Oscars Host Wanda Sykes Speaks Out About How She Felt For Her Friend Chris Rock During And After The Will Smith Slap Incident

one of the most tense and infamous nights in recent Hollywood history after Will Smith abruptly walked up stage and slapped Chris Rock following an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair.MORE: Jessica Chastain leaves fans on the edge of their seats as she unveils exciting new projectMany stars in attendance have spoken out about the shocking moment and what it was like to witness it, as well as its aftermath, with Oscars host Amy Schumer calling the altercation "traumatic."Jessica Chastain is the latest celebrity to speak out. She won her very first Oscar shortly after the infamous slap for her role as Tammy Faye Messner in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.WATCH: Jessica stars in The 355 alongside a star-studded castMORE: Jessica Chastain’s monochrome jumpsuit was a masterclass in red carpet styleSpeaking for a recent cover shoot for Net-a-Porter's Porter magazine, the actress opened up about how the room felt."It was a weird night," she said, despite her major and long-awaited win, which was unfortunately overshadowed by the instant viral nature of the slap.

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Jessica Chastain is opening up about her speech at the 2022 Academy Awards – which she made just after the controversial slap happened between Will Smith and Chris Rock.

Will Smith shocked the celebrity world by slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. The Men in Black actor thrust himself and his family further into the limelight with the incident but has since retreated. MORE: Will Smith receives upsetting career news in wake of the OscarsWill hasn't posted on social media since he issued an apology for his actions and called violence in all of its forms, "poisonous," and "destructive".WATCH: Will and Jada-Pinkett Smith's marriage He turned comments off on the post but they remain on the photos posted ahead of the attack.Many fans are still asking him if he is ok and saying that they miss him. Will hasn't responded, leaving his followers wondering what has happened to him. MORE: Tyler Perry reveals Will Smith's reaction after slapping Chris Rock MORE: Will Smith's family celebrate special milestone involving his nephewHe was all smiles when he emerged in Mumbai on 23 April where he was seen for the first time since the Academy Awards.  Will slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada-Pinkett's alopeciaWill was snapped by paparazzi outside his hotel and also posed for pictures with fans TMZ reported.

departed the project.The show — executive produced by Portman and Har’el — is an adaptation of Laura Lippman’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name. Set in 1960s Baltimore, it follows housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz (Portman), who is pushed to reinvent her life as an investigative journalist following an unsolved murder. She then crosses paths with Cleo Sherwood (Ingram), a dedicated mother who is juggling several jobs, along with a commitment to advancing Baltimore’s Black community.

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received his well-deserved Honorary Oscar before this year’s ceremony, but many fans have argued that he should’ve won for his role as the foul-mouthed Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 masterpiece Pulp Fiction. In the Oscar winner’s opinion, there’s another Tarantino film he should’ve been nominated for - 2012’s Django Unchained. A decade after that movie's release, Jackson was honest about that Oscar snub for the Western film.

Chris Rock and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson have been approached to host this year's Emmy Awards, but they likely won't be taking the stage for TV's biggest night, according to a report.  Rock and Johnson were asked to host the 2022 Emmy Awards, and Rock reportedly turned down the offer, while Deadline reports it's unlikely Johnson will take on the role. Both Rock and Johnson have ties to NBC, which is the network airing the Emmys this year.  Rock’s comedy career began on "Saturday Night Live," and Johnson is the executive producer of "Young Rock," a comedy series inspired by his own life. Dwayne Johnson and Chris Rock reportedly will not be hosting the 2022 Emmy Awards in September.

The Television Academy is looking to nab either Chris Rock or The Rock as host for this year’s Emmy Awards.

Oscars for its handling of the death of actor Sidney Poitier, saying that he should have had “a whole section”.At the ceremony in March the late actor was commemorated with a 40 second tribute at the beginning of the In Memoriam section. His work was also celebrated alongside Ivan Reitman and Betty White during an additional song-led section.Speaking to the Los Angeles Times about the memoriam tribute, Jackson said: “I’m still a little ticked that the greatest actor we had in Hollywood died and they gave him, what, 10 fucking seconds. No.

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, Tyler Perry was one of the first to be seen talking to the Men in Black actor. Most people speculated that the producer and actor was comforting his friend over the shock incident. MORE: Will Smith's family celebrate special milestone involving his nephewBut now, Tyler - who is also friends with the comedian on the receiving end of the slap - has spoken out to reveal exactly what happened after the history-making moment. WATCH: Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock over Oscars slap "There's a difference between comforting and deescalating, that's number one. And I left early to get to Chris to make sure he was okay," Tyler explained to Gayle King during Tribeca Film Festival's Directors Series.

Tyler Perry admitted being friends with Will Smith and Chris Rock following the infamous Oscars slap has been "difficult." Perry opened up during a panel at the Tribeca Film Festival about what was actually happening when the photograph of him talking to Smith was taken immediately following the slap during the Oscars ceremony on March 27. Smith slapped Rock while the comedian was presenting the Oscar for best documentary feature. "There's a difference between comforting and deescalating, that's No.

