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DARK SECRETS: 11 - The Real Truth

Oscars forced to break long-running tradition after Will Smith's 10-year ban

Will Smith has been banned from attending the Academy Awards for 10 years after he stormed the stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock at last year's ceremony

Daily Mirror

Netflix forced to edit Chris Rock's comedy special to remove Will Smith joke

Netflix has stepped in and edited out part of Chris Rock's live comedy special, Selective Outrage, in which he spoke out about being slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars

Daily Mirror

‘Sin Eater’ details the many ways Chicago private eye Anthony Pellicano crossed the line

FX documentary on the infamous investigator hears from his clients, his alleged victims and the man himself.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Can the Oscars be saved? Academy members can't even agree on what it would take

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood loves a good comeback story, and this year's Academy Awards will feature a few of them.

Los Angeles Times

Will Smith 'embarrassed and hurt' by Chris Rock's Netflix special calling out slap

Will Smith wants Chris Rock to "let it go" as the comedian continues to use the infamous slap at the 2022 Oscars as a source of material, nearly a year on

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock called out over inaccuracy about Will Smith’s career during Netflix stand-up special

‘Not the point but...’ one person wrote on Twitter

The Independent UK

Chris Rock: Fans furious at comedian for ‘punching down Black women’

‘First, it was South Park. Now, Chris Rock has destroyed Meghan Markle’

The Independent UK

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Chris Rock explains why he asked for daughter to be kicked out of school

The comedian shares two daughters with ex-wife Malaack Compton-Rock

The Independent UK

At the Oscars a year later, The Slap stays in the picture

The Academy Awards are Sunday, but did last year’s Oscars ever really end

The Independent UK

‘We can do a great show’: this year’s Oscars producers on plans, rumors and ‘the slap’

Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner oversaw the Moonlight/La La Land snafu and last year’s drama – can the 2023 ceremony run without a hiccup?

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel 'has plan in place' for another Oscars fiasco after Will Smith slap

Host Jimmy Kimmel has said he will be prepared for any further fall out at this year's Oscars following last years slap drama between Will Smith and Chris Rock

Daily Mirror

Meghan Markle fans convinced Rebel Wilson's brutal old joke responsible for 'coldness'

Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson claimed Prince Harry was 'lovely' but Meghan Markle 'wasn't warm' when they met - but the reason could be a joke made at last year's British Academy Film Awards

Daily Mirror

Jimmy Kimmel will ‘beat the s**t’ out of anyone who tries to recreate Will Smith’s Oscars slap

The late night chat star is hosting this Sunday’s Oscars

Evening Standard

Comedy isn't black or white – it's green

Chris Rock's special is a reminder that he's a rich guy with rich guy problems. He just knows one is marketable

Salon

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Chris Rock says he has 'never received an apology from Will Smith' for Oscars slap

Chris Rock has finally opened up about being slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars after the comedian made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith having alopecia

Daily Record

Chris Rock has been 'obsessed with Jada Pinkett Smith for decades' amid Netflix drama

In his special, he said: "I did some jokes about her. Who gives a f**k? That's how it is: She starts it, I finish it."

Evening Standard

Chris Rock is ‘obsessed’ with Jada Pinkett Smith, insiders claim

He joked about her at last year’s Oscars, leading to the famous slap – but sources say he’s secretly obsessed

The Guardian - UK

How is brand Harry and Meghan faring in the US? News just in: not good

Only a few months ago the pair were media darlings in America. Now they have become the butt of the joke – with their popularity polling below Prince Andrew, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Jada Pinkett Smith 'accuses Chris Rock of being obsessed with her for decades'

Chris Rock hit out at Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith during his much-anticipated Netflix special, Selective Outrage, following last year's Oscars controversy

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Elizabeth Wellington: Chris Rock didn’t deck Will Smith because he was trying to take the high road. He was trying to stay in white people’s good graces

At the very end of Chris Rock's live Netflix special "Selective Outrage," Rock tried to explain why he didn't deck Will Smith the night of the infamous Oscar slap.

Nottingham Post

ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley names 'rudest' A-List celebrity he's interviewed in 50-year career

"He is the rudest man I have ever had to interview," Madeley said

Chicago Sun-Times

Don’t gloss over significance of Brandon Johnson’s trip to Selma

The Sun-Times mentioned the trip Johnson made over the weekend but did not do so in context of who he actually is.

Tribune News Service

Key moments and highlights from Chris Rock’s Netflix live special in Baltimore

Comedian Chris Rock took the stage at the Hippodrome Theatre on Saturday night in a historic first for Netflix, which livestreamed the special from Baltimore.

The Independent UK

Chris Rock explains why he didn’t hit Will Smith back at the Oscars

Comedian says parents taught him not to ‘fight in front of white people’

Chicago Sun-Times

How to watch the Oscars: Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards

Sunday is the big day. Here’s your guide for the broadcast and predictions.

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