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Chris Rock in a hard place: will he make comedy gold out of Will Smith’s slap?

As his hotly anticipated tour arrives in the UK, audiences are wondering whether Rock will share some freshly minted material on the Oscars bust-up

The Guardian - UK

Amy Schumer shares another explicit joke she wasn’t allowed to make at the Oscars

Comedian told the NSFW gag during a performance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival

The Independent UK

BAFTAs host Richard Ayoade makes savage dig at Will Smith over Oscars slap

BAFTA TV Awards host Richard Ayoade took at aim at Will Smith over his infamous Oscars slap in March

Daily Mirror

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Saturday Night Live: Benedict Cumberbatch jokes about being ‘beat by Will Smith’

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ actor made the quip while fronting the sketch show

The Independent UK

Chappelle 'felt good' his friends broke attacker's arm, but not everyone's laughing

Even if Dave Chappelle was shaken after being attacked by a man onstage at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, he continued to joke about the shocking incident at the show and reportedly at its after-party.

Los Angeles Times

Paddy McGuinness says Dave Chappelle’s gunman attack was ‘direct result’ of Will Smith slap

Comedian Paddy McGuinness has suggested that the attack on Dave Chappelle had been a ‘direct result’ of Will Smith’s Oscars incident

Evening Standard

Paddy McGuinness says Will Smith's slap 'inspired' Dave Chappelle's gunman attacker

Paddy McGuinness, 48, says that he is surprised that an attack on a comedian hasn't happened sooner after Will Smith climbed on stage and slapped Chris Rock during this year's Oscars ceremony

Daily Mirror

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Man charged for attack on Dave Chappelle with replica gun at LA comedy festival

Incident raises further questions over comedian safety after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Oscars

The Guardian - UK

US comic Dave Chappelle attacked on stage weeks after Chris Rock Oscars slap

The stand-up was performing in Los Angeles when a man emerged from the crowd and tried tackling him before falling to the floor

Chronicle Live

Patrick Kielty on his return to comedy and his view on the Will Smith Oscars incident

"When the Oscars become more dangerous than pre-ceasefire Northern Ireland, I kind of think we've crossed the line"

Belfast Live

Andrew Garfield admits he was texting friends during the Oscars after Will Smith slap

‘At that moment, my friends took priority over Kevin [Costner],’ who was presenting, Garfield said

The Independent UK

Pete Davidson compares Kanye West’s behavior with Will Smith’s Oscars slap

LOS ANGELES — Pete Davidson sounded off Thursday about girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s ex, Kanye West, during his first stand-up comedy show in three years.

Los Angeles Times

Inside George Best's old nightclub and former masonic hall transformed into luxury apartments

The historic former masonic hall on Cooper Street was known for years for its basement nightclub Oscars and then Tiger Lounge - now the entire building has become super-stylish apartments

Manchester Evening News

What did he meme? Andrew Garfield explains that viral Oscar photo

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Garfield confirmed that he was doing exactly what everyone thought in that viral photo from this year’s Academy Awards: texting his friends about the infamous Oscars slap.

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The Independent UK

Andrew Garfield admits he was texting friends during the Oscars after Will Smith slap

‘At that moment, my friends took priority over Kevin [Costner],’ who was presenting, Garfield said

Chicago Tribune

What does a movie producer do? ‘The Offer,’ a series about the making of ‘The Godfather,’ provides an answer

A few years ago, ahead of the 2019 Oscars, I wrote a column that started with a simple question: What does a movie producer do? Despite the ubiquity of the term, it’s a job title that fails to capture the day-to-day work itself. Director? Sure, most of us have a…

The Independent UK

Jack Whitehall claims Will Smith’s Oscars slap has comedians ‘checking themselves when they write jokes’

‘My piece of advice is just be careful who you pick on’

Daily Mirror

Will Smith flies to India for 'spiritual purposes' to escape Oscars slap drama

Will Smith is laying low following the shocking incident at the 2022 Oscars last month, as he stormed on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock during the live ceremony, stunning the star–studded audience and millions of viewers at home

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Why Hollywood editors still feel insulted by this year's Oscars

LOS ANGELES — Breathing new life into a controversy that dogged the motion picture academy in the run-up to this year's Oscars, American Cinema Editors released a video statement on Monday blasting the organization for leaving editing and other vital filmmaking crafts "on the cutting-room floor" at this year's ceremony.

The Independent UK

Josh Brolin ‘wanted to be in the centre of’ the Will Smith Oscars drama

‘I was at the Oscars and I couldn’t stop pacing,’ the actor recounted

Daily Record

Chris Rock's mum not happy with Will Smith after shocking Oscars' slap

Will smacked Chris across the face during the Oscars ceremony, after the he joked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's haircut, who suffers from alopecia.

Daily Mirror

Will Smith in trouble with Chris Rock's mum after infamous Oscars' slap

The actor’s infamous slap has earned him a ticking-off from Rose Rock who doesn’t accept his apology, saying: "When you hurt my child, you hurt me."

Tribune News Service

Chris Rock’s mom says Will Smith ‘slapped all of us’ when he hit her son at Oscars

Chris Rock’s mom was rocked by the Oscars slap.

The Independent UK

Chris Rock’s mum says it felt like Will Smith slapped her at the Oscars

‘When you hurt my child, you hurt me,’ Rose Rock said

Irish Mirror

Chris Rock's mother, Rose, hits out at Will Smith over Oscars slap scandal

Rose was not impressed when Will slapped her son live on stage at last months' Oscars ceremony – 'When he slapped Chris, he slapped all of us. He really slapped me. Because when you hurt my child, you hurt me.'

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