Tyler Perry is making it clear that he didn’t comfort Will Smith after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.As part of the Directors Series With Gayle King during the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, the 52-year-old film mogul spoke candidly about witnessing Smith slapping Rock, and him chatting with the actor just after the shocking incident.“I was there close up, I left early to go and check on Chris because it was wrong in no uncertain terms,” Perry said about the aftermath. “I made sure I said that to Will, and when we walked over to him, he was devastated.

Chris Rock has been keeping a low profile following the much-watched Oscars altercation between himself and Will Smith back in March.MORE: Chris Rock makes huge career announcement amid Oscars altercationBut this weekend, the star appeared in an emotional new tribute to the late actor Bob Saget.Chris was one of the many stars who featured in the show, Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute, which aired on Netflix on June 10.VIDEO: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the OscarsWhile it was a celebration of Bob's life, it was also emotional, as the star alongside other comics including Jim Carrey, Jeff Ross and Bob's Full House co-star John Stamos all remembered the actor.MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith criticized for 'self-righteous' remarks about Will Smith's Oscars slapMORE: Chris Rock speaks about bruises following Will Smith slap Bob's wife Kelly Rizzo helped launch the tribute, after being encouraged by Jim to "keep it short".While Chris kept the program light-hearted with memorable quips, including saying: "I think it’s sad that (he) had to die to get Jim Carrey back on stage. If this is the only way we gonna see you perform, I'm gonna kill Eddie Murphy next week," other comments were heartbreaking.

"Saturday Night Live" star Michael Che backed Chris Rock's decision to jump back into performing stand-up comedy following the infamous Oscars moment. Che admitted he was "annoyed" after Will Smith slapped Rock onstage during the 2022 Oscars ceremony.  The comedian noted that Rock was expected to give out the award after being slapped. "One of the things that annoyed me was when it was happening people were like ‘Oh well now he’s selling tickets,'" Che told Howard Stern.

Rock was slapped by Will Smith in the middle of an Oscars comedy bit and an angry fan launched at Dave Chappelle during a comedy show at the Hollywood Bowl earlier this year. News broke this week that Dave Chappelle is teaming up with Chris Rock for a show at the London-based O2 theater. The show won’t go down until September 3, but tickets will go on sale much sooner, with Ticketmaster noting a pre-sale for tickets started on June 9th and the full general sale starts on June 10.

Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are teaming up for a joint comedy show in London.The American comedians recently revealed that the event will take place at the O2 Arena, with tickets for their September 3 performance going on sale on June 10.While the pair have appeared on stage together informally before, this will mark their first official co-event.News of their new show comes weeks after both stars were attacked on stage in separate incidents, sparking an industry-wide discussion about the safety of stand-up comedians.In March, Rock was slapped on stage at the Oscars by Will Smith after he made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.Then in May, Chappelle was performing at the Netflix is a Joke festival at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles when a man ran on to the stage and “lunged” at him.Two days later at the Comedy Store gig, the two comedians united onstage, with Chappelle joking: “At least you got smacked by someone of repute. I got smacked by a homeless guy with leaves in his hair.”Laughing, Rock replied: “I got smacked by the softest n**** that ever rapped.”In wake of the incident at the Oscars, Smith has been banned from the ceremony and all other Academy events for the next 10 years.Most recently on June 1, Pinkett-Smith addressed the slap on her Red Table Talk Facebook series, stating that she hopes Smith and Rock can “reconcile”.“Now about Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile,” she said.

Chris Rock has finally broken his silence, days after it was revealed that he and fellow comedian Dave Chappelle would be uniting for a joint show in London later this year.MORE: Chris Rock makes huge career announcement after Will Smith Oscars altercationTaking to his Instagram, the star confirmed the exciting news himself, sharing a promotional poster for the shows.WATCH: Will Smith assaults Chris Rock at 2022 Oscars"Dave Chapelle, Chris Rock, 3 & 4 September, The O2 Arena, London," the yellow and black poster reads.READ: Jada Pinkett Smith criticized for 'self-righteous' remarks about Will Smith's Oscars slapRELATED: Chris Rock speaks about bruises following Will Smith slap Captioning it, Chris added: "This is really happening."A post shared by Chris Rock (@chrisrock)Chris Rock shared a post featuring the poster of his and Dave Chapelle's upcoming showChris, who earlier this year was struck on stage at the Oscars by Will Smith, was inundated with messages of support from friends and fans.Fellow comedian Ali Wong simply shared a praising emoji, whilst Busta Rhymes shared several head blown emojis.A follower added: "This is going to be amazing … so want to go," whilst another remarked: "Turn the O2 into the O3."One couldn't help but joke: "Gonna need the avengers to guard this stage." Chris and Dave have been friends for yearsAt the Oscars in March, Chris was slapped across the face by Will after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, seemingly unaware that she suffers from alopecia.In May, Dave was performing as part of the Netflix Is A Joke Festival at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles when he was "tackled" by a man who rushed onto the stage.Chris and Dave's announcement comes after they each joked