The Chicks Book Their First Post-Dixie Tour, With Patty Griffin and Jenny Lewis as Guests

Will Smith has apologised for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. The actor shocked the live audience at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, 27 March, when he strode on stage and hit Rock across the face with an open hand during the ceremony.

LIVE – Updated at 13:21This year’s Oscars featured shocks, sighs and surprises – but all anyone will care about is a slap. The Academy Awards took place on Sunday night, with films including The Power of the Dog, West Side Story, Licorice Pizza and Coda battling it out in the big categories. The biggest story of the night had almost nothing to do with the awards: a shocking altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock sparked by a joke about Smith’s wife Jada.

If half the world wasn’t talking about Will Smith’s forceful slapping of comedian Chris Rock, the story of the Oscars would certainly have been about the winner in the best picture category, Coda. A low-budget, independent film, it tells the story of a hearing daughter in a deaf family who must balance helping them with her dreams of becoming a singer.

Bridgeton’s Simone Ashley hilariously revealed that she took tattoo tips from a prison inmates’ YouTube channel and, to be fair, the result isn’t too shabby. The 26-year-old actress provided a personal insight into how she kept herself occupied during the pandemic. And after attempting the regular stuff like ‘making banana bread’ and learning how to ‘tie-dye’, the star turned her attention elsewhere.

body positive influencer took to her Instagram page to share a snap with with her 183,000 followers.This saw the Aussie Instagram star posing in a thong as she laid her body bare.Bella said she was sharing the lingerie snap to show fans 'her normal' along with some of the things she's learned over the past year.Captioning the post, she wrote: "Today is a special day so because of that, I wanted to share some photo’s with you showing my normal along with some things I've learnt over the last year that I hope you’ll find helpful."Razor bumps, hip dips, stretch marks, softness, pubic hair and spider veins aren’t flaws. They are normal."Follow people who celebrate their bodies!"You don’t owe anything thinness. Not your partner, not your friends, family, society.

READ MORE: Photos show Prince William struggling to take his eyes off Kate Middleton during their Caribbean tour Prince George and Princess Charlotte joined Prince William and Catherine at the memorial service for their great-grandfather this morning at Westminster Abbey (March 29). The pair looked shy as they arrived hand-in-hand with their parents but soon started to smile as they ventured into the Abbey. While the service was underway, many royal fans couldn't help but point out the adorable moment Princess Charlotte was scanning the rows behind her and saw her father's cousin, Princess Beatrice.

BBC One prepares to air the last ever episode of Holby City having been on telly screens since 1999.The actress appeared as Pre-Registration House Nurse Victoria Merrick in the first episode way back in 1999, before becoming a surgeon and later left in series three, episode 30 back in 2001.Her character struggled to cope with the high pressure of being in surgery and also struggled to live up to her dad's expectations as he was a well-known surgeon.Despite meeting some of her closest friends on the show and having the time of her life, she requested that her character had a "gruesome death", a decision she says she later regrets.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star from the Ideal Home Show, she said: "I can't believe they've stopped it, I'm really sad."I met my two best friends on it, we were there on the first day of filming and what an amazing, amazing job it was, it was just so fantastic."To be there at the beginning and to meet my two best mates, I have very fond memories of Holby City and I'm very sad it's over."She went on to add: "I think I was doing it 20 something years ago or something, it's really scary, it was a completely different thing back then, I think it was a real household for years."There's just been so many great people."The mum-of-one continued: "I did the first three series of it, so it was very different – when we first started, we had huge viewing figures, everyone loved it, we were very lucky with the people we worked with."We didn't know it was ever going to last for over 20 years but it's been a lovely show to be a part of."I worked with George Irving who played my dad and he's such a fantastic actor and then Siobhan Redmond, she became my boss when they opened the children's unit."We used

Johnny Depp was accused of being a "wife-beater" to his ex-wife Amber Heard by a British publication back in 2018. The court case went to trial in 2020, where the claims were deemed "substantially true". Since then, the Pirates of the Caribbean star has been shunned from the film industry while he works through a continuing defamation case.

this week's Oscar's drama. The much written about 'slap' handed out by Will Smith after Chris Rock's alopecia joke at the Academy Awards, also hit home with Lucas who has suffered from alopecia since childhood.

