wasn’t scripted.

Manchester Evening News

Will Smith and Chris Rock offered £10m to join Man United hero Patrice Evra in boxing event

Manchester United legend Patrice Evra makes his boxing debut on the undercard of Martyn Ford vs the Iranian Hulk in April with Smith and Rock invited to take part after the Oscars clash

Al Jazeera

Will Smith’s Oscar night slap shocks and divides celeb audience

Actor Will Smith walked on stage and struck comedian Chris Rock after a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

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