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Venus Williams is "very co-dependent" on her sister Serena Williams. The siblings have been towering figures in women's tennis for over two decades and explained that the bond with her sister – who announced that she was "evolving away" from the sport earlier this year – is unbreakable. Speaking in the latest issue of Glamour magazine, the 42-year-old star said: "Yeah, Serena and I are very co-dependent.

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Naomi Osaka’s legacy is secure — even after Australian Open first-round loss

“Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice” (Dutton), it felt great. “I count it as my best victory ever,” she says. When Naomi finally bested Mari, wiping “that obnoxious grin off her face”, it became Osaka’s “inflection point.” “Losing to Mari shaped my competitiveness,” she adds.

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Doc on Venus and Serena Williams’ Father, Richard Williams, Secures Sales in Major Markets (EXCLUSIVE)

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International A new documentary about Richard Williams, the father of tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams, has sold into major markets. “On the Line: The Richard Williams Story,” which had its U.K. premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June, has been sold into Sky (U.K. and Italy), Canal+ (France), MNET (South Africa), Paramount+ (Australia) and TVNZ (New Zealand). The film paints a complex portrait of the life, career and impact of Williams — the family patriarch and tennis coach to Venus and Serena Williams, who was also portrayed by Will Smith in the 2022 movie “King Richard.”

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Venus and Serena Williams’ Father Richard Retraces His Family’s Journey in Sheffield Doc ‘On the Line’: Watch Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle has unveiled a trailer for documentary feature “On the Line: The Richard Williams Story,” which will have its U.K. premiere at Sheffield DocFest. In the film, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Festival, the father of Venus Williams and Serena Williams retraces his family’s meteoric journey in his own words. Featuring never-before-seen archive material and new, in-depth, intimate interviews, the film tells the story of one man’s fight against racism, suppression and violence to raise two of the greatest tennis champions in history. Richard Williams takes the audience from his childhood in poverty-stricken Shreveport, Louisiana, where he was raised by his cotton-picking mother, to the tennis courts of Compton. As the film charts the Williams’ ascent to the tennis world stage, Richard provides insights into family life and also shines a light on unconscious bias and repression of Black people.

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Jimmy Kimmel addresses Will Smith slap at Oscars 2023

Oscars 2023, host Jimmy Kimmel addressed last year’s slap by Will Smith.At the 2022 ceremony, which also took place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage.Rock had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head – a style she chose as a way of dealing with the alopecia she suffers from. Smith, who is married to Pinkett Smith, then walked on stage and slapped the comedian.Smith later went on to win the award for Best Actor for his role in King Richard and gave a lengthy speech in which he highlighted similarities between himself and his character of Richard Williams. “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said.

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Richard Williams says “everyone should forgive” Will Smith over Oscars slap

Will Smith over his Oscars slap on Chris Rock.At the 2022 academy awards ceremony, Smith stormed the stage and hit Rock after the host made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.Now in a new interview Richard Williams, who Smith portrayed in the biopic film King Richard, which won him best actor, backed the actor.“I think he has done the best thing he needed to do, but I would never be disgusted with Mr Smith. Matter of fact, I appreciate Mr Smith,” he told Good Morning Britain.When asked if he saw any wrongdoing in what happened at the Oscars, Williams said: “I don’t see nothing wrong with that,” before adding: “It’s time for everyone to forgive Will Smith.”He also said Smith’s 10 year ban from the Oscars should be lifted.His comments come after Rock recently addressed getting slapped during a new Netflix comedy special.“Everybody knows it happened. I got smacked a year ago.

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Will Smith Hints at Chris Rock Slap in Video With His Oscar Statue

Will Smith is seemingly hinting at his Oscars slap drama with Chris Rock in a new video shared to TikTok. Smith took to the social media platform to do a TikTok duet with @missmoneyworking.In the quick clip, Smith intently listens to the user before jumping in to give his own two cents.«I'm gonna tell you something, f**king crazy,» @missmoneyworking tells the camera.

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Brookside returns as all episodes of legendary soap to air on STV Player

Legendary soap Brookside is making a return after it was announced that all episodes of the Liverpool drama are going to be streamed on STV Player. It's been 20 years since the 13 houses on Britain’s most famous cul-de-sac were boarded up, and iconic families such as the Corkhills, Dixons and Grants said their last goodbyes.

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Will Smith Says Having ‘Emancipation’ Movie “In My Life Is Poetic Perfection” – Hollywood Premiere

Apple Original Films finally unveiled the Will Smith movie Emancipation tonight at The Regency Village Theatre in Westwood.

