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Will Smith's slap overshadows Oscars ceremony

The 94th Academy Awards aimed to boost the ceremony's increasingly dismal ratings, but this year's Oscars went more viral than they bargained for. Just minutes before Will Smith won best actor for "King Richard", he walked onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock after the latter made a bad joke about…

France 24

Jameela Jamil stands up for black women after Will Smith's Oscars outburst

Jameela Jamil stands up for black women after Will Smith slaps Chris Rock in the face after he insults wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head at Oscars in front of global TV audience

Daily Mirror

This Morning's Holly Willoughby slams Chris Rock and Will Smith over Oscars bust-up

The ITV daytime programme was dominated with news on the Oscar ceremony debacle

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The Range under fire from shoppers over Will Smith Oscar attack joke

Shoppers have criticised the retailer for making light of the incident

Manchester Evening News

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock 'couldn't be faked', claims body language expert

Body language expert Darren Stanton claims that the incident between Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards was '100% genuine' after some fans have questioned if the slap was a planned stunt

Daily Mirror

The Oscar night feud between Chris Rock and Will Smith has history

LOS ANGELES — It's a moment that's already been pored over like the Zapruder film, looked at from various feeds and angles and accounts: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face Sunday night onstage at the Academy Awards.

Los Angeles Times

Review: The Oscars promised high drama. They got more than they bargained for

LOS ANGELES — It was the slap heard round the world, or at least among the dwindling population of TV viewers who still bother to watch the Oscars. Will Smith's hand connected with Chris Rock's face during a live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday evening, an awards…

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GMB viewers confused by Liam Payne's accent as he defends Will Smith slapping Chris Rock

Former One Direction star Liam Payne was talking about the shocking moment Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars but GMB viewers got side-tracked by his accent.

Daily Record

Who is Jada Pinkett Smith and why does she shave her head?

People all over the world have been talking about last night's Oscars ceremony after Jada's husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a GI Jane jibe about her buzzcut.

Daily Record

Will Smith once slapped prankster and accidentally punched Hollywood actor in the jaw

Will Smith retaliated when a Ukrainian prankster tried to kiss him on a red carpet - and inadvertently punched Marvel actor Anthony Mackie at a party due to a 'miscommunication'

Daily Mirror

Liam Payne defends Will Smith in bizarre interview after Chris Rock Oscars slap

'But I had to leave my chair, I'll be honest with you, it cut me really deep, and I don't get deep about these things but I'm a big movie fan.'

Irish Mirror

Rep Ayanna Pressley clarifies tweet thanking Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

‘Shout out to all the husbands who defend their wives living with alopecia,’ congresswoman said in now-deleted tweet

The Independent UK

Holly Willoughby finds it 'hard to talk about' Will Smith and Chris Rock as ITV This Morning wades into debacle

Holly and Phillip Schofield discussed the controversial altercation on the ITV show

Manchester Evening News

Incredible moment Hollywood stars watch Will Smith slap Chris Rock

Fashion journalist Derek Blasberg shared the picture from the Vanity Fair viewing party

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Sports Illustrated

Will Smith Wins Best Actor Oscar, Apologizes After Chris Rock Incident

Smith won the Oscar for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams.

Belfast Live

Eamonn Holmes weighs in over the Will Smith Oscars incident with Chris Rock

The broadcaster said: "LA is wokeism central, isn't it?"

Nottingham Post

Oscars: Academy statement after Will Smith's apology

One Twitter user wrote: "The joke was inappropriate"

Daily Mirror

Peter Andre wades into Will Smith and Chris Rock's Oscars row

Peter Andre, 49, commended Denzel Washington for consoling Will Smith after the actor hit Chris Rock at the Oscars

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Daily Mirror

What is alopecia after Jada Pinkett Smith mocked by Chris Rock over 'terrifying' hair loss

Will Smith's altercation with Chris Rock over a joke he made about Jada Pinkett Smith's baldness has been the talk of the town after the Oscars. But what is alopecia - the "terrifying" hair loss disorder that Jada suffers from?

Evening Standard

Inside Will Smith and Chris Rock’s six-year feud

It’ll go down as one of the most shocking moments in Hollywood history, but the two actors don’t appear to have seen eye-to-eye for years

Manchester Evening News

Will Smith posts for first time after attacking Chris Rock at Oscars 2022

It comes as fans are divided on either praising or condemning Will's actions

Evening Standard

“I was literally shaking with fear” — Jada Pinkett Smith’s battle with alopecia

Chris Rock’s joke at the expense of Pinkett Smith was cruel. Emma Loffhagen reports on the star’s journey with hair loss and how her daughter helped her come to terms with her diagnosis

Glasgow Live

Will Smith hits Chris Rock: Glasgow reacts after star slaps comedian at Oscars

Will Smith smacked comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars on Sunday night with the audience going quiet in shock - the incident occurred before the actor won his first ever Academy Award

Daily Mirror

Holly Willoughby slams Will Smith and Chris Rock over Oscar slap but says 'we are human'

This Morning host Holly Willoughby 'found it hard' to discuss the controversial moment Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars, but said 'we are human' - despite slamming both stars over the incident

Evening Standard

GMB viewers distracted by Liam Payne’s ‘horrific’ new accent as he discusses Will Smith slapping Chris Rock

Liam Payne has weighed in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars and sparked an unexpected new talking point in the process – his “horrific” new accent.

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