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Oscars producer Will Packer initially thought Will Smith, Chris Rock staged that slap

LOS ANGELES — First-time Oscars producer Will Packer has shed more light on the immediate aftermath of that infamous Oscars slap. Appearing on "Good Morning America" on Friday, Packer explained what happened behind the scenes after "King Richard" star Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on Sunday, then returned to…

Los Angeles Times

What next for Will Smith after Oscars slap? Hollywood divided over the star’s future

Reaction to the Academy Awards incident has veered from acceptance to outrage – and even boredom. With an Oscar-tipped movie in the pipeline for 2023, the star has many options, including baring his soul on a chatshow

The Guardian - UK

Chris Rock had 'tears in his eyes' performing first show since Will Smith's slap

Chris Rock, 57, reportedly told the audience to 'let him be all misty' as he arrived on stage for his first stand-up show since he was slapped at the Oscars by Will Smith with tears in his eyes

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Oscars producer says Will Smith 'poured concrete in the room' as he praises Chris Rock

Will Smith walked up on stage at the Academy Awards and slapped Chris Rock across the face after the comedian cracked a GI Jane joke about Jada Pinkett's Smith hair

Daily Mirror

Police 'Ready to Arrest' Smith after Oscar Slap

Police officers were ready to arrest Will Smith after he attacked comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars, the show's producer said Thursday. In his first public comments since the shocking episode that marred Hollywood's most important evening, Will Packer said he had sat with Rock when officers came to speak…

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Chris Rock 'stopped Will Smith being arrested' after Oscars slap, producer says

Los Angeles police officers were ready and prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock across the face live at The Oscars, but the comedian prevented them, a producer on the show has claimed.

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock shuts down heckler cursing Will Smith at his show

Chris Rock has defended Will Smith from jeers at his latest stand-up appearance following the Oscars slap.

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Oscars producer tells ‘Good Morning America’ LAPD was prepared to arrest Will Smith

LOS ANGELES — Oscars producer Will Packer told “Good Morning America” that Los Angeles police were prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during Sunday’s awards ceremony.

Los Angeles Times

LAPD were 'prepared' to arrest Will Smith after Chris Rock slap, says Oscars producer

Will Smith confronted Chris Rock during the Oscars award ceremony on Sunday night, with the actor having slapped the comedian following a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith

Daily Mirror

Oscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith

Oscars producer Will Packer says Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards

The Independent UK

LAPD were ‘prepared’ to arrest Will Smith after Chris Rock slap

The Academy earlier said Smith had been asked to leave the ceremony following the incident, but had refused

Wales Online

LA police ‘prepared’ to arrest Smith after Oscars slap

Los Angeles police were prepared to arrest Will Smith following his on-stage assault of presenter Chris Rock at the Oscars, producer Will Packer says.

The New Daily

Did Will Smith refuse to leave? Questions swirl around that infamous Oscars slap

LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, one day after the motion picture academy announced it is launching disciplinary proceedings against Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during Sunday’s Oscars over a joke about his wife, questions continue to swirl around what exactly happened inside the Dolby Theatre in the fraught…

Los Angeles Times

Chris Rock made another film joke backstage after Will Smith slap, say reports

Will Smith took the stage to hit Chris Rock after the host made a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith

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Los Angeles Times

Even with a ratings win, Oscars lose with Will Smith’s slap: ‘Everyone was disappointed’

LOS ANGELES — One day after Will Smith struck Chris Rock across the face during Sunday night’s 94th Academy Awards, the shock waves from what some were calling “the slap heard around the world” continued to reverberate throughout Hollywood.

Los Angeles Times

Movie academy condemns Will Smith’s Oscars slap, launches investigation

LOS ANGELES — Following Sunday night’s stunning altercation at the Oscars, in which Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, the motion picture academy announced Monday it is conducting a formal review of Smith’s conduct.

Los Angeles Times

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

The Oscars’ fleeting tribute to Ukraine was just a series of written text

LOS ANGELES — The Oscars telecast observed a moment of silence Sunday in solidarity with Ukraine as Russian forces continue to invade the country.

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Daily Mirror

Oscars bosses turn to music in bid to win back dwindling audience numbers

Bosses of The Oscars are hoping musical guests can help bring back viewers for the 94th annual edition of the awards ceremony

The Guardian - UK

Oscars 2022: Will Smith not facing charges for slapping Chris Rock, says LAPD, as Academy releases statement – as it happened

Family drama Coda won best picture at a ceremony that was overshadowed by Will Smith attacking Chris Rock

The New Daily

‘The show will flow’: 94th Academy Awards to bring back Hollywood glamour

The coveted Academy Award for Best Picture is expected to be won by a streaming service for the first time in history at this year's Oscars.

The Independent UK

The Oscars are Sunday, and change is in the air

For the first time in two years, the Academy Awards are rolling out the red carpet at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre for what organizers hope will be a back-to-normal Oscars

Los Angeles Times

Oscars 2022: Final predictions in all 23 categories

LOS ANGELES — This year's Oscars are all about wild swings. At least that's how the show's producer, Will Packer, is putting it, and who am I to argue with the guy who dares to move eight Oscars off Sunday's live telecast to make room for ... well ... who…

Los Angeles Times

What are the Oscars for? Hollywood grapples with awards season anxiety

LOS ANGELES — To filmmakers who grew up watching the Oscars, this Sunday is supposed to be their Super Bowl. With its parade of fashion, movie stars and acclaimed films, the annual awards show, which once brought in tens of millions of viewers, inspired generations of artists to get into…

Chicago Sun-Times

Oscar team plans ‘surprises’ for fans of James Bond, ‘Godfather’

Sunday ceremony also will offer a performance of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” and plenty of humor that’s not mean-spirited

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