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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

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

It all began with a joke

Wales Online

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?

The Guardian - UK

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

Jada Pinkett Smith has been vocal about suffering from Alopecia

Nottingham Post

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

Chronicle Live

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…

Evening Standard

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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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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Evening Standard

Black women were the real Oscars losers. We need to stop talking about Will Smith.

Black women were the real losers from Will Smith’s bout of toxic masculinity last night, denied their rightful place in the spotlight that they’d worked years to attain. The focus should have been on them and their achievements, now it’s on a man who couldn’t control his emotions.

Evening Standard

The story of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s unconventional relationship

From extra-marital ‘entanglements’ to separate lives, Amy Francombe charts the power couple’s rollercoaster relationship

The Independent UK

Anger management: How could Will Smith’s attack on Chris Rock have been avoided?

‘There is always something deeper’

The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Guardian - UK

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 …

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