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Will Smith shockingly slapped Chris Rock while he was presenting an award at the Oscars four months ago, fans have been itching to know what will come of the actor's career.MORE: Will Smith hailed a 'hero' as he shares video of terrifying encounter during family timeThe star's unexpected downfall came ironically right at the peak of his career, having won his very first Oscar for his role in King Richard the very same night.Though he remained largely silent about the altercation, he recently returned to social media with a video in which he discussed the now infamous Oscar night, and apologized to all of those involved.WATCH: A glimpse into Will and Jada's marriageMORE: Will Smith jokes about difficulty of returning to social media after Oscars slapDespite his apology, Variety reported on 18 August that according to their Intelligence Platform from Q Scores, which is "the longtime industry standard for quantifying celebrities' star power and appeal," his numbers and reputations tanked following the slap.Now Will finds himself in murky waters, having been headed towards a year full of even more career accomplishments, and having had plenty of projects in production, both as an actor and as a producer, thanks to his production company, Overbrook Entertainment.Currently, the Aladdin lead has nearly fifty projects in development, and their status ranges from pre-production to script or simply announced.A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith)Will returned to social media with a five minute apology videoIn the coming year, he is also set to host a yet to be titled comedy special with Netflix, of which the plot reads: "Will Smith presents his first comedy variety special, which includes surprise celebrity guests, comedic

Al Roker turned 68 on Saturday and the beloved weatherman shared a glimpse of his joyous surprise birthday celebrations.MORE: Al Roker continues to prepare for life-changing moment involving son NickTaking to Instagram, the weather anchor posted a carousel of upbeat snaps documenting the 'wonderful' family event organised by his wife, Deborah Roberts.WATCH: Al Roker's rise to fameIn one photo, Al revealed the birthday dinner menu which featured an array of gourmet dishes including Spanish mackerel, pici pasta, apple upside-down cake and a bespoke elderflower cocktail.MORE: Al Roker shares unexpected video for daughter revealing unfortunate health diagnosisMORE: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts mourn heartbreaking loss of her sisterIn other snaps, a beaming Al could be seen enjoying his special meal surrounded by his nearest and dearest. The TV star enjoyed a surprise birthday mealHe captioned his photos: "#Aboutlastnight @debrobertsabc arranged a wonderful family #surprisebirthdaydinner at the fabulous @wmfarmerandsons in #hudsonny."Al's fans raced to the comment section to heap praise on the star, with one writing: "Happy Birthday, Al! I bet you had a lovely time!" whilst a second remarked: "Looks like a wonderful birthday celebration and I wish you a very blessed, healthy year ahead!" Gushing over the food, a third penned: "That menu looks AMAZING! If there were leftovers, pls ship them here please and thank you," and a fourth added: "Looks absolutely dreamy!! @debrobertsabc nailed it!! Glad you had a wonderful birthday - you deserve it!"Al's birthday celebrations come after he shared an impressive health milestone.

Ramona Singer appeared to be having the time of her life as she spent a day out in the sun in The Hamptons on Saturday. The Real Housewives Of New York City star, 65, donned a vibrant pink and blue ensemble for her eventful outing. The TV personality has starred in a total of 13 seasons of The Real Housewives, and is the only person to have done so in the entire franchise.   Fun in the sun! Ramona Singer, 65, flaunted her fit physique as she spent a day out in The Hamptons for a party earlier on SaturdayThe businesswoman showed off her fit summer body in a hot pink, strapless bodysuit with a large floral, fabric embellishment on the front. She wore a vibrant blue wrap skirt for an additional pop of color for her party look for the day. The reality TV star uploaded a post onto her Instagram, where she posed with entrepreneur and media influencer, Julie Macklowe. Ramona wrote a short caption to her snap, typing out that she attended a, 'Barbie & Ken Party!!' She added a pink bow emoji at the end.   Party time: The TV personality appeared to be in high spirits at she attended the 'Barbie & Ken' party in The Hamptons with friend, Julie Macklowe  Beautiful: The businesswoman and author was all smiles as she posed for a few photos at the summer event The author slipped into a pair of stylish wedge heels with white straps for a finishing touch to her ensemble. Ramona accessorized her look with pink, heart-shaped sunglasses to coincide with the color scheme of her outfit. In an interview with Us Weekly, the star discussed the importance of always carrying fashionable shades in the big apple.

