Academy Says Will Smith Was Asked to Leave Oscar Ceremony But Refused

Michael Bay is sharing his thoughts about the aftermath of Will Smith‘s 2022 Oscars slap.

Liam Payne's Oscars interview went viral, with fans confused over his hybrid accent - but now it's received a Celtic folk remix and it's actually quite a decent tune. Speaking to Good Morning Britain, the singer shared his thoughts on the situation that went down with Will Smith getting up on stage to slap host Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith's appearance. Now comedian Michael Fry has taken Payne's words and turned them into a piece of haunting lyricism and also had the falsetto voice to pull off the Celtic folk rendition of the interview.

Steve Coogan has accused Will Smith of “appalling arrogance” after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. Smith walked on stage to slap Rock, who was presenting an award at the film awards ceremony, after the comedian made a joke about his wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith. On Friday (1 April), five days after the incident, Smith made the decision to step down from the Academy following reports he would face disciplinary action.

Chris Rock’s brother Tony tore into Will Smith after the actor slapped Rock at the Oscars. Smith walked on stage to slap Rock, who was presenting an award at the film awards ceremony, after the comedian made a joke about his wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith.

Zack Sharf Michael Bay isn’t here for your questions about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. Bay directed Smith in two of his signature action movies, “Bad Boys” and “Bad Boys II.” Asked by Yahoo to weigh in on the slap, Bay responded, “I don’t really care.”“I wasn’t watching. I saw it.

Whoopi Goldberg asked and answered her own question about Will Smith’s future today, practically rolling her eyes as she read the set-up question for the Hot Topic discussion on Smith’s career.

Amy Schumer is still processing Will Smith’s infamous slap of Chris Rock during the Oscars, but is turning to humour to move forward.

Tatyana Ali weighed in on the Oscars drama between her "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" co-star Will Smith and Chris Rock. Ali admitted her "heart aches for what happened" at the 94th Academy Awards in a statement shared Sunday to Twitter. "I love #WillSmith very much.

Sharing their thoughts. Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ignited a conversation — including from the Philadelphia native’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air costars.

Ana Navarro is sharing her take on the latest Will Smith drama.

“I don’t know if you saw this, but Will Smith slapped Chris Rock,” Amy Schumer told the crowd at her first post-Oscars stand-up gig over the weekend, shocking no one. “Did you read that in your newsfeed?”

E! News, “I don’t even know what to say about the Oscars. I have no jokes about it. All I can say is that, I don’t know if you saw this, but Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.

Will Smith is officially not a member of the Academy anymore. Instead of letting the Academy's board of governors decide the actor's fate, Smith went ahead and resigned. The "King Richard" star received backlash after he slapped Chris Rock on-stage at the 94th Academy Awards after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head.

Still reeling from the incident. Amy Schumer, who cohosted the 2022 Oscars, further discussed the Will Smith and Chris Rock drama in her most recent standup routine.

reportedly put their next project with Smith, a film called “Fast and Loose” on hold. It’s not altogether unexpected, as several Hollywood experts told TheWrap last week that his work would take a hit, at least in the short-term. But Navarro doesn’t agree that should happen.“Look, I’m so tired of talking about this, I’d like to slap myself,” Navarro said to preface her comments.

A poignant reflection. Willow Smith shared some philosophical thoughts in the wake of her dad Will Smith‘s altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

Amy Schumer is speaking out about the confrontation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Time to address the elephant in the room!

Zack Sharf John Oliver took a moment during the April 3 episode of his HBO talk show “Last Week Tonight” to shut down O.J. Simpson, who posted to social media earlier in the week a defense of Will Smith following the Oscars. Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock during the ceremony after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head.

tweeted a video of himself discussing Sunday night’s slap, saying Smith “was wrong,” but that he “understood the feeling.” Simpson also noted within the video that people had apparently been asking him for his opinion on the exchange. Oliver was definitely not one of them.“Nope, not you O.J., not you,” he said Sunday night. “No one wants to hear from you on this, especially when you seem to be coming live from the COVID patio of a Señor Frog’s.

Will Smith’s daughter, Willow Smith, is getting philosophical on Twitter. The singer and "Red Table Talk" co-host took to the social media platform on Saturday and shared some cryptic tweets about the "meaning of life" following her father’s resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The meaning of life is found in a challenge," tweeted the 21-year-old.

John Oliver is not having it after O.J. Simpson shared his opinion on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at last week’s Oscars.

Tatyana Ali wasn’t happy to see the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars last week.

Grammys host Trevor Noah made a joke about Will Smith's controversial Oscars slap as he opened the ceremony on Sunday. At the Academy Awards on 27 March, the King Richard actor slapped presenter Chris Rock on stage after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and once he returned to his seat, he yelled at Chris to keep his wife's name out of his mouth. A week later, talk show host Trevor took to the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to host the Grammys and made sure to reference the moment that had been dominating the headlines.

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Trevor Noah poked fun at Will Smith's Oscars altercation with Chris Rock during his opening monologue at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (03. 04. 22).

Since the Oscars last week, the slap heard ’round the world has generated both an immense amount of media reaction and an unprecedented division of public opinion. Even today it seems impossible to avoid a conversation involving Will Smith or another hot take on the internet.

Netflix has reportedly backed away from Will Smith's latest project. The 53-year-old actor was previously cast in 'Fast and Loose', but the movie has been quietly put on the backburner after Will smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars. .

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A family matter. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Tatyana Ali criticized former costar Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars — but she still cares for her on-screen cousin.

“The war. What’s more opposite to music?” asked Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky when he appeared on the Grammys telecast via video. Zelensky went on to an extended explanation of how war silences music and music can end war.

A little too close for comfort? One week after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 94th annual Academy Awards, he poked fun at the incident during a stand-up gig.