Not ruling anything out. After Chris Noth’s departure from The Equalizer, executive producer Debra Martin Chase broke down what went into writing his character’s exit — and hinted that the door might be open for a possible return.
11.04.2022 - 04:17 / variety.com
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOLER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Pulse,” the April 10 episode of “The Equalizer.”Chris Noth was fired from CBS’ “The Equalizer” in December after being accused of sexual assault by two women. On Sunday, the drama revealed how Noth’s character, William Bishop, was written off the Queen Latifah-led show.The last episode of “The Equalizer” that Noth appeared in was the Season 2 episode “Separated,” which aired Jan.
2 and was filmed prior to him being dropped from the series on Dec. 20.
Six episodes have aired since that installment, none of which featured Noth’s Bishop, including tonight’s “Pulse,” which gave the in-universe explanation for where the character has been and concluded with his off-screen death. During Sunday’s episode of the second season of “The Equalizer,” former CIA operative Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) learns that Bishop, her mentor and a former CIA director, has spent the past two months helping out with a CIA investigation into a flight that mysteriously went down.Working with friends Harry Keshegian (Adam Goldberg) and Melody “Mel” Bayani (Liza Lapira), McCall discovers the situation likely involves her nemesis Mason Quinn (Chris Vance) and a scientist who works in electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), which create directed magnetic fields that can knock a targeted plane out of the sky without anyone realizing how it happened.McCall and CIA handler Carter Griffin (Brett Dalton) head to a location where they believe Quinn and his crew are going to meet up with Daniel Blake (Denis Ooi) to test out an EMP on another plane.
This is when Keshegian discovers that Bishop is currently on the plane that is being targeted by Quinn. He calls to tell McCall, who
.Not ruling anything out. After Chris Noth’s departure from The Equalizer, executive producer Debra Martin Chase broke down what went into writing his character’s exit — and hinted that the door might be open for a possible return.
Chris Noth‘s character William Bishop has officially been written off The Equalizer.
“The Equalizer” fans have finally learned what happened to William Bishop.
SPOILER ALERT: The story below reveals major plot points from tonight’s episode of CBS’ The Equalizer.
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While Chris Rock immediately went into “joke mode” after being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, there was some underlying emotion.
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Social media users saw Will Smith’s apology to Chris Rock shared on Instagram, just hours after the Academy condemned Smith for smacking Rock at the 94th Annual Academy Awards.
Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams and the strong-willed tennis coach Will Smith portrayed in his Oscar-winning performance of “King Richard”, is speaking out following Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
J. Kim Murphy Richard Williams has weighed in on Will Smith’s controversial actions at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, when the actor walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during the ceremony.Shortly after the altercation, Smith won the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the tennis coach father to Venus and Serena Williams, in “King Richard.”“We don’t know all the details of what happened,” Richard Williams told NBC News, via his son Chavoita LeSane. “But we don’t condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it’s in self-defense.”The incident between Smith and Rock stunned audiences, both inside the Dolby Theatre and watching from home, as it was not immediately clear whether the interaction was a staged skit.
Instagram, saying that he was “out of line and I was wrong” for slapping him at the Oscars Sunday night. The “King Richard” star also called his behavior “unacceptable and inexcusable” and again apologized to the Academy and producers of the show.“Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.
altercation between Smith and Chris Rock at Sunday night’s ceremony.“We don’t know all the details of what happened,” Richard Williams said via his son Chavoita LeSane to NBC News. “But we don’t condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it’s in self-defense.”According to LeSane, Williams was no less surprised than anyone else when Smith walked onto the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock for joking that his wife Jada Pinkett Smith – who has alopecia – should star in a “G.I. Jane” sequel.
has spoken. But the person I really want to hear from has remained silent. What does Jada Pinkett Smith think of her husband slapping the Oscars host? What was it that caused Smith to switch from laughing at Rock’s joke about her “GI Jane” look to, less than 10 seconds later, striding onstage, slapping him, marching back to his seat and shouting to the stage, “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth”.
An unexpected twist. Serena Williams couldn’t hide her shock when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.
This is the moment Will Smith interrupted the Oscars and hit comedian Chris Rock. Will Smith hit Chris Rock in the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s haircut. Smith walked up on stage and appeared to hit Rock before returning to his seat and shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.
Will Smith attacked Chris Rock over comments the comedian made about his wife. Smith, 53, stormed the stage at the Oscars and slapped Rock for his 'GI Jane' joke he had made at the expense of Jada Pinkett Smith, who had been sitting alongside her husband in the audience.