Hilaria Baldwin's daughter Carmen Gabriela was the spitting image of her mom while sporting a glamorous makeup look while celebrating, her upcoming ninth birthday.As the eldest child of Hilaria and actor Alec Baldwin prepared to turn another year older, her 38-year-old mother shared some sweet snaps of her little girl with both her parents during a family dinner. 'Starting the bday celebrations 2 days early!' the What's One More podcast host, who is  pregnant with her seventh child, captioned an image on her Instagram Story.  Adorable: Hilaria Baldwin's daughter Carmen Gabriela was the spitting image of her mom while sporting a glamorous makeup look while celebrating, her upcoming ninth birthdayIn the snap, Carmen can be seen sporting a bright red lipstick, a heavy sweeping of blush and bold metallic smokey grey eyeshadow.  Later, Hilaria revealed the budding fashionista 'raided' her shoe closet with a picture of the elementary school student rocking her high heels.The mom-of-six went on to praise her daughter's posing skills and flamenco dance moves before sharing additional images of Carmen experimenting with press-on nails. Just like mom! Later, Hilaria revealed the budding fashionista 'raided' her shoe closet with a picture of the elementary school student rocking her high heels  Having fun: The mom-of-six went on to praise her daughter's posing skills and flamenco dance moves before sharing additional images of Carmen experimenting with press-on nails 'She did a shoe change and lost one of the press on nails in my closet.

Virgil van Dijk was caught doing a Liam Gallagher impression as Jadon Sancho put Manchester United ahead during their 2-1 win over Liverpool on Monday night.The Dutchman is undoubtedly one of the best defenders around, but fans were bewildered when he decided not to close Sancho down on the edge of the box, choosing instead to stay rooted to the spot with his arms behind his back, mimicking the iconic on-stage pose of former Oasis front man Gallagher."Why was Van Dijk just standing there like he's the singer in Oasis when he could've moved forward to block Sancho's shot?" one fan tweeted, while another said: "Van Dijk looking like he's about to sing Wonderwall there."READ MORE: James Milner 'roasts' Virgil van Dijk and fans can't get enough of Liverpool beef"VVD looked like a s*** Oasis tribute act for that goal," a third wrote.Fans on social media weren't the only ones perplexed by Van Dijk's antics. James Milner, who had thrown himself at Sancho's dummied shot moments earlier, was seen screaming at his team-mate as United celebrated, appearing to tell him he should've "got out" to the United forward to block the strike.Marcus Rashford doubled United's lead in the second half and although Mo Salah grabbed a late goal for the visitors, it wasn't enough to stop Erik ten Hag's side registering their first points of the season.If Van Dijk is Liam Gallagher then which Liverpool player is Noel? Let us know in the comments section below.Having failed to win any of their opening three matches, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool find themselves in 16th place.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean pop-culture fest KCON LA wrapped up an in-person edition on Sunday with a second multi-act concert that largely filled Los Angeles’ Crypto.com arena.The mania for Korean culture seemed barely diminished by the COVID hiatus, during which time the genre’s digital natives gathered virtually and KCON morphed into KCON:TACT.The seamless flow between fandom’s online and offline iterations was a dominant feature of the convention, held in person for the first time since 2019. And organizers Monday confirmed that the three-day convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center attracted more than 90,000 real world visitors, plus a further 7.17 million worldwide via video streaming. “The Asian American community, they existed 12 years ago [when KCON started].

Thania Garcia Florida rapper Rod Wave earns his second No. 1 album with the debut of his fourth studio effort, “Beautiful Mind,” which tops the Billboard 200 chart with 115,000 equivalent album units.Meanwhile, topping this week’s Billboard Hot 100 is Nicki Minaj’s Rick James-interpolating “Super Freaky Girl,” which earns the rapper her first No. 1 as a solo artist.

Read more: Popular UK waterpark shuts after 'mystery illness' left 20 violently sickProf Nolan said: “I’ve spoken to the people who are about to come out and whistle-blow on it.“There’s been an active cover-up.’’ He added that a “light has finally been shone” on the perpetrators. Proposed new laws currently before US Congress will pave the way for open hearings into UFO sightings where witnesses will get their chance to give evidence under oath.

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Television has re-upped the deal for Milo Ventimiglia and Russ Cundiff’s DiVide Pictures, the company behind the studio’s drama The Company You Keep, headlined by the This Is Us alum. The drama just received a series order by ABC.

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Costner’s latest venture to the western frontier continues to build on its ensemble cast as sources tell Deadline Luke Wilson has boarded Horizon, a new western epic that Costner is starring in and directing. Costner will also produce through his Territory Pictures Inc. and also penned the script with Jon Baird. Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington and Jamie Campbell Bower are also on board to star in the pic. Warner Bros./New Line have partnered on the project.

