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Emmys host Kenan Thompson predicts conflict-free ceremony

Emmy Awards host Kenan Thompson and the show’s producers are predicting a conflict-free zone

The Independent UK

Chris Rock: Will Smith public apology was ‘a hostage video’

In his first at-length comments on the slap, Rock tells an audience in Liverpool that Smith had impersonated ‘a perfect man for 30 years’ before revealing he was ‘just as ugly as the rest of us’

The Guardian - UK

‘F*** your hostage video’: Chris Rock issues sweary response to Will Smith’s filmed apology

In the clip, Smith told comedian: ‘I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk’

The Independent UK

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Willow Smith says mother Jada Pinkett Smith received ‘death threats’ from racist metal fans

‘It was a crazy amount of stuff going on,’ Willow said

The Independent UK

Chris Rock ‘turned down’ tell-all Oprah chat about Will Smith slap

Chris Rock is said to have turned down a chat with Oprah Winfrey following the infamous Oscar slap drama.

Evening Standard

Chris Rock: Nicole Brown Simpson’s sister calls comedian’s joke about murder ‘horrible’ and ‘distasteful’

‘There are families behind this tragedy,’ she said

The Independent UK

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

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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.

Irish Mirror

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

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

The Guardian - UK

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

When in doubt, make them laugh.

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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

The Independent UK

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

‘You cannot heal without forgiveness,’ Sheree Zampino said

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

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

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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

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

Tribune News Service

Oscars producer Will Packer praises Will Smith’s ‘transparent’ apology for slapping Chris Rock

Whether or not it was a performance, it’s getting some critical acclaim.

Tribune News Service

Leonard Greene: Hey men, stop fighting your women’s trivial battles

It’s hard to say who’s worse, the woman who needs a man to come to her defense every time someone offends her, or the spineless sap who sprints to her side every time she rings the bell.

The Independent UK

David Spade says Kate Middleton should have ‘slapped’ Prince Louis to distract from Chris Rock

‘I thought, it would help Chris so much if she slapped the kid,’ Spade said

The Independent UK

Kate Middleton ‘should have slapped son’ to distract from Chris Rock slap, jokes David Spade

‘I thought it would help Chris so much if she slapped the kid,’ he said

The Independent UK

David Spade says Kate Middleton should have ‘slapped’ Prince Louis to distract from Chris Rock

‘I thought, it would help Chris so much if she slapped the kid,’ Spade said

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