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Will Smith banned from Oscars for 10 years after slapping Chris Rock

Academy bars actor from all its events, condemning ‘unacceptable and harmful behavior on stage’

The Guardian - US

Will Smith is banned for 10 years from academy events, including the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — Nearly two weeks after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday it is forbidding Smith from attending any academy events, including the Oscars, for 10 years.

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith learns punishment for Chris Rock slap at Oscars

It takes effect immediately

Nottingham Post

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Will Smith banned from Oscars and Academy events for 10 years

The Academy made their decision today (April 8)

The Independent UK

Will Smith banned from Oscars, other film academy events for 10 years for Chris Rock slap

The academy in a statement called Smith’s actions “unacceptable and harmful.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Will Smith banned from the Oscars for 10 years after slapping Chris Rock

Will Smith has been banned from the Oscars for 10 years, after the Academy launched a probe into his actions after he stormed the stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face last month. Will has since said he 'accepts' the decision

Daily Mirror

Will Smith news - live: Chris Rock jokes about slap during comedy gig as actor gets 10-year ban

Latest updates after the Academy made a decision on ‘consequences’

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'I always keep a packet of nuts in my handbag at weddings, it's my little secret'

In this week's column Val, the mum of Mirror columnist and football legend Robbie Savage, explains why Wrexham is the best place on the planet and advises all Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding guests to take along a packet of peanuts…

Daily Mirror

Will Smith's slap shows 'honor culture' is alive and well

After witnessing the “slap heard around the world” during the 2022 Oscars, I wasn’t surprised when the internet split into two camps: #TeamWill and #TeamChris.

The Conversation

Jimmy Kimmel calls Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘sociopath’ for reporting him to police over Will Smith joke

‘Officer? I would like to report a joke’

The Independent UK

Will Smith: Academy to decide on sanctions against actor for Oscars slap

Ampas brings forward board meeting to discuss punishment but reports suggest rescinding his best actor award is unlikely

The Guardian - UK

Here’s what really happened after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — “Officially, we don’t want you to leave. We want you to stay.”

Los Angeles Times

Ricky Gervais mocks claims that alopecia is a disability after Will Smith's Oscars slap

Ricky Gervais, 60, joked that as his hair is thinning so he can use a disabled parking space. The comedian has been very vocal with his thoughts on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards

Daily Mirror

David Oyelowo says he had ‘racially coded encounter’ with ‘older white gentleman’ after Will Smith Oscars slap

Actor urges people not to let Oscars drama become a ‘springboard for proxy arguments in Hollywood circles about race, respectability and belonging’

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Daily Record

Will Smith's Oscar fate to be decided within hours as Academy 'split' over Chris Rock slap

Will Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in King Richard at the 94th Academy Awards, but his success was overshadowed by his decision to slap Chris Rock live on stage at the Dolby Theatre in LA.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oscars Governors Set to Discuss Sanctions for Smith over Slap

Academy governors including Steven Spielberg and Whoopi Goldberg were due to meet Friday to discuss possible sanctions against Will Smith for slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board meeting was originally set to discuss suspending or expelling Smith from…

Los Angeles Times

‘A team that has to prove something’: Five opening-day questions for the Dodgers

DENVER — For a team with such familiar ambitions, there were plenty of new sights sprinkled into the Los Angeles Dodgers’ finally tune-up games against the Angels this week at Chavez Ravine.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Why Bryce Harper is the perfect Philadelphia athlete

PHILADELPHIA — A few minutes before 3 p.m. Friday, Bryce Harper will step onto the grass at Citizens Bank Park. Maybe he’ll wear his neon-green cleats with the googly Phillie Phanatic eyeballs and green fuzz. Maybe he’ll go with a Liberty Bell theme. Or with “JAWN” stitched in block letters…

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Evening Standard

Will Smith ‘expected to hear within hours whether he can keep Oscar’s Best Actor award’

The future of Will Smith’s Best Actor award has reportedly divided officials at the Academy

Daily Mirror

Will Smith could lose Oscar within hours as Academy 'split' over Chris Rock slap

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony saw Will Smith win the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in King Richard, but it was overshadowed by his decision to slap Chris Rock on stage at the Dolby Theatre in LA

The Independent UK

Denzel Washington explains why he thinks Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars

‘I don’t know all the ins and outs of this situation,’ actor said

The Independent UK

David Oyelowo concerned Will Smith’s slap will be detrimental to the ‘ongoing push for inclusion’

‘This incident should not be a springboard for proxy arguments in Hollywood circles about race, respectability and belonging,’ the actor wrote

Salon

“Officer? I would like to report a joke”

Benzinga

The slap heard around the world has put a dark cloud over actor Will Smith and has movie studios now questioning what to do with the movies they have in the works to which he is attached. Another movie now faces trouble after losing a co-star and the studio.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel laughs off Marjorie Taylor Greene calling police after joke

‘Officer? I would like to report a joke’

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