Piers Morgan says he would've slapped Alex Beresford amid row as he defends Will Smith

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.

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.

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.

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.

It looks like Netflix is trying to put some distance between itself and Will Smith following his behavior at this year’s Oscars.

Another Rock has spoken out regarding Slapgate; Chris Rock‘s brother, Tony Rock. Defending the most infamous moments of the Oscars 2022, when Will Smith slapped Chris across the face after a joke he made about Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s hair. The slap heard around the world has continued to cause reverberations, and Tony didn’t hold back when he discussed the moment in a new stand-up routine.

With such a great controversy as the Oscar slap, consequences and reprisals are sure to come in the aftermath. While Will Smith has side-stepped some punishments from the Academy by quitting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences—though an inquiry will still go forward regardless, and there could still be further penalties applied—others in Hollywood are still considering their options.

Will Smith's resignation has been accepted by the Academy as the governing body moves forward with disciplinary matters concerning the incident at the 2022 Oscars.The King Richard star, 53, issued a statement to the US media outlet with his decision to step down as a member of the Academy after he'd slapped Chris Rock last Sunday.An angry Will stormed the stage after the comedian had made a ill-mannered joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.Chris joked that he looked forward to seeing Jada in "GI Jane 2" because she now boasted a shaved head but is an alopecia sufferer.It is claimed that Chris was unaware that Jada suffered from the condition.Masses of outraged fans and online users have called on the Academy to take action against Will, with the investigation surrounding the altercation still on-going.Ahead of any disciplinary action, Will instead issued a statement of resignation, he said: "I betrayed the trust of the Academy."I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work.

Bill Maher weighed in on the Oscars slap, sharing his view of Will Smith’s open-handed smack across the face of Chris Rock due to an unfortunate “G.I. Jane” joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.

Will Smith's upcoming film Fast And Loose won't be going into production anytime soon after Netflix put it on the back burner.The streaming giant has moved the 53-year-old actor's project to the back burner in the wake of the controversy from his shocking Oscars slap, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The film had already lost its intended director prior to Smith slapping comedian and presenter Chris Rock at the ceremony, further complicating the film's path to being shot. Screeching halt: Preproduction on Will Smith's upcoming film Fast And Loose has been put on hold by Netflix in the wake of his shocking slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars; seen March 27Fast And Loose was originally to be helmed by Deadpool 2 director David Leitch, but he had withdrawn from the project just a week before the Oscars.A source told THR that both Netflix and Universal had been competing for a new project from Leitch, but the traditional studio appealed to him more than the streamer.

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.The Oscar-winning filmmaker and actor, 66, had appeared on Jesse Watters’ Fox News show to talk about his latest project, Father Stu, which he had directed and which stars Mark Wahlberg. Towards the end of the interview, Jesse asked him: ‘You understand it probably better than a lot of people, with your career. ‘And I was wondering if, you know, you had been the one that jumped up out of his seat and slapped Chris Rock, if you would have been treated the same way, Mel?’Mel did not respond to the question but pulled faces and smiled as he pointed at the camera and chuckled. His publicist could then be heard interjecting: ‘Hello Jesse, thank you that’s our time.’Exclusive one-on-one with Mel Gibson #FoxNews pic.twitter.com/C13wogYZSmNot giving up, Jesse tried to probe again, asking: ‘Have you ever thought about that?’, to which the female voice once again cut in to say: ‘Um, I’m — thank you, Jesse.

Denzel Washington is opening up about the night Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.The star attended a leadership summit for author and bishop T.D. Jakes on Saturday in Washington, D.C., where the discussion pivoted from the Oscar-winning actor's lifelong career in Hollywood and his faith to what transpired between the star and the comedian.«Well, there's a saying, 'When the devil ignores you, then you know you're doing something wrong.' The devil goes, 'Oh no, leave him alone, he's my favorite.' Conversely, when the devil comes at you, maybe it's because he's trying to do something right. And for whatever reason the devil got ahold of that circumstance that night,» said Washington via .Washington, who along with Tyler Perry comforted Smith following the confrontation, also added that he held a prayer with Smith following the incident.«Fortunately there were people there,» Washington said.

Chris Rock‘s brother didn’t mince words when addressing Will Smith‘s Oscars slap, slamming the “King Richard” star for the controversial moment heard and seen around the world.

Carson Burton Netflix has slowed development on its upcoming action-thriller “Fast and Loose,” which Will Smith has been attached to star in. The project has been moved to the streamer’s back burner in the days following the 2022 Oscars ceremony, during which Smith walked onstage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about the appearance of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.In the week before the Oscars ceremony, director David Leitch reportedly also pulled away from the project, electing to move to the Ryan Gosling vehicle “Fall Guy” for Universal.It remains uncertain whether Netflix will return to developing “Fast and Loose” and, if so, whether the streamer would seek a new star for the project.