Will Smith breaks silence on 10-year Oscars ban after 'inexcusable' Chris Rock slap

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentJada Pinkett Smith’s Emmy-winning series “Red Table Talk” is returning with new episodes. But in the press release issued on Tuesday announcing the season’s upcoming lineup, no mention was made of Will Smith’s now-infamous Oscars slap and whether the matter will be addressed on the talk show, which is known for diving into personal matters surrounding the Smith family.“Red Table Talk” on Facebook Watch is hosted by Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith and her mother Adrienne Banfield Norris.

Liam Payne has finally addressed his 'ever changing' accent from the now-infamous Oscars interview. On March 28, after the fallout from the 2022 Oscars between Will Smith and Chris Rock, singer Liam was asked for his take on the controversial incident.

Will Smith and wife Jada could have 'one of the ugliest divorces in showbiz history' following the actor's controversial behaviour at the Oscars last month, as there is still tension following his actions.

! Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris return for the fifth season of their acclaimed Facebook Watch talk show on Wednesday, welcoming celebrity guests and more for candid conversations on tough topics.On Tuesday, the show dropped the trailer for its upcoming installment, highlighting the famous faces and serious discussions coming up with the trio of women. The new season kicks off with trailblazing global superstar Janelle Monáe as she opens up about her journey to come out at the age of 32 as well as the trauma she experienced from her father's drug addiction. The GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and LGBTQIA+ icon will be joined by her mom, Janet Hawthorne, who reveals she's a big fan of the Facebook Watch series.«I'm just happy someone invited me,» she teases in the trailer.

The new trailer teased many celebrity guests invited to the red table, including Janelle Monáe, who will be on the season premiere.Monáe is expected to open up about her coming out at the age of 32 as well as her father’s drug addiction and will be joined by her mom, Janet Hawthorne.“I’m super honored to be here,” Monáe said.Another mother-daughter pair coming to the red table will be Kim Basinger and Ireland Baldwin. “I went through a very heavy-duty, out loud, when you’re in the public divorce,” Basinger says of her split from Alec Baldwin in the trailer, which will mark her first interview in over a decade.The preview shows Ireland opening up about her anxiety and the “different kinds of abuse” she’s been through.The mother of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst will also make an appearance at the red table to talk about her daughter, who died by suicide in January. “I walked through the door and just collapsed in my son’s arms,” the heartbroken mother says in the video.There will be a special episode dedicated to the victims of fraudsters, including Ayleen Charlotte, who was deceived by Netflix’s “Tinder Swindler” Simon Leviev, and Rachel DeLoache Williams, author of “My Friend Anna,” the tell-all about Anna Delvey.

Liam Payne has explained what prompted his multi-accent Oscars interview that went viral last month.While on the red carpet, the former One Direction singer was asked about the infamous slapping incident at this year’s ceremony involving Will Smith and Chris Rock, and replied in what has been described as a ‘multi-accent’, which left some viewers baffled.Speaking on Instagram Live, Payne has now revealed why he was able to blend an apparent mix of Welsh, Irish, American and Scandinavian accents all in one conversation.“I’m good at accents, I pride myself on them!” he told his followers (via Lad Bible). “I just wish sometimes I could do my own.”He continued: “It was quite funny.

“Red Table Talk” is returning for a fifth season.

supports HTML5 videoLiam Payne has finally spoken about what he’s dubbed his ‘ever-changing’ accent in that now-infamous Oscars interview.In a chat that almost overshadowed Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, Liam was interviewed on Good Morning Britain about it, with many questioning why the Wolverhampton-born musician suddenly sounded like he was from the Netherlands.‘This was in Oscars week – the ever changing accent,’ the musician began on his Instagram Live on Monday night.‘I’m good at accents, I pride myself on them! I just wish sometimes I could do my own,’ he giggled.‘What can I say about that really? It was quite funny. I had asked Good Morning Britain, the presenter, I said, “Please don’t ask me too much because I’ve had a lot to drink and I’m under-ly educated about the Oscars [sic].” ‘The very first question the man asked me was, “What do you think about Will Smith?” Now can you imagine, imagine being put on the spot in that moment and knowing, “I can’t say anything wrong because I’m gonna upset someone” and I just did the best I could.’‘I actually read back what I said and I stand by what I said.

