“I’m going to try to do a show tonight without offending nobody. I’m going to try my best, because you never know who might get triggered,” Rock said as he opened his set from Baltimore. “People always say words hurt … anybody who says words hurt has never been punched in the face.” After that quick apparent reference to …
As seen by millions, if not billions, the comic was left stunned after Will Smith laid the smackdown on him live on the Oscars 2022 telecast in one of the most infamous occurrences in television history. A joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett is what set off a chain of events (and sayings) that are forever etched into the consciousness of Pop culture (“keep …
Chris Rock has spoken for the first time about Will Smith slapping him across the face during the 2022 Academy Awards while workshopping material for his forthcoming live Netflix special. In preparation for his upcoming special, Selective Outrage, the comedian reportedly talked about the incident that dominated much of the headlines last year during a January set in Charleston, South …
This award season is like so many others in so many respects. Per usual, there’s a drama from a veteran director that’s getting lots of buzz and reaffirming why certain legendary filmmakers are legends. There’s an indie that’s come out of nowhere to become more of an award-season juggernaut than anyone expected. But an unfortunate norm of typical award seasons …
“It’s a scary time to have an opinion or to say the wrong thing or to make controversial art or statements or thoughts or anything,” says Zoë Kravitz Zoë Kravitz is reflecting on comments she made about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face at the 2022 Academy Awards. In her cover story for WSJ. Magazine’s Fall 2022 …
CHRIS ROCK ISN’T READY TO TALK YET, BUT WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH WILL ONCE HE IS. Following Will Smith’s Oscars Slap with Chris Rock, the emotions lasted longer than the actual incident. After four months, Will Smith has finally broken his silence on the tense moment that took place on the night of March 27. In a five-minute …
When Will Smith and Martin Lawrence signed up for Bad Boys for Life, they meant it. And despite Smith’s current status as movie star non grata, Lawrence says that detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey will ride again. In a new interview with Ebony, Lawrence brushed off the notion that their action-packed buddy-cop franchise might come to an end …
After the infamous Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars incident, projects tied to Smith’s name have stalled. Netflix’s Fast And Loose, which was slated to star the actor, has halted production indefinitely. And while the rest of the film industry has distanced itself from the King Richard star, Martin Lawrence is reassuring fans that Smith and Lawrence are Bad Boys …
Recently, a new season of David Letterman’s ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction’ surfaced on Netflix. This season finds Letterman speaking to various entertainers and artists like Cardi B, Ryan Reynolds, Billie Eilish, and Will Smith. According to reports, the interview with Smith and Letterman took place before Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards. However, the actor …
“I get emotional,” Wanda Sykes told audience members of the Oscars slap incident, while performing a comedy show in Orlando, Florida Wanda Sykes is still processing Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap. While on a comedy tour stop in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday evening, the comedian said that she remains unsettled after Smith slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards …