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Bowen Yang Makes Oscars Joke to Host Kenan Thompson at 2022 Emmy Awards: ‘So Many Things Can Go Wrong’

Prepared for anything. Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang took the stage at the Emmys to help host Kenan Thompson — and made a controversial joke about the infamous 2022 Oscars in the process.

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Emmys 2022 Producer Warns Audience Not to Recreate Will Smith, Chris Rock Oscars Slap

A zero tolerance policy. A producer at the 74th annual Emmy Awards on Monday, September 12, jokingly warned the audience not to get any ideas about rushing the stage after Will Smith’s infamous behavior at the Oscars earlier this year.

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Serena Williams Tearfully Thanked Sister Venus After Final Match of Her Tennis Career

, the shed “happy tears” while talking about her family in her post-match interview on September 2. "Thank you, Daddy. I know you're watching," she said of her father, Richard Williams, according to .

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Here’s How Celebrities Like Michelle Obama Lebron James Reacted To Serena’s Final Game at the US Open

An honor. Many celebs took to social media to talk about Serena Williams’ last game. The tennis champion likely played her final match at the US Open in Flushing, New York on September 2, 2022, after she lost to Ajla Tomljanović.

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Chris Rock Says He Was Asked to Host Oscars Next Year

Ethan Shanfeld After being slapped by Will Smith onstage at the Oscars, Chris Rock says the Academy has asked him to host next year’s award ceremony. Performing a show in Phoenix on Aug. 28, Rock told the crowd that he turned down the offer, per The Arizona Republic. The comedian apparently joked that his return to the Oscars would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to go back to the restaurant,” a reference to the murder trial of O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife, who left her glasses at an Italian restaurant before being killed. Throughout his 90-minute stand-up comedy show, Rock said the Oscars slap hurt, noting that Smith played boxer Muhammad Ali in the 2001 movie “Ali.”

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Here’s the Real Reason Serena Is Retiring From Tennis When She’ll Play Her Last Game

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Angry letter from John Lennon to Paul McCartney up for auction

A letter written by John Lennon in response to an interview Paul McCartney did with Melody Maker back in 1971 is going up for auction. The letter sent to – and published by – the music magazine is addressed directly to McCartney and goes into detail about the Beatles’ post-break up business arrangements, among other things.Opening with “Dear Paul, Linda, et al the wee McCartneys”, the letter is topped with a handwritten annotation requesting that Melody Maker editor Richard Williams publish the document to give Lennon “equal time” so he can respond to comments made my McCartney in his interview.That interview came eighteen months after The Beatles split, and followed protracted legal wranglings over the band’s finances – launched by McCartney.

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John Lennon's scathing letter to Sir Paul McCartney up for sale

A scathing letter from John Lennon to Sir Paul McCartney is going up for auction. The late Beatles legend - who was shot dead in 1980 - wrote to his former bandmate days after the 'Live and Let Die' hitmaker gave an interview critical of him and the Beatles to now-defunct music magazine Melody Maker in November 1971, and it is now expected to fetch at least $30,000 when Gotta Have Rock and Roll auction it off, TMZ reports. The typewritten letter - a copy of which was sent to Melody Maker editor Richard Williams, who complied with John's request to publish it - sees John tell Paul he is ungrateful for the money he receives from The Beatles and even accused his the musician of threatening their former bandmate Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen.

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‘On the Line: The Richard Williams Story’ Review: Venus and Serena’s Father Has His Say

Lisa Kennedy The poster for the documentary “On the Line: The Richard Williams Story” is cleverly acerbic. Against a white background stands one of the more derided — and more recently celebrated, via last year’s sports biopic, “King Richard” — figures in professional sports: Venus and Serena Williams’ father, Richard. He’s got a tennis racket in his hand and is clad in throwback tennis whites.

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Kevin Hart Hopes Will Smith and Chris Rock Will ‘Move Past’ Infamous Oscars Slap: ‘You Can’t Judge a Person by 1 Thing’

Standing by his friends. Kevin Hart is not picking sides when it comes to Will Smith and Chris Rock following their infamous encounter at the Oscars.

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Will Smith's King Richard Co-Stars Have Reached Out Since The Slap And Offer Update On Where He's At Emotionally

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards and, in the time since it happened, a plethora of people have spoken out on the matter. However, Smith himself has been keeping a low profile since the night the polarizing moment occurred. Updates on the star’s status have mostly come by way of insiders for the most part.

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Will Smith Wins Best Actor at 2022 BET Awards, ‘King Richard’ Costars Weigh In on His State of Mind After Oscars Scandal

Three months after Will Smith raised eyebrows for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, the actor scored big for his role in King Richard at the 2022 BET Awards.

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