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The slap heard round the world is about to get its first complete take from Chris Rock, who will finally talk about the infamous Oscars incident with Will Smith.

Thania Garcia Harry Styles took home the major tour of the year award for the second year in a row at the 2023 Pollstar Awards, a peer-voted annual ceremony celebrating the achievements of the touring and live events industry. The evening honored executives, artists, festivals, venues and more, and included speeches that touched on hot topics from ticket scalpers to venue relief programs. Styles’ “Love on Tour” also took home the residency of the year award, with one of his team members joking that he couldn’t be there because he was on his seventh year of the lengthy “Love on Tour.” He and Everytown for Gun Safety were also honored with the brand partnership/live campaign of the year award.

Arrested Development, criticised comics who brand themselves as advocates for ‘free speech’ after making offensive jokes against marginalised groups.Speaking on Salon Talks, Cross explained that he was confronted by a fan over a joke they found problematic in his I’m From The Future stand-up tour, which he subsequently dropped after discussing it with the individual.“It was like a throwaway line and I was like, ‘Ok, I’ll lose it.’ It’s easy to lose. It’s not a difficult thing to do,” Cross said.

She can buy herself (digital) flowers! Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke may have been living in medieval-esque times in Westeros, but the actress is certainly living in the future when it comes to her favorite kind of bouquets.

for the liberal outlet Salon, Cross complained about certain comedians who are trying to brand themselves as heroes of “free speech” by railing against cancel culture.He specifically mentioned comedians who make jokes about “trans people,” a dig that seem directed at comedians Dave Chappelle and Bill Maher, who have courted controversy for not pulling their comedic punches against the LGBTQ community. Cross stated they should just drop their cancel culture fight and stop with the jokes that hurt “hundreds of thousands of people.”During the latest episode of “Salon Talks,” the “Arrested Development” star and anti-Trump stand-up comic took aim at his colleagues, saying, “All the comics b—- and moan about, you know, ‘they’re trying to cancel me for this joke I made.’ Most of the time it’s a nothing joke and it doesn’t matter.”Further belittling comedians’ fight against cancel culture, Cross stated, “And now you are positioning yourself as this bulls— voice of ‘They’re not going to cancel me. You can’t silence me.’ For what? Your dumb joke that about trans people? Who gives a s—?”He continued, asking, “I mean, is it that important to you? Just move on and not hurt, you know, hundreds of thousands of people.”Cross’ dismissive account of certain comedians dealing with cancel culture seemed to overlook the consequences stemming from Dave Chappelle’s anti-trans jokes for instance. Chappelle’s jokes have prompted venues to cancel his stand up shows last minute and resulted in Netflix employees striking at company headquarters to get the streaming platform to remove his specials.Chappelle was even attacked during one of his L.A.

Comedian and Grammy presenter Randy Rainbow has heard all the Valhalla jokes.

Dave Chappelle was the winner of the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for his Netflix special The Closer, which sparked outrage for featuring jokes aimed at the transgender community.Chappelle, 49, who did not attend the awards ceremony last night, beat out Jim Gaffigan, Randy Rainbow, Patton Oswalt, and Louis C.K., another controversial comedian, for the award.Chappelle generated anger after the release of The Closer in 2021, which included remarks about the transgender community and prompted swift backlash from offended onlookers and even staffers at Netflix, which in recent years aired a slew of the comic's specials.The backlash included a staged walkout from employees at Netflix's LA HQ, after the streaming giant's CEO Ted Sarandos defended Chappelle's jokes as artistic expression and nothing more than an example of the comedian's 'creative freedom.'In The Closer, Chappelle is at pains to stress that he does not hate transgender people, and tells a long anecdote about a trans woman comic, who he describes as a friend, who came to his defense in earlier entanglements with the community.  Dave Chappelle was the winner of the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for his Netflix special The Closer, which sparked outrage last year for featuring jokes aimed at the transgender communityHe was criticised for intentionally misgendering the trans friend.Chappelle says: 'Every human being in this room, every human being on Earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on Earth.

Aubrey Plaza and Sam Smith laughed up a ratings record for Season 48 of Saturday Night Live.

Dave Chappelle is opening up about the backlash he faced last year after he made remarks that were regarded as anti-trans. The stand-up comedian took to his Midnight Miracle podcast and raised claims that the trans community was the one inciting violence.

CNN has obtained the exclusive rights to show the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, this year honoring Adam Sandler.

