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Chris Rock slaps back at Will and Jada Pinkett Smith — hard — in live Netflix special

LOS ANGELES — When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony, many members of the live audience and TV viewers at home thought it was a joke — until they realized, to their horror, that it wasn’t.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 5, 2023

Chris Rock roasts Will Smith over Oscars slap in live Netflix comedy special: ‘I’m not a victim, baby’

“You will never see me on Oprah or Gayle, crying,” Rock told a large global audience. “I took that hit like Paquiao.”

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Chris Rock addresses Will Smith's Oscars slap one year on in new Netflix special Selective Outrage. Here are the key moments

Chris Rock uses his new comedy special to speak at length for the first time about being slapped by Will Smith.

ABC News · Mar 5, 2023

17 films that should never have won Oscars, from Shakespeare in Love to Slumdog Millionaire

...and what should have won instead

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Chris Rock to finally have his say in new stand-up special

A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock is poised to finally have his say

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

The Oscar goes to ... oh please let it be Maverick

What I'd really love for this year's Oscars is for Top Gun: Maverick to win Best Picture.

The Canberra Times · Mar 3, 2023

Chris Rock on the eve of his Netflix special: his movie roles, Oscars scandal and other stand-up specials

His performance will be Netflix’s first ever live event

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023

German Oscar Film ‘All Quiet’ Confronts Horrors of Wartime

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Germany’s entry at the Academy Awards, shows the horrors of World War I from the unique perspective of the nation that triggered and lost two world wars. The Netflix film enters the March 12 ceremony with nine nominations, including best picture and international film…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023

German Oscar film ‘All Quiet’ confronts horrors of wartime

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Germany’s entry at the Academy Awards, shows the horrors of World War I from the unique perspective of the nation that triggered and lost two world wars

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Everything you always wanted to know about the 2023 Oscars but were afraid to ask

From slap jokes to sex toys, we get the lowdown on this year’s Academy Awards, ahead of the ceremony on 12 March

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023