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Smith, Rock Receive $30 Million Fighting Offer after Oscar Incident

Boxing promoter Jake Paul has offered Will Smith and Chris Rock $15 million each to step in the ring and settle their differences after Smith slapped Rock during Sunday's Oscars awards ceremony, Reuters reported. Smith strode on stage during the televised ceremony and struck Rock in the face after the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022

OJ Simpson says Will Smith was wrong to attack Chris Rock at Oscars

The former NFL player, who was acquitted for the murder of his former wife and her friend, has weighed in on the situation

Manchester Evening News · Mar 30, 2022

Zoë Kravitz criticises Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

Other celebrities to have condemned Smith for his actions include Jim Carrey, Joe Rogan, and Adam Sandler

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Jada Pinkett Smith's fling August Alsina appears to wade into Oscars slap controversy

Will Smith left viewers utterly gobsmacked on Sunday after he leapt on stage and slapped Chris Rock round the face - just minutes before winning an Oscar

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

FACT FOCUS: False claims spread in aftermath of Oscars slap

In a moment that shocked audience members and viewers of Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards, best actor nominee Will Smith marched onto the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about the appearance of Smith’s wife

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Zoe Kravitz blasts Will Smith over Oscars slap in brutal photo caption

The Batman actress Zoe Kravitz was clearly very unimpressed by Will Smith's behaviour at the Oscars on Sunday

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

Will Smith would face little more than a slap if charged

Legal experts say Will Smith’s slap seen ’round the world at the Oscars was clearly a crime

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Will Smith and the function of a slap

Something struck me as not quite right about Smith's gesture – he missed a step in the tango of toxic masculinity

Salon · Mar 29, 2022

Who was in the wrong in the Will Smith slap of Chris Rock? Let’s go to the polls

According to new polling, 3 in 5 Americans disapprove of Will Smith’s slapping of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards after a poorly received joke about Smith’s wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. But there are some groups that think Rock was “more wrong” than Smith in the altercation at…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022

Venus Williams accidentally exposed boobs at the Oscars after Will Smith slap drama

Venus Williams, 41, appeared to try to cover her breast as her plunging neckline veered open during the dramatic night which saw actor Will Smith smack comedian Chris Rock across the face

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022