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Oscars slap sparks debate on the defense of Black women

The physical altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards stunned the crowd and the millions watching the globally televised ceremony

The Independent UK

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Newcastle Herald

Chris Rock’s brother rejects Will Smith’s apology for Oscars slap

Chris Rock may be keeping quiet after Will Smith slapped him at the Oscars but his brother has been anything but.

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‘Triggered’ Oscars host Amy Schumer says she’s ‘traumatized’ by watching Will Smith slap Chris Rock

Amy Schumer is “triggered and traumatized” after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars she was co-hosting, but not so much that she couldn’t use the experience to direct fans to her new Hulu show.

Tribune News Service

Was Will Smith’s slap the last gasp for Oscars?

It’s been nearly a quarter-century since the highest rated Academy Awards of all time, 1998, when more than 57 million viewers tuned in. Ratings have plummeted since then.

Chicago Sun-Times

Danger of creating celebrity role models like Will Smith

Letters: Stan Labovitch says true role models are often unassuming people like our parents, and Richard Dillane says there’s no racism in white people condemning Will Smith’s behaviour

The Guardian - UK

How to handle Will Smith’s slap is just one of many crises facing academy after Oscars

LOS ANGELES — If it’s true — as Denzel Washington told Will Smith moments after Smith strode onstage at the 94th Oscars and slapped Chris Rock across the face — that the devil comes for you at your highest moment, then motion picture academy officials must be wondering what Satan…

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Amy Schumer 'sickened' by the 'disturbing' actions of Will Smith after Oscars smack

Oscars co-host Amy Schumer has insisted that she still feels 'traumatised' after witnessing Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock across the face during Sunday night's ceremony

Daily Mirror

Will Smith: Oscars host Wanda Sykes says ‘violence is never the answer’ after Chris Rock slap

Co-host Amy Schumer also commented on dramatic Oscars moment

The Independent UK

Stephen Colbert on Trump’s missing phone logs: ‘A poorly executed cover-up’

Late-night hosts discuss negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, Trump’s missing White House phone logs from 6 January and fallout from the Oscars

The Guardian - US

Jamie Laing says Will Smith's Chris Rock Oscars slap has 'got to be fake'

Former Made In Chelsea Jamie Laing, 33, believes Will Smith 53, staged the moment he hit comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday night

Daily Mirror

Alopecia advocate condemns Oscars incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock

‘Violence is unacceptable, but words can be harmful too,’ Laura Mathias says

The Independent UK

Adam Sandler supports Chris Rock after Oscars drama

Rock is set to go on tour in the UK in May

The Independent UK

James Corden mocks Will Smith's Oscars slap and applauds Chris Rock's 'steel jaw'

The television host spoke about the incident on the Late Late Show

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The Independent UK

Lamar Odom says Will Smith was ‘fulfilling a husband’s responsibility’ at Oscars

Former NBA player says he hurt ex-wife Khloe Kardashian ‘emotionally and spiritually’

Daily Mirror

Will Smith 'getting therapy over childhood issues that saw him lash out at Chris Rock'

Sources close to Will Smith say it was unresolved issues from his childhood that made him lash out at Chris Rock after his joke about Jada at the Oscars

Daily Mirror

Will Smith savagely mocks bald man in clip unearthed after Oscars slap scandal

Will Smith hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons on Sunday, when instead of being celebrated for winning his first-ever Oscar, he was forced to apologise for hjisd violent behaviour after smacking Chris Rock during the live broadcast

Benzinga

Will Smith Slap At Oscars Wasn't His First Famous Slap: Video

News of the Will Smith slap has captured the internet’s attention since the 94th Academy Awards aired Sunday on ABC, a unit of Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). While this will likely go down as the most famous slap of Smith’s career, it isn’t the first captured on camera.

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Daily Mirror

Ricky Gervais says he wouldn't have joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's alopecia

Ricky Gervais is known for 'roasting' celebrities and went viral for the comments he made when he hosted the Golden Globes. The comedian has weighed in on the Will Smith slap

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock 'cheek pad' claim and other Will Smith smack conspiracy theories debunked

Some Oscars viewers claimed Chris Rock was wearing something on his face after a photo emerged - but it doesn’t all stack up

Daily Mirror

Tiny sausage dog obsessed with carrying really, really big sticks

Little dachshund Bosco loves to carry sticks ten times the size of him, and refuses to put them down or move out of people's way, says his owner Luccia Rodriguez, 24, from London

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock to break silence on Will Smith Oscar slap at upcoming comedy gig

Tickets for Chris Rock's comedy tour have been selling out fast following his Oscar-gate scandal on Sunday night. The comedian is set to break his silence on that Will Smith slap as he takes to the stage in Boston tonight

Wales Online

Oscars slap: Chris Rock 'had no idea Jada Pinkett Smith had alopecia'

He was slapped by the star's husband Will Smith after making a gag about her bald head at the Oscars

The Independent UK

James Corden: Will Smith ‘can’t take a joke’ and Chris Rock ‘can take a punch’

Corden also put a topical twist on ‘We Need to Talk About Bruno’

Daily Record

Will Smith raises hand to Spanish TV host who was being flirty with Jada

Social media users are viewing the old clip from Spanish TV with fresh eyes after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.

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