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Many fans were left shocked after Will Smith smacked comedian Chris Rock live on stage in the face at the Oscars last night.

Strictly Come Dancing after an incredible eight year run on the BBC competition.The dancer, who danced with Dragons' Den star Sara Davies in the 2021 series of the show, issued a lengthy statement on his Instagram to break the news to devastated fans.He penned: "On a beautiful sunny day in May 2013 one phone call changed my life forever!"It went like this... We would like to offer you a position on @bbcstrictly as a professional dancer.

The Mirror. Read more: Watch Oscars shock as Will Smith appears to hit Chris Rock after joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairResponding to the similar claims of everlasting love she'd made in the past, Katie said: "They just don't know me as a person, they just judge me by the media and that's what’s really sad. A lot has happened to me, a lot has happened to most people in their lives.

Little baby Layke was born at the start of March at just 34 weeks weighing 3. 14lbs, with the Port Talbot model and reality TV star posting about her arrival on Instagram. READ MORE: Welsh Big Brother star Lateysha Grace gives birth to baby girlBut while at home with the newborn she became concerned, saying: “Layke kept doing this thing between feeds where she would just hold her breath and I would be like what the hell," the panicked mum said.

Mia khalifa has shared a hilarious optical illusion on Instagram making it look like her feet have tripled in size. The OnlyFans model has recently been posting videos and photos on to the social media app to show off her "girl's trip" away.Her snaps included her raunchily standing in a heated pool and lounging happily in the sun.

Rob Cross thought he was home and dry against Gerwyn Price at the weekend - only to be told he had miscalculated the number of legs required to win the game. To make matters worse, he then went on to lose the tie after being 6-2 up.

The report added that if Chris changed his mind at a later date, the LAPD would be able to complete an “investigative report".Following the incident, actors Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry were seen consoling Will. The Fresh Prince actor then went on to win an Oscar for his role in King Richard and apologised on stage for his previous actions. This, however, wasn’t the first time that Chris has made a joke about Jada publicly. Will and Jada previously boycotted the Oscars in 2016, as it was the second year in a row that no black actors were nominated for an award. Chris previously joked: “Jada Pinkett Smith boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties - I wasn’t invited!”He then went on to poke fun at Will’s films.He said: “It’s not fair that Will was this good and didn’t get nominated. “It’s also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for Wild Wild West!"

elieve me, if I’d met Paul McCartney I would know about it!"The Kooks star spoke exclusively to Daily Star about the hilarious moment he bumped into Sir Paul at the pub, as well as meditation, pre-show tequila rituals, and his band's "euphoric" new album.It comes as The Kooks prepare to release their "euphoric" sixth studio record, 10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark, which drops July 22.Pritchard's epic pub tale came to pass when he was eating next to fashion mogul Stella McCartney, who offered to introduce Luke to her famous dad - and it's since become his "all time favourite" celeb anecdote.He said: "My favourite [celebrity interaction] which really cracked me up was when I met Paul McCartney. Randomly, it was really nice, in my old local pub… I was eating with my friend and Stella McCartney was next to us. "And I’d met her once before or something and we just end up having a meal together and she was like ‘Oh do you want to come to a gig?’ and it was her brother’s gig.

Do you think Azarenka was disrespectful for walking off the court? Let us know in the comments section Fruhvirtova, who is ranked at No.279, has been the revelation of the tournament after beating Elise Mertens in the second round.And Fruhvirtova looked set to beat Azarenka before she stormed off the court.

Sir Kenneth Branagh has won the best original screenplay Oscar for Belfast, becoming emotional as he reflected on his journey to Academy Awards success. Sir Kenneth has notched up eight Oscar nominations over four decades of acting, writing and directing, spanning seven different award categories, itself a record, but until this year had always come away empty-handed.

The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Frank Ocean and more all recorded some of their finest work.The chosen artists will complete a two-day recording process with guidance from Hannah V, a Gold-selling record producer and songwriter who has worked alongside Stormzy, JP Cooper, Yola and more, as well as a team of Abbey Road experts.DHL FAST-TRACK is a music initiative created in collaboration with Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music-based entertainment company, and aims to shine a spotlight on rising emerging artists, with both companies offering their local and global expertise to support and uplift musicians.To apply, artists must record a 1 minute video performance of an original piece of music, and post the video publicly on their Instagram, tagging @dhlexpress and using the hashtag #FASTTRACKSessions. The winning artists will be selected by a panel that includes Hannah V as well as NME’s Commissioning Editor (New Music), Thomas Smith, who will be judging the entries both on the performance of their work, as well as future potential.The competition is open to artists and bands from the United Kingdom only, and artists must be available to attend the recording sessions between April 26 – 29, 2022.

Pachinko star Lee Min-ho is set to star in a new K-drama titled Ask The Stars with Gong Hyo-jin.Earlier today (March 28), South Korean news outlet XSportsNews reported that the Pachinko actor has been cast as the male lead of upcoming romantic-comedy Ask The Stars. Joining him will be actress Gong Hyo-jin, who is known for her roles in hits like Jealousy Incarnate (2016) and When The Camellia Blooms (2019).The upcoming series will revolve round an astronaut and tourist, who meet and fall in love while the latter visits a space station.

