Will Smith Says 'It Feels Beautiful' to Be Recognized for His Work in 'King Richard' (Exclusive)

E! News, “I don’t even know what to say about the Oscars. I have no jokes about it. All I can say is that, I don’t know if you saw this, but Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.

competing for the various Best Actor prizes. However, the two have remained friendly, with Smith even opening up about the sincere message Washington gave him at the SAG Awards. Given their closeness, it’s no surprise that the King Richard star revealed during his Oscars speech that Washington spoke to him after he slapped Chris Rock.

Bill Maher weighed in on the Oscars slap, sharing his view of Will Smith’s open-handed smack across the face of Chris Rock due to an unfortunate “G.I. Jane” joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.

Denzel Washington is opening up about the night Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.The star attended a leadership summit for author and bishop T.D. Jakes on Saturday in Washington, D.C., where the discussion pivoted from the Oscar-winning actor's lifelong career in Hollywood and his faith to what transpired between the star and the comedian.«Well, there's a saying, 'When the devil ignores you, then you know you're doing something wrong.' The devil goes, 'Oh no, leave him alone, he's my favorite.' Conversely, when the devil comes at you, maybe it's because he's trying to do something right. And for whatever reason the devil got ahold of that circumstance that night,» said Washington via .Washington, who along with Tyler Perry comforted Smith following the confrontation, also added that he held a prayer with Smith following the incident.«Fortunately there were people there,» Washington said.

Jaden Smith is keeping his head up in the wake of his father, Will Smith, resigning from the Academy after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke about his wife — and Jaden’s mother —Jada Pinkett Smith. The young star, 23, was spotted enjoying some retail therapy in New York City with his new girlfriend Sab Zada. The couple was all smiles as they took in the Big Apple offerings, with Jaden rocking a paint-splattered jacket and Sab wearing a multi-colored coat to match her pink-hued hair.

Denzel Washington is breaking his silence about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage during last weekend’s Oscars.

Jordan Moreau After consoling Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, Denzel Washington has now spoken publicly about what happened at last Sunday’s awards show.Washington attended author and bishop T.D. Jakes’ leadership summit on Saturday morning for a discussion about his career and faith when Jakes asked him about what happened between Smith and Rock at the Oscars.“Well, there’s a saying, ‘When the devil ignores you, then you know you’re doing something wrong.’ The devil goes, ‘Oh no, leave him alone, he’s my favorite.’ Conversely, when the devil comes at you, maybe it’s because he’s trying to do something right.

broke his silence over the slap. Read more: Smith 'asked to leave' Oscars Tony was responding to questions posed on Twitter, including:Do you approve of the apology? - 'No'.

IndieWire about his experience of the ceremony.Alongside sharing details of meeting Zendaya and Al Pacino, Almodóvar wrote that he felt “absolute rejection” at seeing Smith slap Chris Rock onstage. The “King Richard” star hit the comedian following a joke he made at wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s expense.

It’s safe to say the 94th Academy Awards were a roller-coaster for the Smith family — and not just because Will Smith stormed the stage to slap Chris Rock over his joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has said that Will Smith and Chris Rock settled their Oscars feud after the event finished.During yesterday’s (March 27) ceremony, Smith slapped Rock on stage after the comedian made a “joke” about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s baldness – the Matrix actor has been open in the past about suffering with alopecia.When Smith returned to his seat, he could be seen shouting at Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.”Smith was given the Best Actor award shortly afterwards, and apologised to the Academy and his fellow nominees in his acceptance speech.Following the ceremony, however, music mogul Diddy – who was also in attendance – claimed that the feud was “over”.Speaking at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, he told Page Six: “That’s not a problem. That’s over.

Will Smith was "calmed down" by fellow actor Bradley Cooper, 47, at the Oscars ceremony after he smacked presenter Chris Rock across the face, according to reports. Reported by US Weekly and other outlets in America, fellow guests in the live ceremony's audience took the opportunity during the commercial break to try and calm the 53 year old father-of-two down. A Star is Born star actor Bradley was seen approaching the married father-of-two and placing his hands on his shoulders.

Will Smith got up on stage at The Oscars and slapped presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head.The shocking scenes unfolded when comedian Chris, 57, teased Jada over her look, as he said he couldn't wait to see her in the next "G.I. Jane" movie.The 50 year old actress has alopecia and has been open with her hair loss struggles since 2018.

Will Smith is an Oscar winner! Following a bit of controversy at Sunday's 94th Academy Awards, the 53-year-old actor took home the Best Actor statuette for his role as Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, in .The four-time nominee beat out Javier Bardem (), Benedict Cumberbatch (), Andrew Garfield () and Denzel Washington () to secure the win.During his acceptance speech, an emotional Smith seemed to address the shocking scuffle he had earlier in the show after Chris Rock leveled a joke at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. He began by saying, «Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and be in this world… I'm being called on in my life to love people, and to protect people, and to be a river to my people. I know to do what we do, you gotta be able to take abuse and you gotta be able to have people talk crazy about you.

has won the Oscar for Best Actor at the 2022 Academy Awards moments after he punched Chris Rock in a dramatic on-stage scene.He scored the award for his career-making turn in “King Richard.”“Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” he said, moments after the wild scene.“In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and be in this world. Making this film, I got to protect Aunjanue Ellis, who was one of the most strongest, most delicate people I ever met. I got to protect Saniyya (Sidney) and Demi (Singleton), the two actresses that played Venus and Serena.

Will Smith confronted Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars 2022 as the guest presenter made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.Rock appeared at the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre tonight (March 27), at which both Smith and Pinkett Smith were present, to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Godfather.During his appearance, Rock commented that he couldn’t wait to see Pinkett Smith in “G.I. Jane 2”, alluding to her bald head.

Editor’s note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can’t-miss episodes of ongoing series each week. 1. Oscars: After three years without a host, the Academy Awards are tripling down with Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall set to take the stage and guide the 94th Oscar show which is promising to be one of the most entertaining ever, including musical performances from Beyonce, Reba McEntire, Billie Eilish, Sebastian Yatra, and more. Also expect a lavish production number of the smash hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”  from Encanto. Top nominees include Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Jessica Chastain, Nicole Kidman, Kristen Stewart, Steven Spielberg and many more. With a Best Picture winner still in doubt from a strong field of contenders, almost anything can happen and history may be made. After Covid affected last year’s stripped down telecast you can expect the Oscars to turn up the fashion heat on the red carpet as well as Hollywood’s biggest night hopefully returns to the kind of glamour and excitement it is known for. The theme for this year is “Movie Lovers Unite” , and producer Will Packer is promising a show that delivers that message on many levels even with the sidelined categories controversy. — Pete HammondMarch 27, ABC, 5:00PM PT/8:00PM ET. Red Carpet Pre Show hosted by Vanessa Hudgens, Terrence J, & Brandon Maxwell airs 3:30PM PT/6:30 ET.