Will Smith's mother expresses shock over Chris Rock Oscars slap: 'First time in his lifetime'

he assaulted his older sibling at the Oscars last month. The younger Rock has just inked a deal with Celebrity Boxing founderDamon Feldman and told TMZ he has one opponent in mind. “I should get in the ring with Will Smith,” Kenny declared in an interview on Wednesday.

Gilbert Gottfried showed support for Chris Rock in his final days. Gottfried, one of the most recognizable voices in show business, died after a long illness on Tuesday. He was 67.

Shortly after Will Smith, 53, walked on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock, 57, in the head for a joke he made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, at this year’s Oscars, LAPD said that Chris would not be pressing charges against Will — a decision that left many stunned. However, just because Chris did not choose to press charges against the fallen Best Actor winner when the incident occurred does NOT mean that he can’t still pursue such action, as Los Angeles-based criminal attorney Lara Yeretsian told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that Chris has “one year to change his mind!”

Billy Porter is weighing in on the headline-grabbing Oscars slap, and what he felt it represented about the societal perception of masculinity.ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with Porter at the grand opening of the Shonda Rhimes Performing Arts Center, home of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, in Los Angeles on Saturday, and he shared his take on the incident and its aftermath.Will Smith's actions at the 2022 Oscars have been at the forefront of public discourse since the moment he took the stage to hit Chris Rock during the live show. Now, less than two weeks later, Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years, and Porter says it's tough to really address the altercation.«It's a really rough one for me, you know, because I don't know that I have the authority to speak on it.

Jada Pinkett Smith was all smiles as she stepped out in style for a public event for the first time after her husband Will Smith smacked Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars a couple of weeks ago.

Will Smith has responded to his 10-year ban from the Oscars. Yesterday, the Academy revealed dramatic consequences for the actor, who slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles on March 27. It was revealed while he is allowed to keep the Oscar he won on the night, he will be banned from attending any Academy events for the next decade.

Police were prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars, but didn’t at the request of the comedian, the show’s producer claims. In a new preview clip for an upcoming interview with Good Morning America, Oscars producer Will Packer claims that police told Chris Rock, 57, that they would remove Will Smith, 53, from the audience after the shocking incident on Sunday evening.The producer told the show that Los Angeles police said: “We will go get him, we are prepared to get him right now,' the cops said to Rock, Packer recalled.

An unexpected bump. Will Packer, who produced the 2022 Oscars, is opening up about what went down behind the scenes after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.

Jada Pinkett Smith has been captured laughing in a newly surfaced clip as husband Will Smith returned to his seat after slapping Chris Rock on The Oscars stage.The incident that has shocked millions around the world took place on Sunday night during the middle of the Academy Awards ceremony after comedian Chris made a joke about Jada’s alopecia. The 57 year old had appeared at the event held in Los Angeles to present an award and had uttered the Jada Smith joke, in which he referenced the movie GI Jane, in front of Will and Jada when the situation soon turned ugly.

A new angle from the 2022 Oscars has viewers asking even more questions about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. In footage taken from the floor of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Jada Pinkett Smith appears to laugh at her husband’s scuffle with the comedian.

slapped Chris Rock on the stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. In a statement, the Academy did not give any details about who made the request or how, but it did say that Smith refused to leave his seat.

New details have emerged surrounding the question of why Will Smith wasn’t removed from the 94th Academy Awards following his viral smacking of Chris Rock. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday's Oscar ceremony after striking Rock but, they claim, he refused to do so. "Jada, ‘GI Jane 2,’ I can’t wait to see it," Rock said on stage in front of the Oscars audience, including to an unhappy Pinkett Smith.  The actress has been publicly outspoken about how she deals with alopecia – an autoimmune condition that causes hair loss.

Los Angeles police visited the home of Will Smith on Tuesday (March 29), just two days after the actor slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. A patrol car was snapped entering through the gates of Will’s mansion in Calabasas around 2 pm, as seen in photos here.

that resulted in a slap from Will Smith.Moments after the comic made the “G.I. Jane” joke, a clip surfaced from Rock’s 2009 documentary “Good Hair” showing the comedian with interior designer Sheila Bridges, 57, who details her struggles with alopecia, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Political commentary? The fallout from Will Smith and Chris Rock‘s drama at the 2022 Oscars has made its way to the White House.

A heavy moment. Willow Smith subtly weighed in after her father, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock in the face at the 2022 Oscars.

Not like him? Will Smith‘s mother, Caroline Bright, is addressing her son’s behavior at the 2022 Oscars — and she’s just as surprised as the rest of the world.

Will Smith's mother, Carolyn Smith, has jumped to the defence of her son after he hit Chris Rock during the Academy Awards. The 85-year-old opened up in an interview with ABC6 News and insisted his actions were completely out of character. MORE: Serena Williams speaks out after Will Smith's public apology Will stunned the audience at the Oscars when he walked up on stage and slapped the presenter in the face after he made a joke about the nominee's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss. WATCH: Will Smith assaults Chris Rock at the OscarsBut Carolyn stands by her son and says it's like nothing she has ever seen before from him. "He is a very even, people-person," she said. "That's the first time I’ve ever seen him go off.