Celebrities React to Dave Chappelle Being Attacked by Netflix Festival Audience Member: Chris Rock, Howie Mandel and More

Will Smith at the Oscars. He appeared on stage on Thursday (12 May) at the Royal Albert Hall for his London show. It was the first of four shows Rock will be hosting.The show was part of his Ego Death comedy tour, Chris opened telling his 5,000 audience members: “I’m okay, if anyone was wondering.

Oscars have set a date for their 2023 ceremony – see all you need to know below.After this year’s Academy Awards, which hit headlines following Will Smith’s notorious onstage slap of Chris Rock, the Oscars will return next year on March 12 and take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.The submission deadline for general entry categories will be November 15 this year, with preliminary shortlists being announced on December 21.Voting for nominations will then take place on the week of January 12-17, 2023 after the eligibility period ends on New Year’s Eve.The nominations for the 2023 Oscars will then be revealed on January 24 next year, with final voting taking place in the week before the ceremony (March 2-7).In an incident that has since gone down in history, Smith struck Rock onstage during the Academy Awards ceremony this March following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head.Following numerous apologies over the incident, the actor resigned from the Academy. He was later banned from all Academy events for 10 years.Jada Pinkett Smith has said her family have been “focusing on deep healing” following her husband’s altercation with Rock.Jada originally shared a post on Instagram seemingly in response to the incident, writing: “This is the season of healing and I’m here for it.”Then, as her show Red Table Talk returned on Wednesday (April 20), a message was displayed on the screen promising to share more information about their family’s “healing” at a later date.The message read: “Considering all that has happened in the last few weeks, the Smith family has been focusing on deep healing.

Chris Rock pulled out yet another joke about The Slap at the Oscars from Will Smith!

Chris Rock is apparently showing which side he’s leaning toward in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial.

Chris Rock appears to be siding with Johnny Depp in the defamation trial against his ex wife Amber Heard.

He’s got jokes. Chris Rock‘s Oscars incident with Will Smith continues to be topic of conversation — and even the comedian is not afraid to find the humor in the situation.

joked that he finally regained his hearing following the slap from Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.MORE: Chris Rock’s mom shares heartbreaking reaction to Will Smith slapping sonSpeaking on stage in London, Chris addressed the incident and joked about the lasting effects of the assault which shocked the world. "I'm okay, if anybody was wondering," Chris shared.

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.

Wanda Sykes was one of the three co-hosts of the 2022 Oscars and she’s opening up about Will Smith‘s on-stage slap, a month and a half after the controversial moment.

Wanda Sykes still isn’t over Will Smith slapping Chris Rock.

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.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJean Smart and her “Hacks” co-stars are under pressure. A lot of pressure.After an award-winning first season of the HBO Max series, they’re back for their sophomore outing.“Season 2 for any show means you have to prove yourself,” Smart told me at the second season premiere earlier this week at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. “It’s like, ‘You gotta now show us that wasn’t just a fluke.’”It wasn’t long after “Hacks” became a critical darling that Smart learned the streamer was green lighting another season.“As soon as I started getting the scripts for Season 2, I was said, ‘Oh, my god.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is asking for feedback from its members on some of the 2022 Oscars’ most controversial aspects, including the decision to pre-record eight artisan categories and debut a fan favorite prize.The survey, obtained by Variety, first asks seven questions about members’ overall experience at the Academy, including what they could improve upon as an organization and how they could make the film industry more inclusive. The second part of the survey focuses completely on this year’s Will Packer-produced ceremony, which was one of the most controversial to date due to Will Smith infamously slapping Chris Rock, as well as the Academy’s decision to cut several artisan categories, including film editing, score and production design, from the live show.

Six-time Daytime Emmy winner Steve Harvey 'lost a lot of respect for' Will Smith after his violent assault against Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on March 27, which he called a 'punk move.'The 65-year-old presenter told attorney Mo Ivory at Georgia State University on April 27 that he's 'very good friends with' the 57-year-old comedian, who cracked a bald joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.'I texted Rock after that and he said, "I'm okay, man. Just trying to work through it,"' Steve recalled.

Two months has passed since the slap that shocked the world and Steve Harvey is finally sharing his opinion. Harvey, 65, attended an event at Georgia State University over the weekend and reportedly called Will Smith’s Oscars slap against Chris Rock a "punk move" which resulted in Harvey losing "a lot of respect for him."  The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported on the event, noting that the "Family Feud" host brought up faith in the discussion.  Steve Harvey addresses Will Smith's 2022 Oscars slap against Chris Rock nearly two months later. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) "I’m a Christian, but I’m really undeveloped," Harvey began.

Just days after Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón's office declined to file felony charges against Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker, Isaiah Lee, Gascón stood in front of media members to "clear up" what he described as "a substantial level of misinformation and misunderstanding concerning the Dave Chappelle case." "In the city of L.A. as it is the case with nine other cities in the county, which amounts for about 50% of the population of the county – we have city prosecutors that handle misdemeanors," Gascón said on Tuesday.

There’s a new update about the man arrested for attacking Dave Chappelle.

A Tribute To Bob Saget will premiere on June 10.The date was revealed during the Netflix Is A Joke festival (via Deadline), with the film set to celebrate the late comedian and actor’s life with friends and family.The special was filmed at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood following Saget’s death aged 65 on January 9, featuring guests Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, John Mayer, Jeff Ross and Full House co-star John Stamos.Saget was found dead by authorities in a Florida hotel room, the day after he had performed a stand-up comedy set in Jacksonville. It was confirmed in February he died as a result of head trauma.A statement shared by Saget’s family read: “[Authorities] have concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep.”Stamos paid tribute to Saget following his death at the time, writing: “I am broken.

The request by Dave Chappelle's alleged attacker to have his bail reduced was denied on Tuesday. Isaiah Lee, 23, appeared in court Tuesday, according to FOX 11. His lawyer requested that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Armenui Amy Ashvanian release Lee on his own recognizance, City News Service reported.

Steve Harvey is the latest celeb to speak out about the Will Smith and Chris Rock Oscars altercation, two months after the televised encounter.

Hollyoaks, has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. ‘Hollyoaks’ star Abi PhillipsPhillips, known for playing Liberty Savage on the popular soap, shared the news with followers on Instagram on Monday 9 May.