The first screening of upcoming Apple TV+ drama “Emancipation” took place Saturday in Washington, D.C., with director Antoine Fuqua and star Will Smith both in attendance.
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A zero tolerance policy. A producer at the 74th annual Emmy Awards on Monday, September 12, jokingly warned the audience not to get any ideas about rushing the stage after Will Smith’s infamous behavior at the Oscars earlier this year.
“You will get your ass severely beaten,” the producer quipped before the show began, a source exclusively revealed to Us Weekly, adding that there was also a notice to keep speeches to 45 seconds and take note that the bar in the back was just a prop.
Smith, 53, walked on stage at the prestigious awards show in March and struck Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada-Pinkett Smith. The 57-year-old Longest Yard actor compared Pinkett-Smith, 50, to G.I. Jane due to her shaved head. The Collateral actress was diagnosed with alopecia in 2018.
In April, the Academy announced that Smith would be banned from attending any Academy events for the next 10 years as a result of his actions.
“The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year; however, those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr. Smith exhibit on stage,” Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson stated in a letter after the decision was made. “During our telecast, we did not adequately address the situation in the room. For this, we are sorry.”
After the confrontation, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Richard Williams in King Richard. Smith gave an emotional speech while accepting the accolade.
“Oh, man. Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. I’m being called on in my life to love people and to
The first screening of upcoming Apple TV+ drama “Emancipation” took place Saturday in Washington, D.C., with director Antoine Fuqua and star Will Smith both in attendance.
Kevin Hart is giving his «brother» Will Smith some appreciation. During his appearance on Drink Champs, the comedian defended the Oscar winner when hosts N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN asked him to choose between Smith and rapper Ice Cube.Although Hart noted that both Smith and Ice Cube are his «brothers,» he chose the former.
Kevin Hart believes Will Smith and Chris Rock should be given some time to "recover" from their Oscars controversy. The 43-year-old actor thinks the movie stars ought to be given some time and space by the public, after Will hit Chris during the Oscars earlier this year after the comedian made a joke about Will's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Kevin said: "People make mistakes, and from mistakes they should be allowed time to f****** recover … And that this is no longer the world’s problem, it’s Will and Chris’s problem.
Kevin Hart has voiced support for Will Smith in the wake of him slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. During the live telecast in March, fans were shocked when the King Richard actor walked onto the stage and slapped Rock after he compared his wife Jada Pinkett Smith - who has the medical condition alopecia - to G. I.
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infamous Oscar slap, and he did not hold back.“Will did the impression of a perfect person for 30 years, and he ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us,” Rock said during his set in Liverpool’s M&S Arenon on Thursday. However, Rock found that Smith’s Oscar-night act of violence made him more relatable. “Whatever the consequences are… I hope he doesn’t put his mask back on again, and lets his real face breathe.
Chris Rock addressed the Will Smith Oscars slap during his latest comedy show with Dave Chappelle in England. Rock and Chappelle began their joint tour at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Thursday where they both discussed being attacked while performing shows. "Did that s--t hurt?" Rock told the audience, according to The Times, who shared a review of the evening.
Chris Rock to be opening up about the infamous Oscars slap anytime soon. ET spoke with January Harrison, founder of January Designs and Creations, who was in attendance at Rock's show in Phoenix on Sunday, where she said he not only discussed the incident between him and Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards, but was adamant about not speaking publicly about the slap.As many will remember, it was at the Academy Awards that Smith slapped Rock in the face after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith before presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature. Harrison said that Rock told the audience that Oprah Winfrey asked him to do a sit-down interview with her to discuss the incident, but he declined.«During the evening, he did describe that he declined an offer to go onto Oprah to do to a sit-down interview and even a Super Bowl commercial with Will Smith himself,» Harrison shared.
Immediately after “The Slap” occurred during this year’s Oscars telecast, folks were feverishly discussing who was right and who was wrong. Some people defended Will Smith for his actions, while others applauded Chris Rock for essentially keeping his composure after being assaulted on live TV.
Chris Rock told an audience in Phoenix, Arizona that he turned down the opportunity to host the 2023 Academy Awards. Rock was at the center of arguably the most famous moment in Oscars history earlier this year when Will Smith slapped him in the face for making jokes about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Chris Rock and Javier Bardem are going toe-to-toe in the dramatic teaser trailer for their new short film,. Directed by Sally Potter, the 16-minute piece is slated to debut at the Venice Film Festival on Sept.
Ethan Shanfeld After being slapped by Will Smith onstage at the Oscars, Chris Rock says the Academy has asked him to host next year’s award ceremony. Performing a show in Phoenix on Aug. 28, Rock told the crowd that he turned down the offer, per The Arizona Republic. The comedian apparently joked that his return to the Oscars would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to go back to the restaurant,” a reference to the murder trial of O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife, who left her glasses at an Italian restaurant before being killed. Throughout his 90-minute stand-up comedy show, Rock said the Oscars slap hurt, noting that Smith played boxer Muhammad Ali in the 2001 movie “Ali.”