Jack Whitehall claims Will Smith’s Oscars slap has comedians ‘checking themselves when they write jokes’

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Chris Rock hasn't fully recovered from the infamous Oscars slap. Rock opened up about his recovery during a show held at the UK's Royal Albert Hall. "I’m OK, if anybody was wondering," Rock quipped amid the show, according to The Times of London.

2022 Oscars smackdown that blew up pop cultureback in March.Will Smith infamously slapped the stand-up comic, 57, onstage during the 94th Academy Awards, after Rock cracked a bald joke about the actor’s wife, Jada-Pinkett Smith, who’s openly discussed her struggles with alopecia.Rock has mostly refused to discuss the incident since then —  but on Thursday, during his new live comedy show, “Ego Death,” he quipped that words don’t hurt as much as being hit in the face.“I’m OK, if anybody was wondering,” Rock said during the show at the UK’s Royal Albert Hall, according to the Times of London. “I got most of my hearing back.”He added that he still wouldn’t be talking about the altercation between him and Smith, 53.“People expect me to talk about the bulls – – t.

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The star-studded BAFTA TV Awards 2022 took place on Sunday night, with comedian and IT Crowd actor Richard Ayoade taking to the stage to host the awards for the third time. Richard, 44, wasted no time in making fun of the now-infamous incident when Hollywood actor Will Smith, 53, slapped comedian Chris Rock, 57, across the face as the latter hosted the Oscars in March.

Willow Smith sparked a major reaction from her fans as she announced a very exciting career moment alongside British artist yungblud.MORE: Willow Smith sizzles in micro sweater and mini skirt in revealing new photoTaking to her Instagram feed on Friday, the 21-year-old shared a teaser of her music video of brand-new song Memories which sees her don very extreme looks.WATCH: Will Smith posts adorable tribute to wife Jada Pinkett Smith and kidsThe caption read : "MEMORIES VIDEO. OUT TONIGHT!!! 12 (midnight) EST / 9pm PST / 5am BST @willowsmith."MORE: Willow Smith's $3.1m eco-home is worlds away from family houseMORE: Will Smith's daughter Willow reveals major change to her bodyWillow penned: "they ain’t readdyyy!"A post shared by YUNGBLUD (@yungblud)  Willow shared the update with her 10.2 million followersIn the clip, Willow's main look was an all-white ensemble including a pleated tennis skirt, capped sleeve shirt with ripped sleeves and an off-white beanie hat.

This Joka, executive produced by Will Smith, will not be returning for a second season.Streaming service Roku confirmed to Deadline that the show will not be renewed for another season, and says it has “nothing to do with the Oscars incident” in which Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage.The show featured comedians including Baron Vaughn, Megan Gailey, Punkie Johnson, Sean Patton, Rosebud Baker, Shane Torres, Clayton English, Christi Chiello, Vanessa Gonzalez, Martin Urbano, Sam Tallent, David Gborie, Jackie Fabulous, and Chris Estraded.This Joka explored “the nature of comedy” and the way it can bring people together, featuring equally up-and-coming, established and legendary comedians together.Roku apparently didn’t have an option to renew the show as it aired after the possibility had passed the deadline to analyse the viewing data.A number of projects involving Smith were put on pause in light of the Oscars controversy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has quietly halted production on thriller film Fast And Loose following the incident.

Will Smith‘s Oscars slap while presenting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.During the Academy Awards back in March, Smith walked onto the stage and struck Chris Rock following a joke about the appearance of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.After returning to his seat, Smith proceeded to yell at Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth”. Various comedians and presenters have since made jokes and commented about the slap, and now Noah has followed suit.At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday (April 30), The Daily Show host said to the audience: “It is risky making jokes these days. I mean, we all saw what happened at the Oscars.“I’ve actually been a little worried about tonight.

EXCLUSIVE: This Joka, a stand-up comedy series exec produced by Will Smith, will not be returning for a second season on Roku.

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars.Last month, Smith struck Rock on-stage following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Following numerous apologies over the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy and described his actions as “shocking, painful, and inexcusable”.He was later banned from all Academy events for 10 years.

Comedian Jack Whitehall has told how a member of the audience once got on stage and attacked him during the middle of a set.

Hollywood is talking about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s divorce rumors after the infamous slap. Insiders are fairly certain that the power couple are headed towards divorce after the Oscars incident.