Oscars Get Solid 60% Ratings Boost From 2021 But Still The Second-Lowest Viewed Ceremony

After Marjorie Taylor Greene called out Jimmy Kimmel for joking about Will Smith hypothetically slapping her, the comedian defended his humor.

Will Smith’s new movies are being put on pause after he slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

Amy Schumer is giving more insight into the tense moments that followed Will Smithslapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. The 40-year-old comedian was one of the three female co-hosts of the awards show, and was asked while on for her thoughts on Smith receiving a standing ovation for his Best Actor Oscar win just minutes after the shocking slap occurred. «I was backstage, and I knew I had to go out. I was kind of the only host that was going out solo after that, so it really felt like the Situation Room of comedy,» she shared.

Jada Pinkett-Smith's ex-lover August Alsina is allegedly set to sign a tell-all book contract.The Hollywood star, 50, made headlines in 2020 when she admitted she slept with the musician, 29, while she was still married to her husband Will Smith.During her Red Table Talk show in 2020, she labelled their long-term fling as an "entanglement" and the term even featured as a reference in August's song Shake the World.It's been reported that August - who was only 23 when he first met Jada - is set to write a book that will detail their sex life.

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Although tickets to his comedy shows have skyrocketed, Chris Rock isn’t ready to discuss the infamous Oscars slap from Will Smith. While performing a surprise set at the Comedy Cellar on Tuesday night, the stand up noted he wouldn’t be talking about Will and the moment that shocked the world. “He literally only addressed it as the the crowd was going wild for his surprise appearance, and he got on stage and said, ‘Lower your expectations. I’m not going to address that s–t,’” an audience member told Page Six.

Regrouping. The Academy Board of Governors has moved up their timeline regarding its meeting about Will Smith’s actions after he slapped Chris Rock during the 94th annual Academy Awards last month.

Will Smith could have been arrested over his shocking Oscars slap, last month.The King Richard actor left Hollywood reeling when he stormed the stage at the ceremony, in LA, to confront Chris Rock over a joke he made at the expense of Jada Pinkett Smith.Questions were immediately raised on how the 53-year-old was allowed to remain in the venue, and able to collect his Oscar on stage shortly after the incident – with organizer Will Packer revealing that comedian Chris stopped the LAPD from arresting the star.According to reports, he was still at risk of getting in trouble with the law over the incident, as many in the star-studded audience could have asked for a ‘citizen’s arrest’ to be performed.It has been reported that, under California law, ‘a private person may arrest another for a public offense committed or attempted in his presence.’However, TMZ states that no one in the audience asked to do that.The publication reports that people approached the one LAPD team member stationed at the Dolby Theatre on the night but, as the officer did not see the slap in person, they couldn’t make an arrest unless Chris gave them the okay, which he did not.LAPD sources reportedly said the officer was backstage when the slap – which is misdemeanor battery – occurred, and the only way he could make an arrest on his own is if it was committed in his presence.The officer approached Chris backstage to check if the Grown Ups actor wanted to press charges, but he declined.Oscars producer Will previously discussed the incident in an interview with Good Morning America, and explained that the police were ‘prepared’ to arrest him.‘They were saying, you know, this is battery was the word they use in that moment,’ he said, according

Oscars 2022.Chris has once again reportedly refused to comment on the controversy surrounding Will slapping him at the recent Oscars ceremony.Comedy fans were given a jump for their lives when Chris surprised them for a stand-up set at New York City's Comedy Cellar last night.As soon as he took hold of the microphone, he said: "Lower your expectations, I'm not going to address that s***", according to Page Six.He is currently doing his Ego Death tour, with many dates sold out after last week's Oscars incident.During his first public appearance since the Oscars slap, Chris was met with Will Smith chants from the audience, but he decided not to quiet them.He did, however, briefly address the slap during the show, noting that he does still need to "process" the incident.Chris told the crowd: "I haven't talked to anyone, despite what you heard."Meanwhile, his younger brother Kenny Rock has made sure to comment on the memorable incident.He said: "It eats at me watching it over and over again because you've seen a loved one being attacked and there's nothing you can do about it."My brother was no threat to him and you just had no respect for him at that moment."You just belittled him in front of millions of people that watch the show", he said to the Los Angeles Times.Will slapped Chris after he joked that Will's wife Jada, who has openly struggled with alopecia, was set to star in GI Jane 2 due to her shaved head.On Friday, as a result of his actions, Will announced that he had resigned from the Academy, which means that he won't be able to vote for the Oscars or attend special Academy events in the future.However, he will still be eligible for future Oscar nominations.The statement read: "I have directly responded to the

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Another one of Chris Rock’s brothers is coming to his defense after he was slapped for the whole world to see!

Chris Rock isn’t ready to talk about the 2022 Oscars.

Steve Coogan has shared his thoughts about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, describing the incident as 'appalling arrogance.' The Middleton-born film and TV actor and comedian said the altercation was the 'epitome of all that’s twisted and horrible about Hollywood' in a conversation on BBC's Loose Ends show.

Chris Rock was spotted in New York City on Tuesday amid a break in his current comedy tour. The comedian made a surprise appearance at the Comedy Cellar alongside Sam Morril, Judy Gold and Yamaneika Saunders, according to Page Six. Rock declined to talk about his Oscars drama with Will Smith.

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.

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.

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis has become the latest star to respond to Will Smith’s viral slap of Chris Rock at last month’s Oscars.Last month, Smith struck the comedian on-stage during the Academy Awards ceremony following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Following numerous apologies over the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy and described his actions as “shocking, painful, and inexcusable”.Asked by Howard Stern what he thought of the incident, Kiedis originally replied that “too much has been said already.”The band’s guitarist John Frusciante then stepped in, saying: “We love Chris Rock and I’ll stand forward and say he should not have been slapped.” Rock inducted the band into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.Kiedis then did give his take though, telling the host: “I love comedy.

Scandal celebrated its 10th anniversary. For seven seasons, Olivia Pope, alongside her team of Gladiators, set the bar for crisis management on a weekly basis – and she did it in style as an intelligent and beautiful Black woman.Created by Shonda Rhimes, this pop culture phenomenon aired on ABC from 2012 to 2018 and became must watch television on Thursday nights.

North East has taken social media by storm with a recent and topical submission for his school's annual Easter Egg competition. Will Nolan who lives in Fellgate decided to go for gold this year with a completely unique idea, in which he has recreated an iconic scene from the most recent Oscars ceremony. The 94th Academy Awards left people talking long after it's live screening, when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for an off the cuff joke about his wife Jada's hair loss.

Chris Rock, 57, looked quite somber during his latest outing in New York City. The comedian was photographed walking outside with a serious look on his face and his hands in his pockets, just over a week after Will Smith, 53, shockingly slapped him while on stage at the 2022 Academy Awards. He wore a black jacket with cargo pants and colorful sneakers during the stroll and added sunglasses and a pair of headphones around his neck.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, two stars already attached at the hip in their longstanding marriage, have reportedly only grown closer in the week since Smith’s viral smacking of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. According to a new report, the pair is apparently not letting the incident or criticism get between them. "They stick together through thick and thin," a source told Us Weekly on Tuesday.