Oscars Producer Talks Will Smith Moment, Says LAPD Was Ready to Arrest Him & Explains Why They Didn't

Reddit since it popped up in the wake of Smith’s assault on comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. The 53-year-old actor made international news when he stormed the stage at the awards show and slapped Rock across the face for making a joke about Pinkett Smith’s alopecia.

Billy Crystal's weighing in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards, and the 74-year-old comedian's not mincing words when describing what he says transpired.During an appearance on Bob Costa's HBO Max show, Crystal said what the star did in physically confronting Rock was «assault.»«It was a most disturbing incident for sure. It was an assault,» Crystal said.

Jada Pinkett Smith’s ex is “sticking” it to the haters. August Alsina, 29, is addressing claims that he is in the midst of authoring a tell-all tome about his much-storied, lusty romance with Oscar-winner Will Smith’s wife of twenty-five years. “What would be the need to write a book about my supposed ‘sex life’ with ANYBODY, EVER, in life?,” questioned the R&B singer in a screenshot of a text message that he shared to Instagram Thursday. “If you are looking for that kind of entertainment, read the book called ‘Holy Bible’ while you’re at it.”Elsewhere, on Twitter, Alsina rebuked an internet instigator who inquired about his alleged forthcoming book. “No!,” he wrote in response to the busybody.

Zack Sharf Ricky Gervais defended Chris Rock’s Oscars joke in controversial fashion. The comedian, who is no stranger to provoking celebrities at awards shows thanks to his five-year stint hosting the Golden Globes, said Rock’s joke at the 94th Academy Awards that resulted in Will Smith slapping him wasn’t even that offensive. Gervais then proceeded to joke about disabilities.Rock’s Oscars joke revolved around the comedian telling Jada Pinkett Smith he was excited to see her star in a “G.I.

Billy Bush is speaking out in support of Will Smith.  The 50-year-old television and radio host took to Instagram on Monday, posting a lengthy caption and several images of Smith crying at the 2022 Oscars, explaining why he believes the Academy Board of Governors should "pack it up and move on".  "The Academy is still going to meet regarding disciplinary action for Will Smith. He resigned yesterday. He’s no longer a voting member," he began.

Academy governors are allegedly struggling to decide if to take back Will Smith’s Oscar in the wake of his actions on Sunday 27 March. Will, 53, shocked the world after slapping comedian Chris Rock across the face while he was presenting the Oscars ceremony. Chris, 57, had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, which she shaved off as a result of her alopecia.

Jimmy Kimmel made a monologue joke that might have the authorities looking into him. On an episode of earlier this week, the late-night host made a joking remark about Marjorie Taylor Greene that didn't sit well with the Georgia Republican.Ahead of Ketanji Brown Jackson being confirmed to the Supreme Court, Kimmel made a joke in reference to one Greene's recent tweets. «This woman, Klan mom, is especially upset with the three Republican senators who said they’ll vote yes on Ketanji Brown Jackson, who’s nominated for the Supreme Court.

Jada Pinkett Smith took to Instagram on Thursday to congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson after the Senate confirmed her to the Supreme Court. Pinkett Smith shared two images of Jackson along with the caption, "She did it! Congrats #ketanjibrownjackson." Jackson's confirmation by the Senate fulfilled President Biden's campaign promise to appoint the first Black woman to the high court. The vote was bipartisan, 53-47, with Republican Sens.

The Daily Beast reported Thursday. She replied with a triple-whammy of an alibi:“Well, I would like to say, I haven’t personally been on Twitter,” she responded.

Sandra Bullock is not interested in making another Miss Congeniality movie — in fact, she regrets making the 2005 sequel in the first place.

The inside scoop. Amy Schumer opened up about how she felt after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars — and revealed what the vibe was like behind the scenes.

After Marjorie Taylor Greene called out Jimmy Kimmel for joking about Will Smith hypothetically slapping her, the comedian defended his humor.

A tweet went viral late last year making a joke about Leonardo DiCaprio that was similar to a joke Amy Schumer made while co-hosting the 2022 Oscars.

Zack Sharf Jimmy Kimmel fired back at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on social media over her claim that she reported one of his jokes to Capitol Police. Greene took issue with a joke Kimmel made on the April 5 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” During his monologue, Kimmel evoked Will Smith in joking about wanting someone to slap Greene over her thoughts on the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Ketanji Brown Jackson.“This woman, Klan mom, is especially upset with the three Republican senators who said they’ll vote yes on Ketanji Brown Jackson, who’s nominated for the Supreme Court,” Kimmel said, referring to Greene.

Zack Sharf Amy Schumer appeared on “Watch What Happens Live!” this week and denied stealing off Twitter the Leonardo DiCaprio joke she made during her monologue at the 94th Academy Awards (via The Daily Beast). Accusations of joke stealing have followed Schumer throughout her career. She roasted DiCaprio at the 2022 Oscars with the following joke: “He has done so much to fight climate change and leave behind a cleaner, greener planet for his girlfriends.” Social media users questioned whether or not Schumer stole the joke from a viral tweet posted in December 2021.“OK.

her arguably slanderous accusation that three of her fellow Republicans are “pro-pedophile” for supporting Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson. (Jackson has also been baselessly accused of being pro-pedophilia by an alarmingly high number of Republicans, but so far those other Republicans haven’t also turned this gross line of attack on their own side.)So in his monologue, Kimmel quoted her baseless accusations verbatim, then joked, “Wow. Where is Will Smith when you really need him, huh?”Now, Kimmel’s joke was obviously a reference to Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, apparently in retaliation for a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Academy Awards co-host Amy Schumer stopped by “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” on Wednesday to share her thoughts on Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock — the moment that “really changed the air in the room.”