The number of Covid infections among Los Angeles-area Google employees nearly doubled over the weekend, according to the count on the county’s official Covid workplace outbreak site.

lockdown found himself accused of child abuse after Google flagged the images.In February 2021 Mark, a stay-at-home dad from San Francisco, California, became concerned when his son complained of a painful swelling in his groin.With lockdown still in effect, Mark’s wife made a video call to the family doctor’s surgery. She spoke to a nurse who asked her to send a few photos to help the doctor make a diagnosis. READ MORE: Google to hand over video footage from your home to police without your permissionShe did so, and the doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics that cleared up the infection fairly quickly.But that was just the beginning of Mark’s problems.

Elon Musk has subpoenaed Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey in the lawsuit between the social media platform and the billionaire Tesla founded that once wanted to buy it.

EXCLUSIVE: Doreen Calderon (Loot, Riverdale) has joined the cast of Fatal Attraction, the upcoming Paramount+ series that reimagines the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film.

History was made at HBO with the debut of House of the Dragon. The Game of Thrones prequel drew 9.986 million viewers across linear and HBO Max platforms in the U.S. Sunday, the largest audience for any new original series in the history of pay cabler.

The Chase viewers were left absolutely floored after one contestant had an extreme reaction during the final chase.Bradley Walsh was joined by a final team of three contestants who were hoping to win a top cash prize against Chaser Jenny Ryan.They reached the final round with an impressive £11,000 and fans of the ITV show were on the edge of their seats as they went up against the brainiac.READ MORE: The Chase's Bradley Walsh teases unusual skincare routine leaving fans speechlessThe team answered a whopping 24 questions correctly and their prize fund would mean they would take home just over £3,600 each.Jenny was good but not good enough as she stumbled on a few questions.She tried to beat them but was pushed back and still had eight questions to go, with just one second to spare.The timer buzzed and The Vixen’s time was up, much to Nathan’s obvious delight.Upon realising that his hard work wasn’t in vain, Nathan began jumping up and down and screaming whilst his teammates hugged each other.Bradley and Jenny looked on in amazement as he screeched before turning around and embracing his co-stars.After he had calmed down, he was left red faced and apologised to the studio but Bradley saw the funny side and couldn’t stop laughing.Fans on Twitter absolutely loved his reaction and tweeted out their praise for his hard work.One keen fan wrote: “Nathan was a tad excited then! What a final performance,” before adding laughing faces and clapping emojis.Another typed: “Well done contestants and brilliant performance and reaction by Nathan. I don’t think I’d have reacted any differently.

Maisie Smith has left fans in a hot sweat as she shared a video with fans wearing a barely-there bikini.The 21-year-old actress has recently enjoyed a lavish trip abroad.She documented her holiday online with fans by sharing various snaps and videos on social media.READ NEXT: Maisie Smith 'dating Strictly co-star Max George as pair spotted snogging on plane'In one TikTok video, Maisie can be seen wearing a minuscule purple metallic bikini.She tied up her signature locks up in a bun as she lathered her body in sun location.The former EastEnders star wrote on her video: "Do u really spend all holiday sunbathing even tho you've never caught a tan in your life?"In the background, ABBA's hit I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do can ben heard playing as a hilarious response to her question.She captioned the clip: "And thats why gingers use st tropez x"The post has racked up over 81,000 likes and over 480 TikTok users left a comment.One fan gushed: "wow how fit are you OMG STUNNING"Another added: "Ur beautiful."A third person posted: "Gorgeous."While a fourth social media user said: "absolutely fire girl hands down hottest girl on the planet."Strictly Come Dancing star Maisie was issued a warning from fans as she shared snaps from her trip away.She shared a gorgeous photograph of herself looking out over a harbour wearing a figure-hugging white sundress and a large white straw sunhat.Captioning her post, she wrote: "A wild ginger in the sun; a deadly mix."And judging from the remarks that followed, fans seemed to agree with her statement.Heading straight to the comment section, one person wrote: "Watch that beautiful skin, look after it now and it will look amazing later on in life.

Erik ten Hag dropped a F bomb live on air as he praised Manchester United 's players following their win over Liverpool.

Police have issued an urgent appeal to help find a man who went missing in the early hours of this morning (August 22). Daniel, from Salford, was last seen in Manchester city centre just after 1am.

A mother whose son had his phone knocked out of his hand by Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken out after he allegedly phoned her vowing to fight any legal case.

Marcus Rashford has admitted that the energy Manchester United displayed from the first whistle was the key to helping them record their first victory of the season against Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday night.