refers to Kirsten Dunst as a “seat filler” and shoos her away. The clip went viral. Getting outraged over something that feels morally right is an easy way to get noticedCue the outrage: “Why are Oscars hosts making fun of people’s wives?” read the top response, presumably referring to the slew of headlines about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Lady Gaga has decided to avoid Caitlyn Jenner over differences in their political views on Sunday (March 27).36-year-old Gaga, is known to demonstrate her Democratic political views through her music and pro-LGBTQ+ support.However, Caitlyn Jenner, 72, is a traditional Republican supporter, and has caused controversy in recent years after admitting to once disagreeing with same-sex marriages but has admitted she is “Okay with it,” now.Caitlyn is seen stopping Gaga, asking: “Are you spending time around Malibu anymore, I haven’t seen you at the Starbucks in a while.”Gaga sharply responded: “Yes. Well, I’ve switched baristas,” before quickly moving on.Twitter users jumped straight on to the timeline, one user tweeting: “She (Gaga) definitely was NOT feelin it LOL.”Another chimed in: “Gaga lowkey didn’t want to interact with Caitlyn.” The pop icon was a total belle, she wore a yellow ball gown with silver layered necklaces and her hair pinned up in a high bun.Gaga was later praised for helping award-winning wheelchair bound Liza Minnelli during the Oscars ceremony as they presented the winner for best picture at the Academy Awards.One twitter user said: “Lady Gaga was the epitome of kindness.”Another said: “Real moment of the night was Lady Gaga showing absolute kindness, advocacy and support for Liza Minnelli.”The Olympian, Jenner, arrived in a bodycon red skirt which had been paired with a tight black top and black court shoes.

the Oscars. Carolyn Smith said it was the first time she had seen him 'go off'. Hollywood star Will has since apologised for his actions.

Covid is the impact it has had on me. For a start, it’s hard to socially distance in a one-bed the size of a parking space. And seriously — you can just pop a paracetamol for a “headache that feels like a knife behind the eye”.

the now well-analysed confrontation between Will Smith and Oscars host Chris Rock – few seem to be focusing on Jada Pinkett Smith, whose alopecia was the subject of Rock’s jibe that led to the fallout. So instead of talking anymore about these two men, I am choosing to centre Jada, but also any Black women and girls whose hair has been subject to comments their entire lives. We know what it is like to have our hair policed, to have our head pet as if we were dogs.

Chelsea have slapped an ambitious price-tag on Timo Werner after learning that the German wants to leave the club at the end of the season. The Blues are willing to grant Werner's wish but only if they receive an offer of at least £33million - significantly lower than the £47.5million they spent on him just under two years ago.The 26-year-old has seen his first-team opportunities dwindle since the summer arrival of Romelu Lukaku, but even when the Belgian striker isn't available Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has opted for Kai Havertz up front instead, and according to German website Sport 1, Werner is ready to call it quits.It comes just a few days after the striker admitted that the playing style used by Germany manager Hansi Flick is a better fit for his skillset than the role Tuchel asks him to play, following his goal against Israel at the weekend.And it shows.

Latin American Music Awards, expect a lot of stand-out performances!On Tuesday, a new round of performers were announced, including CNCO, Emilia, Farruko, Gera MX, Luis Fonsi, Prince Royce and Reik.Come April 21, they'll be taking the stage during the big show along with previously announced performers Black Eyed Peas, Boza, Calibre 50, Chiquis, Esteman, Gerardo Ortiz, Gloria Trevi, Jesse & Joy, Jhay Cortez, Lit Killah, Los Ángeles Azules, María Becerra, Nicki Nicole, Sofia Reyes, Ozuna and Tiago PZK.Additionally, Mexican singer Christian Nodal will be recognized with the Extraordinary Evolution award, and will give a special performance. The Latin AMAs Extraordinary Evolution award is a special honor presented to a young performer who has demonstrated change and accelerated growth as an artist.

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taking to the stage to slap Chris Rock in retribution for a joke about his wife. Whilst presenting the award for best Documentary Rock quipped, “Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, can’t wait to see you,” in an apparent reference to Smith’s wife’s alopecia.

The Chicks are coming to a city near you as the multiple-time platinum-selling female trio are set to return to the major touring circuit for the first time since 2017.The 13-time Grammy-winning group announced on Monday that The Chicks Tour will be hitting 27 North American locations come June and will run through August. Tickets go on sale Friday.“While we were recording the ‘Gaslighter’ album, I was constantly picturing performing all of those songs on tour,” band member Martie Maguire said in a statement.

The Chicks are coming to a city near you as the multiple-time platinum-selling female trio are set to return to the major touring circuit for the first time since 2017. The 13-time Grammy-winning group announced on Monday that The Chicks Tour will be hitting 27 North American locations come June and will run through August.Tickets go on sale Friday. "While we were recording the 'Gaslighter' album, I was constantly picturing performing all of those songs on tour," band member Martie Maguire said in a statement.

The Chicks are headed back out on tour!