Will Smith past him before this year’s Oscars.The comedian, who co-hosted the event with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, has now explained that she double-checked the people she was poking fun at could approve of her jokes ahead of time.“I did reach out to people I was going to joke about before and make sure it was OK with them because I’ve been burned too many times,” Schumer said in an interview on SiriuxXM’s The Howard Stern Show (per The Independent), adding that she “didn’t want the camera to cut to somebody looking sad”.She added “I told the Williams sisters, I told Will, I told Leo,” of the jokes she made about Serena and Venus Williams, Will Smith and Leonardo DiCaprio.On stage, Schumer discussed Smith’s film King Richard, which tells the story of Serena and Venus Williams’ father Richard, saying: “After years of Hollywood ignoring women’s stories, this year we finally got a movie about the incredible Williams sisters’ dad.”Amy Schumer recently revealed she received death threats after a joke she made about Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons at the Oscars.Schumer had pretended to mistake Kirsten Dunst, nominated for her performance in The Power in the Dog, for a seat-filler, who is a person hired to sit in a guest’s chair if they briefly leave the room.Fans of Dunst and her husband Jesse Plemons, who engaged with Schumer after the joke, took aim at Schumer on social media. She then said in a statement on Twitter: “Hey I appreciate the love for Kirsten Dunst.

Liam Payne has finally addressed the confusion surrounding the accents he used at the Oscars. The former One Direction bandmate, 28, confused people across the globe after he was filmed chatting to a Good Morning Britain presenter at the Oscars on Sunday 27 March. Discussing Will Smith’s actions on the night after he slapped Chris Rock, Liam said: "I believe whatever he felt that he did, he had the right to do.

Liam Payne has spoken for the first time about his bizarre accent in a viral Oscars party clip. The Wolverhampton-born singer was interviewed by Good Morning Britain at the Elton John Foundation Oscars afterparty on 27 March, where he was asked about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. While Payne gave a rambling answer, saying that there were “three losers in one fight”, social media users were far more interested in his accent, which was compared to both a Los Angeles and Dutch twang.

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Liam Payne has finally explained the reason for his baffling accent in a viral clip. The former One Direction singer, 28, was interviewed by Good Morning Britain on the red carpet at the Elton John Foundation Oscars party in March and asked for his take on the infamous Will Smith slap. But fans were left puzzled as the Wolverhampton-born artist aired his opinion in a strange accent that sounded like an Irish, American and Welsh fusion.

Weeks have passed by since this year's Oscars - and all its drama - took place but it has taken until now for Liam Payne to address a viral moment from the awards, only second to THAT altercation.

Jaden Smith was spotted arriving at Coachella last weekend hand-in-hand with his girlfriend. The singer, who is the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, was pictured making his way through the crowds with girlfriend Sab Zada on day two of the music festival in Indio, California. Sab looked suitably boho-chic in a flower-print crop top and a billowing white skirt accessorised with a gold sarong tied around it, while also wearing butterfly clips in her pastel pink hair. Jaden stood out from the crowd in a multicoloured shirt and faded denim jeans. It’s believed Jaden and Sab have been dating since at least September 2020 when they were snapped holding hands on a dinner date.

Earvin «Magic» Johnson's four-part documentary, , where Abdul-Jabbar elaborated on his feelings about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head. The day after the Oscars telecast, Abdul-Jabbar wrote an op-ed, where he called the physical confrontation «a blow to men, women, the entertainment industry, and the Black community.» The former NBA player likened the thought process that Smith was defending his wife's honor to the «justification currently being proclaimed by conservatives passing laws to restrict abortion and the LGBTQ+ community.»On Thursday night's red carpet, the 75-year-old told ET that he believed Pinkett Smith «should have been given some consideration» from the public after the incident. Most of the immediate and long-standing reactions to the eventful Oscars night focused on the actress' husband and the comedian.«I just felt that Will's wife really should have been given some consideration as to, you know, how she felt about it and what she wanted to do about it,» he explained. «I mean [people] just ignored her altogether and I didn't think that made much sense.

Jaden Smith revealed he's an old soul who has preferred conversations with adults to people his own age ever since he was a child in a recent interview.The 23-year-old rapper admitted he would much rather be discussing politics or culture than more frivolous pursuits in a conversation for BigBoyTV that was released earlier in April.During the chat, the After Earth star also explained that his parents Will and Jada Smith never had any 'expectation' that he would follow their path with an entertainment industry career, though they made it clear that he had to 'live up to [their] expectations.' Mature conversations: Jaden Smith, 23, was trolled on social media after admitting that he preferred conversations with adults over chatting with people his own age when he was younger in an interview from earlier in April'I am very happy that I spent my childhood with more adults than I did with kids my own age, because I was picking up more things from adults than I were [sic] from kids my own age,' said Jaden, who wore a baby blue hoodie to his interview and sported dyed-blond hair.Then he started babbling in a high-pitched squeal to immediate children and teenagers, shouting, 'Bro! Look at my phone! Selfie!' 'I'm just, like, "Dude, like, oh my God. Can we talk about the political and economic state of the world, right now?"' he continued in a lower, more mature tone.

A controversial career. Will Smith has found himself at the center of several scandals over the course of his decades-long career, some of which even date back to his time on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Jaden Smith is being trolled online after comments from a recent interview made the rounds on social media.

Never say never. After King Richard‘s Oscars win was overshadowed by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, Serena Williams revealed that she would be interested in more onscreen stories about her family.

Jaden Smith is getting mocked on Twitter — and TBH, he deserves it for this one!