Chris Rock Was Never Asked If He Wanted Will Smith Removed From Oscars Post-Slap: Sources

Two planned changes to National Insurance hikes coming into force today will leave millions of people worse off.

Vladimir Putin of trying to starve Ukraine into submission after his initial military assault has stalled.Russian forces launched their invasion plans in late February and have been held back by brave Ukrainian forces, resulting in the Kremlin changing tactics.Speaking to a special meeting at Ireland’s parliament, he said: "This night, our territory was again hit by Russian missiles. They are destroying things that are sustaining livelihoods to people."They also have blocked all of our sea ports, together with the vessels that had already agricultural cargoes for exports."Why are they doing this? Because for them hunger is a weapon against us, ordinary people as an instrument of domination”.In the strategically-important city of Mariupol — where some 170,000 people are believed to be trapped by the Russian siege — food had virtually run out by March 13 with no aid convoys managing to get through since then.

Jennifer Lopez, 52, looked so stylish on a stroll with her 14-year-old daughter Emme on April 5. The “Dance Again” hitmaker rocked a floral maxi dress that’s perfect for the spring season. She ventured around Culver City, California in a pair of nude heels and round sunglasses, while carrying a yellow crochet bag. J.Lo kept her wavy brunette hair in an up-do for the outdoor outing.

NICOLE Scherzinger stunned fans as she transformed into a blonde bombshell for a new photo shoot. The singer, 43, looked incredible with the layered platinum blonde locks as she posed seriously in a white bathrobe.

The sweetest! Former Bachelor star Sean Lowe has no shortage of wonderful things to say about his wife, Catherine Giudici.

Billy Crystal called Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards "an assault." The nine-time Oscars host spoke about the "disturbing incident" during an appearance on "Back on the Record" with Bob Costas on HBO Max. Smith slapped Rock in the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. "It was a most disturbing incident, for sure," Crystal told Costas.

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks) and his producers Jordan Monsanto of SmodCo and David Shapiro of Semkhor have partnered with Secret Network’s Legendao to launch NFTs of their horror anthology, KillRoy Was Here. Smith’s film will be the first in history released in this format, expanding the possibilities of what NFTs can provide in a quickly evolving entertainment business.

Will Smith is facing another major humiliation as the man who bedded wife Jada is poised to sign a six-figure book deal to tell-all. The actor has been making headlines all week - after hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars. Jada Pinkett Smith was the subject of a joke from the comedian at the Academy Awards.

ITV's This Morning programme were left split by a guest’s story about cloning her beloved cat to create a new version. Mourning the loss of a pet can occasionally feel like the death of a family member, and when Kelly Anderson's cat Chai died unexpectedly, she took the radical step of getting her cloned.Cloning is the process of creating a genetically identical copy of an organism, meaning that when Kelly decided to use the procedure, she was left with a new cat that shared the DNA of her old one.Introducing the animal lover on today’s (April 6) show, Dermot O’Leary explained that Kelly had forked out $25,000 (roughly £19,000) to clone her cat Chai.“Chai was the closest thing that I had to a soul mate,” Kelly remembered.

Erik ten Hag will have to create a united spirit and siege mentality if he is succeed as Manchester United's next permanent manager.

Here’s a big truth, sometimes, particular hits are region-specific. That’s very true of “The Railway Children,” a big hit in the U.K.

Sean Penn does not trust Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity for “a lot of reasons.”

Vladimir Putin's troops are woefully underprepared for their invasion of Ukraine and have resorted to drinking from ponds filled with dead frogs. Since Putin's remarkable act of aggression in invading Ukraine, things have gone from bad to worse for his invading forces.According to Russian conscripts on the frontline, many have been given 19th-century rifles and been ordered to draw enemy fire. Fighters in the Donbas region have said they were shipped out to Ukraine with no food or water, no training and completely subpar equipment.

Liverpool that Manchester City will do everything in their power to end their quadruple dream.The Premier League giants clash in a title decider at the Etihad this weekend before meeting again in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley six days later. City head into Sunday's League showdown just one point ahead of Jurgen Klopp's men, who they could also meet in the Champions League final at the end of the season.Stones insists City will block out all the hype ahead of this weekend's titanic clash and focus on themselves.

Facing the future. After receiving major backlash for slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, Will Smith is worried about what will happen to his career from here.

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Emmerdale fans will be on the edge of their seats as Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) takes to the stand in court and puts on the performance of a lifetime. But just when you thought she couldn’t stoop any lower, Meena has a last minute plan up her sleeve - and it sounds like she’s leaving her most evil act until last. Emmerdale writer Sharon Marshall appeared on This Morning to tease what is to come in upcoming episodes, as Meena tries to convice the jury she is innocent of murder.

On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin ordered an unprovoked . In the several weeks that have followed, there has been heavy shelling and rocket attacks, with several cities under siege or destroyed, and countless lives lost. The a strong defense, troops in some cities, but at the time of publishing, the country remains under intense bombardment. I have been photographing conflicts since I was 27—more than 12 years now.

National Insurance payments have increased for millions of workers across the UK today. The money raised by the 1.25 percentage point increase will be spent on the NHS, health and social care in the UK.

repeating his desire for COVID-19 austerity, but there was once a time that his jokes were so off-color and insensitive that Magic Johnson wanted to “hit” him.Johnson goes over this in his upcoming Apple TV+ docuseries, “They Call Me Magic”, which debuts on April 22 and was covered by Variety.The former Lakers great’s issues with Stern are discussed within the context of “The Magic Hour”, an ill-fated syndicated talk show that Johnson hosted in 1998 that was universally panned.Stern was apparently particularly merciless in mocking the show on his radio program, and Johnson’s producers responded by booking him as a guest.Stern opened his appearance by telling Johnson that he was a great basketball player but his talk show needed work. “The thing you need to work on, in my estimation, seriously, is you’ve got to stop trying to talk like the white man,” Stern told Johnson. “It’s the truth.”Stern said Johnson was being coached to be “anti-ebonics”.“I say, let it fly,” Stern declared.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios, Screenplay, Disney Plus Hotstar Pact for “Doctor Foster” Indonesian AdaptationBBC Studios property “Doctor Foster” is being adapted by Screenplay Films for Disney Plus Hotstar in Indonesia. “Doctor Foster” is the story of a doctor whose life implodes when she uncovers her husband’s infidelity. The show title in Indonesia will be “Mendua” (Between Two Hearts) and Pritagita Arianegara (“Surga yang Tak Dirindukan 3”) will direct.