Twenty Five Twenty One star Nam Joo-hyuk has opened up about his tendency to get stressed out while acting in his projects.In a recent interview with Esquire Korea, the 28-year-old model-turned-actor, who currently stars alongside Kim Tae-ri (Space Sweepers) in the hit tvN and Netflix drama Twenty Five Twenty One, spoke about the difficulties he faces as an actor.“I tend to get really stressed when acting,” Nam shared, as translated by Soompi, adding that he often spends much time thinking about how to bring out the full potential of the scripts he receives. “I end up having fun on set, but I get stressed when I start thinking about the direction I’m taking with acting when I’m at home.”“Whether it’s a scene expressing explosive emotions or a calm scene, they’re both difficult,” Nam continued, adding that he “really felt [stressed]” while working on Twenty Five Twenty One.

Dancing on Ice has been entertaining audiences since it first hit screens in 2006 with a catalogue of stars bravely showcasing their skills on the popular ITV show.Although some contestants give rather shaky performances throughout their time on the programme, many others have pushed boundaries and impressed fans in order to be crowned the winner of their series.While some unlikely candidates manage to make their way to the top.But as the final of this year's series approaches on Sunday March, 27, Daily Star has taken a look back at some of the previous winners and where they are now.Former Coronation Street actress Gaynor Faye was the first-ever celeb to be crowned the winner of Dancing on Ice back in 2006.Gaynor took on the skating challenge alongside her partner Daniel Whiston and was under the watchful eye of judges Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Karen Kresge.After her spectacular win, the star continued acting and landed a role in ITV's Emmerdale where she played the role of Megan Macey from 2012 to 2019.In March 2021, Gaynor appeared in the BBC One drama The Syndicate as Cheryl Armitage.Former Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw was crowned the Dancing on Ice winner in 2008 alongside figure skater Matt Evers.Both of Suzanne's final performances scored a perfect 30/30, which was the first time that score had been given on the programme.Following her Dancing on Ice success, Suzanne continued to work in musical theatre.In 2009, she took part in the tour for The Vagina Monologues throughout the summer alongside actresses Jessie Wallace, Wendi Peters and Sue Holderness.

A Paisley brute who battered his girlfriend in front of children has been jailed.

FORMER Emmerdale and Coronation Street star Hayley Tamaddon has revealed she is no longer with her fiancé Adrian. The 45-year-old announced she is now a single mum to her son Jasper as she celebrates her first Mother’s Day alone – after her life was “turned upside down”. The former Emmerdale star got engaged to estate agent Adrian just weeks after revealing she was pregnant back in 2019.

As they celebrated Mother's Day, Victoria Ekanoye and her mother Candy have been through more than most together. In November former Corrie actress Victoria revealed that she was battling breast cancer.

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 Pachinko, had uploaded as many as 90 photographs of middle-aged and elderly Korean women to his now-deleted blog “Korean Flowers in Bloom” in 2010 and 2011. The blog subsequently began to draw attention after the series premiered last week.Many of the photographs were taken in public areas like metro stations and streets, with the faces of the women left un-pixelated. His posts were also often accompanied by overtly sexual captions, as reported by The Korea Times, and had included comments like “working with such a provocative model, I found it hard to keep myself and my concupiscence under control” and “now we have an excuse to stare directly at her right nipple”.Over the weekend on March 26, Ha apologised for his blog posts through a statement his official website.

CODA star Troy Kotsur's historic awards season run ended like many expected, with the actor becoming the first deaf male actor in history to win an Oscar.The 53-year-old actor, who plays fisherman and patriarch Frank Rossi in the critically-acclaimed Apple film, is only the second deaf actor to win an Oscar, following his CODA co-star Marlee Matlin, who won Best Actress in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God.Kotsur beat outCiaran Hinds (Belfast),Jesse Plemons (The Power Of The Dog),J.K Simmons (Being The Ricardos) andKodi Smitt-McPhee (The Power Of The Dog) for his first Oscar in his first nomination. First:CODA star Troy Kotsur's historic awards season run ended like many expected, with the actor becoming the first deaf male actor in history to win an Oscar Historic:The 53-year-old actor, who plays fisherman and patriarch Frank Rossi in the critically-acclaimed Apple film, is only the second deaf actor to win an Oscar, following his CODA co-star Marlee Matlin, who won Best Actress in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God Nominees:Kotsur beat out Ciaran Hinds (Belfast), Jesse Plemons (The Power Of The Dog), J.K Simmons (Being The Ricardos) and Kodi Smitt-McPhee (The Power Of The Dog) for his first Oscar in his first nominationAs Kotsur made his way to the stage, a number of celebs were seen performing the 'applause' sign in American Sign Language (ASL), where you hold up both arms and twist your hands simultaneously.Ariana DeBose, Tyler Perry, Kotsur's co-star Marlee Matlin, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were seen performing the sign as Kotsur took to the stage to accept the award from presenterYoun Yuh-jung, who won Best Supporting Actress last year for Minari.

Oscars after he slapped comedian Chris Rock, 57, over a joke involving his wife, Jada.