Amy Schumer is giving more insight into the tense moments that followed Will Smithslapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. The 40-year-old comedian was one of the three female co-hosts of the awards show, and was asked while on for her thoughts on Smith receiving a standing ovation for his Best Actor Oscar win just minutes after the shocking slap occurred. «I was backstage, and I knew I had to go out. I was kind of the only host that was going out solo after that, so it really felt like the Situation Room of comedy,» she shared.

Affecting them all. The fallout from Will Smith‘s altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars is taking its toll on the King Richard star’s family as they await the results of the Academy’s investigation.

struck the comedian after he made a joke about the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The incident has already been immortalised in numerous parodies and memes but we are yet to see a tattoo, until now. Jon Arton, 36, thought it was "hilarious" someone wanted the now-viral spat permanently inked, and was happy to grant the request.

Will Smith‘s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during last month’s Oscars ceremony.The comedian and actor said that it wasn’t a “bad” joke as he appeared to poke fun at the gravity that people have applied to Pinkett Smith’s alopecia condition, the apparent subject of which was what offended her and her husband, who slapped Rock in response.Despite Rock’s joke, in which he said that Pinkett Smith’s cropped haircut made her look like “GI Jane”, Rock had “no idea” about her alopecia, according to a source.Now, responding to fans on a Twitter live after being asked for his thoughts about the incident, Gervais said: “You don’t hit someone over a joke, however bad it is – and it wasn’t bad” [via The Independent].“That was like the tamest joke I would’ve ever told,” the comedian added.Gervais had previously said during a stand-up show in London last week that he would have joked about Pinkett Smith’s “boyfriend” August Alsina instead of her appearance.“People were going, ‘What would have happened if Ricky Gervais had been doing it [hosting the Oscars]?’” Gervais continued.“Well, nothing, as I would not have made a joke about his wife’s hair. I would have made a joke about her boyfriend.”Pinket Smit and US singer Alsina have been involved in an “entanglement”, which she has discussed on her Red Table Talk show.Gervais also mocked people criticising Rock for “joking about [Pinkett-Smith’s] disability”.“Well, I’m going a bit thin – I’m disabled,” Gervais said, pointing to his head.

Will Smith may still be reeling from the fallout of his infamous smacking of comedian Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Academy Awards after more than a week of public humiliation and multiple about-face moments. Despite the onslaught of criticism and global infatuation of the dust-up, the showbiz superstar has a cast of stout supporters in his corner, many of whom have gone to bat behind the scenes for the "Fresh Prince"-turned-"King Richard" actor.

Former Academy Awards host Billy Crystal minced no words when talking about the slap heard ’round the world.

JoJo Siwa has dropped out Will Smith‘s upcoming movie.

On March 27, the Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson-directed Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) won the Oscar for Best Documentary. A week later, the film won the Grammy for Best Music Film, becoming only the third documentary to achieve the feat, following 20 Feet from Stardom and Amy.

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Fantastic Beasts movies. However, following Miller’s arrest in Hawaii late last month after a karaoke incident, news has come in about Miller allegedly having meltdowns on the set of The Flash and Warner Bros. now reevaluating its future with the actor.

Although tickets to his comedy shows have skyrocketed, Chris Rock isn’t ready to discuss the infamous Oscars slap from Will Smith. While performing a surprise set at the Comedy Cellar on Tuesday night, the stand up noted he wouldn’t be talking about Will and the moment that shocked the world. “He literally only addressed it as the the crowd was going wild for his surprise appearance, and he got on stage and said, ‘Lower your expectations. I’m not going to address that s–t,’” an audience member told Page Six.

Will Smith continues to face down some of the troubling consequences of the “slap seen around the world.”

Netflix has made a new search category devoted to “Short-Ass Movies” in response to a recent Saturday Night Live skit bemoaning films with lengthy running times.Pete Davidson, Gunna, Chris Redd and Simon Rex collaborated for the comedy song that lambasts films that exceed runtimes of 100 minutes as not suitable for late night viewing.Taking aim at titles such as The Batman, Amadeus, Heat and Once Upon A Time In America for their extended runtimes, Davidson says he can’t handle any more long movies because he’s “a simple man with no attention span”.Netflix responded to the video on social media this week (April 4) with the caption “Good idea,” and a link to the newly created Short-Ass Movies category, which includes selections that adhere to the SNL sketch’s call for “a really short movie, like at most an hour 40″.good idea https://t.co/PIIix3MZUK https://t.co/lyJmpuGBko— Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) April 4, 2022Davidson also jokes about the runtime of his own movie, The King Of Staten Island, which has a runtime of 2hr 17mins. “But we needed all of those minutes,” he claims.You can watch the sketch that inspired the move below, in which Davidson raps: “Three hours, 47 minutes? Bro, you must be crazy/ No thanks, I’mma watch a short-ass movie like Driving Miss Daisy.”Last weekend’s (April 2) episode of Saturday Night Live also took on the Will Smith Oscars slap in a number of sketches across the show.Host Jerrod Carmichael dissected the incident in his cold open on Saturday Night Live without directly mentioning Smith, Rock or the word “slap”.

the slapping incident that occurred at the Oscars on March 27, has been moved up, according to an announcement made by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Academy President David Rubin shared in a letter to the academy members on Wednesday that the previously scheduled meeting on April 18 has been moved up to April 8. “The April 18 date was set in accordance with California law and our Standards of Conduct because our agenda included possible suspension or expulsion of Mr.

Regrouping. The Academy Board of Governors has moved up their timeline regarding its meeting about Will Smith’s actions after he slapped Chris Rock during the 94th annual Academy Awards last month.