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At the Oscars a year later, The Slap stays in the picture

The Academy Awards are Sunday, but did last year’s Oscars ever really end

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel 'has plan in place' for another Oscars fiasco after Will Smith slap

Host Jimmy Kimmel has said he will be prepared for any further fall out at this year's Oscars following last years slap drama between Will Smith and Chris Rock

Daily Mirror

Jimmy Kimmel to return as host for 2023 Oscars

Star said being invited back for a third time is ‘either a great honour or a trap’

The Independent UK

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Oscars: Who were the big winners at the 2022 Academy Awards?

It was an evening of historic wins, big laughs – and an unsettling altercation

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel will ‘beat the s**t’ out of anyone who tries to recreate Will Smith’s Oscars slap

The late night chat star is hosting this Sunday’s Oscars

Evening Standard

Comedy isn't black or white – it's green

Chris Rock's special is a reminder that he's a rich guy with rich guy problems. He just knows one is marketable

Salon

Oscars 2023 host Jimmy Kimmel explains what he would do if there is ‘another slap’ this year

‘If it’s the Rock, I run,’ joked the presenter

The Independent UK

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Chris Rock says he has 'never received an apology from Will Smith' for Oscars slap

Chris Rock has finally opened up about being slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars after the comedian made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith having alopecia

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock has been 'obsessed with Jada Pinkett Smith for decades' amid Netflix drama

In his special, he said: "I did some jokes about her. Who gives a f**k? That's how it is: She starts it, I finish it."

Daily Record

Chris Rock is ‘obsessed’ with Jada Pinkett Smith, insiders claim

He joked about her at last year’s Oscars, leading to the famous slap – but sources say he’s secretly obsessed

Evening Standard

Jada Pinkett Smith 'accuses Chris Rock of being obsessed with her for decades'

Chris Rock hit out at Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith during his much-anticipated Netflix special, Selective Outrage, following last year's Oscars controversy

Daily Mirror

Elizabeth Wellington: Chris Rock didn’t deck Will Smith because he was trying to take the high road. He was trying to stay in white people’s good graces

At the very end of Chris Rock's live Netflix special "Selective Outrage," Rock tried to explain why he didn't deck Will Smith the night of the infamous Oscar slap.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley names 'rudest' A-List celebrity he's interviewed in 50-year career

"He is the rudest man I have ever had to interview," Madeley said

Nottingham Post

Key moments and highlights from Chris Rock’s Netflix live special in Baltimore

Comedian Chris Rock took the stage at the Hippodrome Theatre on Saturday night in a historic first for Netflix, which livestreamed the special from Baltimore.

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The Independent UK

Chris Rock explains why he didn’t hit Will Smith back at the Oscars

Comedian says parents taught him not to ‘fight in front of white people’

Chicago Sun-Times

How to watch the Oscars: Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards

Sunday is the big day. Here’s your guide for the broadcast and predictions.

Al Jazeera

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, highlighting artists like Michelle Yeoh and Austin Butler.

The Independent UK

What was Jada Pinkett Smith and August Alsina’s ‘entanglement’?

Chris Rock mocked ‘entanglements’ in Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s marriage during stand-up special

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Manchester Evening News

ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley calls out 'rudest' A-List celebrity he's interviewed in 50-year career

The TV presenter was back at the helm of Good Morning Britain on Monday (March 6) after a two week hiatus

Daily Mirror

Richard Madeley fumes Chris Rock is 'unbelievably rude' and an 'unpleasant piece of work'

Richard Madeley has claimed Chris Rock "blanked" him during an interview several years ago

The Independent UK

Chris Rock called out over inaccuracy about Will Smith’s career during Netflix stand-up special

‘Not the point but...’ one person wrote on Twitter

The Independent UK

Chris Rock: Fans furious at comedian for ‘punching down Black women’

‘First, it was South Park. Now, Chris Rock has destroyed Meghan Markle’

The Independent UK

Chris Rock, Selective Outrage review: Will Smith jokes aside, comedian’s live Netflix special was uninspired

Save for the odd electric quip, the comedian’s historic stand-up, arriving a year after the Oscars slap, featured joke constructions so familiar they’re almost cosy

Daily Mirror

Richard Williams speaks out on Will Smith slap saying he will 'always defend' actor

Richard Williams has spoken out in defence of Hollywood star Will Smith who played him in movie biopic King Richard over his infamous slap of Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars 2022

Los Angeles Times

Chris Rock went there: Revisiting the Smiths' 'entanglement' scandal

Chris Rock pulled no punches while roasting Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith on Saturday in his live Netflix special, "Selective Outrage," which included the comedian's most direct response yet to that infamous Oscars slap.

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