Netflix has unveiled plans for its first move into live streaming.

With a new studio album, summer tour, and new movie in the can, Wiz Khalifa appears to now be enjoying a bit of downtime.And on Sunday, the rapper and sometimes actor was spotted out for a night on the town with his lady, Aimee Aguilar, in Los Angeles.The couple made a stop for an intimate dinner for two at The Nice Guy restaurant and lounge in West Hollywood, and then The Thrill star made his way to the Peppermint Club, where he took in Dave Chappelle's comedy show.  Night on the town: Rapper Wiz Khalifa, 35, and his girlfriend Aimee Aguilar, 28, are seen enjoying a night out at The Nice Guy restaurant in West Hollywood before heading to see Dave Chappelle's comedy show at the Peppermint ClubAguilar, 28, stepped out in skin-tight black denim jeans, with holes on each knee, and an equally tight matching top that helped accentuate her toned figure.She also donned a gorgeous black leather duster coat, which she left unbuttoned to showcase her fab figure, that fell to just past her knees and matching heels.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly bundled up as they braved the unusually chilly winter temperatures for a date night in Los Angeles Saturday. Megan, 36, rocked an oversized black suede coat with leather trim over a black turtleneck sweater as she walked ahead of her beau, who recently shared snaps of leeches on his stomach, calling them 'my best friends.'The New Girl star completed the look with a pair of faded and ripped jeans, thick soled black ankle boots, and a black hat over her long black tresses.  Bundled up: Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly bundled up as they braved the unusually chilly winter temperatures for a date night in Los Angeles Saturday.  The couple had tickets to Dave Chappelle's comedy show at the Peppermint ClubMGK, 32, kept warm in a gray sweater and cargo pants.  He tucked one of his pants legs into the top of some white wrestler inspired boots and wore a white fuzzy hat over her platinum blonde hair. The couple, who have been engaged for almost a year, had tickets to Dave Chappelle's comedy show at the Peppermint Club.  Suede: Megan, 36, donned an oversized black suede coat with leather trim over a black turtleneck sweater and a pair of faded and ripped jeans The comedian is currently on tour and was scheduled to team up with fellow funnyman Chris Rock for a show at the Kia Forum Sunday night in LA. Earlier this year, the blood-thirsty couple revealed that they consume each other's blood for ritual purposes, and then doubled-down by going into more detail about their blood-curdling habit a few months later.Fast forward to Friday, December 16, MGK took to his Instagram Stories page and dropped a video showing several slimy, bloodsucking leeches squirming around on his lower stomach, with the caption,

A “tough” situation. Paul Greene and Candace Cameron Bure have starred in several Hallmark movies before each making the move to Great American Family ahead of her controversial remarks about “traditional marriage.”

A man charged with attacking comedian Dave Chappelle while he was on stage back in May at the Hollywood Bowl has pleaded no contest.

Steve Martin and Martin Short breathed some life back into Saturday Night Live.

Not having it. Elon Musk was booed off stage by the audience at Dave Chappelle’s most recent show.

Ari Emanuel returned to his hometown today to decry “the virus of antisemitism and hate and division” that is “spreading and attacking the foundations of our culture.”

Will Smith has revealed what Rihanna thinks of his new movie Emancipation – his first film since he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. The Academy Award winner, 54, shared the 34-year-old mogul's private reaction earlier this week while walking the red carpet for the premiere of his graphic slave drama. Smith is attempting to move past the lasting scandal of his televised assault, but the mediocre reviews for Emancipation are not helping his efforts.  Praying for a comeback: Will Smith, 54, has revealed what Rihanna thinks of his new movie Emancipation – his first film since he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars'Rihanna loved the cinematography,' Smith claimed to E! News. 'She could not get over the look of the film and how it felt.' The multiplatinum hitmaker attended a star-studded screening of Emancipation back in October, rallying around the embattled King Richard star in his private movie theatre. Rihanna's boyfriend A$AP Rocky was also in attendance, along with Dave Chappelle, Tyler Perry and Kenya Barris. 'The thing that's great with Black people,' Smith joked to E! News, 'is they talk to the screen the whole time, so you don't have to ask people's opinion.

The documentary community is mourning one of its most treasured artists, filmmaker Julia Reichert. The Oscar-winning director of American Factory died Thursday night at her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio of a form of cancer affecting the bladder and other organs. She was 76.

President Kanye West? Amid the rapper’s ongoing controversies, he is officially throwing his hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential election.