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‘Crisis team’ will be in place at this year’s Oscars, says Academy boss

Academy chief executive Bill Kramer says that a “crisis team” will be introduced for the first time at this year’s Oscars to prepare for any unanticipated events.

Evening Standard

‘Biden’s the most impressive president of my lifetime’: Mehdi Hasan on Fox News, tough questions and post-Trump politics

The progressive journalist praises the bluntness of British colleagues and says the real ‘cancel culture brigade’ is on the right

The Guardian - US

Academy boss says a ‘crisis team’ will be standing by at this year’s Oscars

The new team has been formed after last year's unprecedented events that saw actor Will Smith walk on stage and slap host Chris Rock across the face

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Academy Awards 2023: Oscars to have Crisis Team after Will Smith slapgate; say 'hope we will be prepared for anything'

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer confirmed that the organisation has implemented a new "crisis team" for the upcoming 2023 Oscars in order to quickly navigate any potential real-time emergency.

The Times of India

Academy’s new ‘crisis team’ ‘will be prepared for anything’ at this year’s Oscars

LOS ANGELES — The Oscars are ready for the next surprise outburst.

Los Angeles Times

A year later, Chris Rock opens up on a Baltimore stage about ‘The Slap’

BALTIMORE — Nearly one year after actor Will Smith assaulted comic Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, the legendary funnyman is finally prepared to discuss the incident known as “Slapgate” — and he’s doing it for one of the first times on a Baltimore stage.

Tribune News Service

Will Smith finally wins fans over by poking fun at himself in new Oscars slap TikTok

The embattled star has struggled to rebuild his once respected Hollywood status

Evening Standard

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Chris Palmer wanted to read a book about ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.’ So he wrote one.

For Chris Palmer, the neon-hued pop culture of his youth in the ’80s and ’90s might have faded into a warm nostalgic glow, but he never stopped caring for the things he loved back then.

The Orange County Register

Will Smith surprises fans as he makes fun of Oscars slap controversy in new video

Will Smith shocked audiences at last year's Academy Awards when he slapped Chris Rock, but it seems he's trying to find the funny side of the controversial moment

Daily Mirror

‘Hardest flex of 2023’: Will Smith surprises fans with ‘unexpected’ Oscars joke

Smith’s latest video has been met with mixed reactions on social media

The Independent UK

Richard E Grant makes cheeky quip over Will Smith Oscars slap as he hosts BAFTAs

Richard E Grant couldn't resist making a cheeky quip about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last year as he took to the stage at the BAFTAs in London this evening

Daily Mirror

Richard E Grant makes slap joke in Baftas opening speech

Actor is hosting the ceremony for the first time this year

The Independent UK

‘Incredible privilege’: Richard E Grant chosen to host Baftas

Actor said he is ‘celebratory person rather than somebody there to roast other actors’

The Guardian - UK

Friday Night Notes: Double WR intrigue, Oklahoma State stocks up on starpower, plus more

Jeremiah Smith's upcoming visits, another potential Colorado flip and more.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Everything You Need to Know about the 2023 Academy Awards

Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars, including when they are, where…

The Independent UK

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards

Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony

The Independent UK

I Am Legend sequel will take influence from The Last of Us, writer says

Will Smith will return for the sequel joined by Michael B Jordan

Evening Standard

Our guide to the best apocalyptic and zombie films for Halloween, from Dawn of the Dead to Rec

These zombie horrors are perfect for spooky season

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All we know about Will Smith's I Am Legend 2 release date and cast after fake trailer drops

Michael B Jordan will also star in the film while Akiva Goldsman is set to write the screenplay

The Independent UK

What happened to melodies in today’s movie musicals?

Movie musicals used to promise tunes for everyone forever, but is that kind of songwriting a lost art? Tim Rice and The Greatest Showman’s Greg Wells talk to Will Taylor

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cruise Outshines Oscars Rivals as Academy Readies for Award Show

Tom Cruise lived up to his billing as the "last true movie star" as nearly 200 of this year's Oscar nominees gathered to celebrate -- and size up their competition -- at the Academy's boozy annual luncheon Monday. In a room packed with A-listers such as Steven Spielberg and Cate…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film Academy Response to Will Smith Slap was 'Inadequate,' Group's President Says

Hollywood's film academy did not adequately respond to Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards last March, the organization's president said on Monday at a gathering of this year's Oscar nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was criticized for allowing Smith to remain in…

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Austin Butler, Paul Mescal, Michelle Yeoh among Academy Awards nominees at Beverly Hills event

Veterans and first-timers have walked the red carpet for the 95th Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills — and the Academy boss has labelled its response to the now infamous 2022 slap "inadequate".

The Independent UK

Oscars response to Smith slap inadequate, academy head says

Motion picture academy president Janet Yang told a room full of Oscar nominees that the organization's response to Will Smith's onstage slap of Chris Rock during last year's ceremony was inadequate

The Independent UK

The Academy admits response to Will Smith’s Oscar slap was ‘inadequate’ and ‘unacceptable’

‘You should and can expect no less form us going forward,’ Academy president said

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