GMB’s Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley clash over Will Smith punching Chris Rock

Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, days after he released an apology for slapping Chris Rock during the Oscars. Smith announced his resignation Friday, saying he had "betrayed the trust of the academy" in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. "I have directly responded to the academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct.

Oscars as he won the award for Best Actor at the star-studded event. But earlier that night, the King Richard actor took to the stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.Jada had shared last year how she had shaved her hair following a battle with alopecia.Following his remark, Will took to the stage and slapped Chris before telling him to not speak his wife’s name.He could be heard shouting from his seat: “Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth.”Denzel, 67, was one of the first people to console Will in the immediate aftermath.Will, who faces disciplinary action from the Academy, announced his resignation from the awards body on Friday (1 April).Denzel has since spoken publicly about the events which took place at the awards ceremony for the first time at a Leadership Summit in Washington DC.During the actor's tearful speech for last Sunday, Will told the audience that Denzel issued him a word of caution, saying: “In your highest moments, be careful; that’s when the devil comes for you.”According to reports, Denzel has since confirmed the comments he made to his pal.“There’s a saying when the devil ignores you, then you know you’re doing something wrong," he explained."The devil goes, ‘Oh, no, leave him alone, he’s my favourite.’"He added: “Conversely, when the devil comes at you, maybe it’s because he’s trying to do something right.

slapped comedian Chris Rock in face at the Oscars over a joke about his wife.In a sketch taking place at the Oscars, host Jerrod Carmichael plays a seat filler who gets opportunity to meet one of his heroes, Will Smith, played by Chris Redd. The two strike up an innocuous, friendly conversation and the filler asks Smith for a selfie when suddenly the audio of Chris Rock’s “G.I.

Will Smith following his altercation with Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars.During the ceremony on March 27, Rock made a “joke” on stage about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, referring to her as “G.I. Jane” because of her shaven head.

Chloe Madeley showed off her growing baby bump in a sweet snap as she lavished love on hubby James Haskell on his birthday.The fitness guru - who is the daughter of daytime TV legends Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan - is expecting her first baby with the rugby ace.Paying tribute on his 37th birthday, she said she couldn't wait to see James cuddling their baby girl.Chloe, 34, shared a shot of the pair kissing during a sun-soaked holiday, with her blossoming bump on show in a pretty bikini."Happy birthday @jameshaskell," she wrote."Thank you for making me laugh every day."For always taking me with you on all your weird, random, (sometimes truly wonderful) adventures."For always trying to be better at everything you do, including husbanding."You're committed and tenacious, intelligent and funny, and I can't wait to watch you hold our baby girl.""I love you," she added.James was clearly touched by his wife's words, and posted in the comments section: "I love you too spuds."He and Chloe tied the knot in 2018 and earlier this year confirmed that they were expecting their first child together, and that the baby was a little girl.The couple also recently celebrated another milestone - their first marital home.Chloe shared their happy news on Instagram along with a gorgeous snap of them beaming with joy."We have our first marital home!" she told fans, adding a cute house emoji to her post."Six years after moving to the Midlands for the Wasps relocation, James' subsequent Saints 'finisher' and a few lockdowns later."I'm finally going home to my city, my friends and my family.""Six years," she went on.

Jerrod Carmichael made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live this weekend just days after coming out as gay in his new comedy special.The comedian delivered a hilarious opening monologue which addressed his recent confession, as well as Will Smith's much talked about Oscars disaster and how he's over talking about it.Meanwhile, SNL favorite Pete Davidson made a triumphant return to the show following a brief hiatus as he appeared in a sketch with this week's musical guest Gunna. Big week: Jerrod Carmichael made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live this weekend just days after coming out as gay in his new comedy special Welcome back!Meanwhile, SNL favorite Pete Davidson made a triumphant return to the show following a brief hiatus as he appeared in a sketch with this week's musical guest GunnaAfter touching on the Will Smith debacle in his monologue, the star launched into a sketch that recreated the moments when the Academy Award winner slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage during the ceremony.Carmichael - famous for his successful sitcom The Carmichael Show that ran from 2015 to 2017 on NBC - made his appearance on SNL just one day after officially coming out as gayin his new comedy special for HBO, titled Rothaniel.

Jerrod Carmichael is making his Saturday Night Live debut!

It was probably inevitable — Saturday Night Live did its own interpretation of the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars. The skit did not show the slap, instead focusing on Will Smith, played by Chris Redd, who is having a conversation with a seat filler, played by host Jerrod Carmichael, during Chris Rock’s speech.

Tonight on SNL, Weekend Update‘s anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che made every Will Smith joke they’d been holding onto over the course of the past week, following the Oscar winner’s slap of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.

If you were expecting to hear a lot about Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars on March 27, tonight’s Saturday Night Live cold open didn’t have a lot to offer.

“Thank you. Thank you very, very much. I’m not going to talk about it,” actor-comedian Jerrod Carmichael said up top, in his first opening monologue as host of SNL. “I want to be clear up top: I’ve talked about it enough, kept talking about it, kept thinking about it. I don’t want to talk about it, and you can’t make me talk about it.”

Jerrod Carmichael made his hosting debut on this weekend and used his monologue to address the elephant in the room — the Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscars slap, and the endless social dialog that has erupted from it.And, to show just how endless the debate and controversy has been, he doesn't, not once, need to say Smith or Rock's name.«I'm not going to talk about it. I want to be clear up top. I talked about it enough. Kept talking about it.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIf you were expecting this week’s “Saturday Night Live” to kick off with a sketch parodying the Will Smith/Chris Rock slap at the Oscars, you may have been disappointed by the cold open. The slap was indeed mentioned, but it was just one of several topics brought up as the show once again turned to a Fox News parody to lead the episode.This week, it was another go at “Fox and Friends,” featuring hosts Steve Doocy (played by Alex Moffat), Ainsley Earhardt (Heidi Gardner) and Brian Kilmeade (Mikey Day). The hosts welcomed Clarence Thomas (Kenan Thompson) and wife Ginni Thomas (Kate McKinnon) — whose support of the January 6 attempted coup has become a lightning rod for scandal.

A comedian said he felt let down by Will Smith’s Oscars attack after it overshadowed the three awards won by Coda.

extraordinary attack on presenter Chris Rock during the awards ceremony ended all that. And if Smith believes his resignation from Hollywood’s film academy this weekend might draw a line under the affair, he will be disappointed. Although the 53-year-old is unlikely to be stripped of his best actor statuette, his commercial appeal to producers has been seriously damaged.

Ant and Dec they 'weren't going to believe her' when she told them her full name. She was joining the lads on stage for a game as she tried to guess what song a child was humming along to.

Gallery: ‘He was rude, dismissive and entitled!' These are the worst chat show guests EVER! (BANG Showbiz)But, he added: "You gonna hit my mother******** brother because your b**** gave you a side-eye?" Will apologised to Chris after he struck him at the Oscars, conceding that his behaviour was "unacceptable and inexcusable". The Hollywood star - who won the Best Actor gong for his role in 'King Richard' - posted an apology on his Instagram. He said on the photo-sharing platform: "Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.

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