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Chris Rock criticised for ‘tasteless’ joke comparing Will Smith slap to Nicole Brown Simpson murder

The 57-year-old comedian reportedly made the quip during a stand-up show in Arizona when he revealed he had turned down an offer to host next year’s Academy Awards

Evening Standard

Chris Rock criticised for comparing Will Smith slap to Nicole Brown Simpson murder: ‘Truly tasteless’

Rock told his audience that returning to the award ceremony would be like asking Brown Simpson ‘to go back to the restaurant’

The Independent UK

‘Truly tasteless’: Chris Rock criticised for comparing Will Smith slap to Nicole Brown Simpson murder

Rock told his audience that returning to the award ceremony would be like asking Brown Simpson ‘to go back to the restaurant’

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Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle at the O2 Arena in London: when and how to get tickets

This will be the first time the two comedians perform together

Evening Standard

Chris Rock ‘turned down offer to host the 2023 Oscars’ after Will Smith slap

The comedian is said to have compared returning to the Oscars to revisiting a crime scene

Evening Standard

Chris Rock says he has turned down offer to host Oscars again

During a standup set Rock said that to return after Will Smith attacked him at this year’s awards would be like returning to the scene of a crime

The Guardian - UK

Chris Rock turns down offer to host next year's Oscars after Will Smith slap controversy

He jibed how going back to the biggest night in Hollywood would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to go back to the restaurant,” referencing the events that led to her death and the subsequent OJ Simpson murder trial.

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Chris Rock 'turned down' hosting the Oscars next year after Will Smith slap

Comedian Chris Rock is said to have made a joke about being offered to host next year's Oscars during a gig in Phoenix, Arizona

Daily Mirror

Chris Rock says he declined offer to host Oscars next year after Will Smith slap

Rock said returning to the Oscars would be like Nicole Brown Simpson going ‘back to the restaurant’ where she left her glasses the night she was killed

The Independent UK

Months after that slap, Chris Rock says he turned down hosting the Oscars next year

LOS ANGELES — Five months after Will Smith slapped him onstage at the Academy Awards, stunning millions watching around the world, Chris Rock delivered another sort of slap back at the Oscars.

Los Angeles Times

From Chris Rock to Burning Man: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether your idea of fun is cutting-edge US comedy or a desert festival-meets-country house sculpture clash, we’ve got you covered

The Guardian - UK

Sally Potter on making a film about violence with Chris Rock: ‘He is aware of what happens when a man feels humiliated’

In Look at Me, Rock is thrown to the floor by Javier Bardem. Potter discusses male anger in her film and the similarities between that and Rock’s real-life experience of being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars

The Guardian - UK

Comic Neal Brennan is more than Dave Chappelle's best friend

Neal Brennan is the comedy whisperer.

Tribune News Service

Will Smith’s popularity saw ‘very significant and precipitous decline’ after Oscars slap

According to Q Score, which measures the consumer appeal of celebrities in the US, the actor lost significant support after the incident

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Even Fox Knows Bringing Back Urban Meyer Is Completely Embarrassing

The network went out of its way to bury news it rehired disgraced Urban Meyer.

Tribune News Service

Will Smith tries humor as he attempts to return to social media, 5 months after The Slap

When in doubt, make them laugh.

The Independent UK

Will Smith jokes about return to social media with first non-apology post since Oscars

Actor made light of his struggle to win over the public after the incident

Daily Mirror

Will Smith 'in talks to resume biopic of his life' and to include Oscars slap incident

The A Lister was due to be filmed for a high profile biopic film about his life - with plans afoot earlier this year before they were derailed by his shocking actions at the 2022 Oscars ceremony

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The Independent UK

Will Smith’s ex-wife hopes actor will receive ‘forgiveness’ after Oscars slap

‘You cannot heal without forgiveness,’ Sheree Zampino said

Tribune News Service

Will Smith’s Oscar slap damaged his reputation with consumers of all ages, data shows

The slap heard around the world has had a devastating effect on Will Smith’s reputation with consumers.

Evening Standard

Zoe Kravitz regrets her Will Smith Oscar-slap reaction after ‘scary backlash’

The Batman actress condemned the Fresh Prince star for attacking Chris Rock at the ceremony

Bangkok Post

Academy apologises to indigenous star for historic Oscars abuse

LOS ANGELES - Nearly 50 years after she was booed off the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf in protest at the film industry's treatment of Native Americans, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group said…

The Independent UK

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith seen out together for first time since Oscars slap

Couple were spotted having lunch in Malibu

Daily Mirror

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith spotted in first joint appearance since Oscars slap

Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith stepped out for food in Malibu as they were snapped for the first time together in public since the actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars

ABC News

Comedian Chris Rock joked about Will Smith during his Sydney show, but that's not what it was all about

Fans of Chris Rock adhered to strict rules during his Sydney show on the weekend, but if members of the audience wanted an in-depth insight into the Will Smith slap, they might have left disappointed.

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