The Latest Breaking News from Will Smith

Amy Schumer says she ran her Will Smith joke past the actor before the 2022 Oscars: ‘I’ve been burned too many times’

She said she ‘didn’t want the camera to cut to somebody looking sad’

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022

Baseball quiz: We have quite a quizsmith

Where there’s a will, there’s a Smith? That’s the case in this week’s quiz.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 16, 2022

Chris Rock’s ‘other’ Oscar slap

Rock described the “Summer of Soul’s” creative team as Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and “four white guys.” One of those “guys,” Joseph Patel, is South Asian.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 16, 2022

Thandiwe Newton denies being fired from Magic Mike due to row with Channing Tatum over Will Smith

Representatives for the actor have called reports that Tatum fired her after an argument about Smith’s behaviour at the Oscars ‘completely inaccurate’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

Amy Schumer: I received death threats after Oscars seat-filler joke

Actor says ‘the misogyny is unbelievable’ after the response to her pretending to mistake Kirsten Dunst for a placeholding stand-in

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

Is the US really a ‘failed state’ or has the internet just become a series of poor comparisons?

On social media, a tendency to connect disparate news stories is causing many of us to lose our sense of reality, says journalist Rachel Connolly

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

Thandiwe Newton denies being fired from Magic Mike 3 after ‘vicious’ Channing Tatum row about Will Smith

‘Westworld’ star has stepped away from the project after 11 days

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Will Smith challenged to a boxing match by Chris Rock's brother after Oscars slap

Will Smith has been called out by the brother of Chris Rock after Kenny Rock signed up to take part in a celebrity boxing match

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022

Jason Manford shaken by Will Smith Oscars slap and 'can't believe it happened'

Jason Manford was less than impressed with Will Smith's behaviour at the Oscars and branded him a 'spoiled, narcissistic millionaire'

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2022

Gilbert Gottfried, Actor and Comic’s Comic, Dies at 67

Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from a rare genetic muscle disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat, his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement. “In addition…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 13, 2022