Whoopi Goldberg believes Will Smith's career 'will be fine' following Oscars controversy

Jay Leno is weighing in on Will Smith's behavior at the Oscars, where he slapped Chris Rock across the face for a joke he made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. The former "Tonight Show" host described the "King Richard" actor as a "good guy" but admitted the behavior he displayed on live television during the 94th Academy Awards was "disturbing." However, to Leno, the slap wasn't the part that shocked him the most. "To me, the thing that’s most disturbing wasn’t the slap, because he was kind of smirking after he slapped [Rock]," Leno said to the Palm Beach Daily News this week.  "It was the yelling of the obscenities.Then you go, ‘Whoa.

Comedian and former Tonight Show host Jay Leno weighed in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. Leno, who called Smith a “good guy,” said that the most shocking moment to him came after the slap.

He’s gonna need some ice for that burn! Amy Schumer revealed Leonardo DiCaprio’s reaction to her 2022 Oscars quip at his expense — and fans everywhere will thank him for his response.

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Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes "p----- off" Rosie Perez at the Oscars, the actress has revealed. The three stars, who starred in "White Men Can't Jump" together in 1992, took the stage at the 94th Academy Awards on March 27 to present the award for best cinematography.Their reunion at the show commemorated the 30th anniversary of the release of the film. Perez appeared on "The Daily Show" on Thursday night, where host Trevor Noah reflected on the memorable moment with her, Harrelson and Snipes.

shopping and doing an impromptu photo shoot after his now infamous defending of his father Will Smith. The 23-year-old, who has kept a fairly low profile since actor Will slapped Chris Rock at last month’s Oscars, was spotted food shopping at Erewhon Market in Calabasas, California, before getting his bodyguard to help him with a photo shoot in the parking lot. He seemed totally chilled out as he snapped photos – despite the drama surrounding his father, who has now been banned from the Oscars for 10 years.

Chivalry isn’t dead, but it needs some work.

EXCLUSIVE: Multi-hyphenate and Empire alum Tasha Smith is returning to work with Lee Daniels on his Netflix untiled exorcism thriller.

Mariah Carey celebrated the 17th anniversary of her 2005 album, The Emancipation of Mimi, in true Mariah Carey fashion — by lounging in a swimming pool wearing a sequined evening gown. The Grammy-award winning singer took to Instagram Live on 13 April to commemorate the special occasion with her fans, as well as the release of the “Big Energy” remix featuring DJ Khaled and Latto. Carey wore a full-length rose gold gown and sipped from a glass of her Black Irish cream liqueur during the 20-minute Instagram Live, as she waded in a pool from the Bahamas.

Amy Schumer’s joke about Leonardo DiCaprio’s love life has received a lot of attention.

Oscars.The comedian, who co-hosted this year’s Academy Awards ceremony with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, revealed on The Howard Stern Show (per The Guardian) that she’d received a number of threats.Schumer had pretended to mistake Kirsten Dunst, nominated for her performance in The Power in the Dog, for a seat-filler, who is a person hired to sit in a guest’s chair if they briefly leave the room.Fans of Dunst and her husband Jesse Plemons, who engaged with Schumer after the joke, took aim at Schumer on social media. She then said in a statement on Twitter: “Hey I appreciate the love for Kirsten Dunst.

Amy Schumer revealed how Leonardo DiCaprio reacted to hearing her joke about him at the 2022 Academy Awards back in late March.

Sounds like Thandiwe Newton didn’t have a magical time on the set of Magic Mike’s Last Dance!

In a first for North Manchester, an open-top bus menopause choir will be performing as part of a multi-arts festival. It's all part of SICK! festival, an arts and health event that faces up to the complexities of mental and physical health.

Amy Schumer is opening up about the Will Smith-Chris Rock slap incident.

spoken out about the incident, which resulted in Smith resigning from the Academy and getting banned from attending the Oscars (and all other Academy events) for 10 years.

Daily Mail, which cited a spokesperson for the actress.The Mail was referring to a story by rival The Sun, which reported this week that Newton and Tatum had a running conflict regarding Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. Citing an anonymous person who claimed to be working on the set, the report said the exchange got so heated that Tatum — the franchise star and film’s producer — drove off, saying he was through working with Newton.A U.S.

Chris Rock's brother wants to duke it out with Will Smith after his viral slap of the comedian at the Oscars. Kenny Rock recently signed a deal with Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman to fight this summer in Florida.  Kenny has yet to be matched with an opponent, but when pressed by TMZ, he hinted that going face-to-face with Smith isn't a bad idea. "I should get in the ring with Will Smith," Kenny, Chris' younger brother, said, adding, "No ifs, ands or buts about it.

Dealing with her own backlash. Amy Schumer has been candid about her honest reaction to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, but some haven’t appreciated it.

Alec Baldwin just loves being a dad.

Amy Schumer revealed she received death threats over a joke she told at the 94th Academy Awards. Schumer's pretending that Kirsten Dunst was a seat-filler at the Oscars led to death threats "so bad" the Secret Service got involved, the comedian told Howard Stern on his radio show. "I got death threats," she explained.

Amy Schumer is toeing the line many comedians in the current climate are wary of when it comes to joking about certain topics or events that occur under the show business umbrella. In a recent Instagram post, the "Life & Beth" star, 40, addressed rumors that she had a bit prepared about Alec Baldwin’s tragic "Rust" incident while hosting the 94th Academy Awards. "I also was never going to say the Alec Baldwin joke at the Oscar’s [sic].

Oscars viewers took Amy Schumer’s jokes very seriously.

Will Smith has been challenged to a boxing match by Chris Rock's protective brother Kenny after he was slapped on stage at the Oscars.The shocking scenes unfolded when comedian Chris, 57, teased Jada Pinkett-Smith, 50, who has alopecia, over her look, as he said he couldn't wait to see her in the next "G.I. Jane" movie.

Ariana DeBose has landed a very exciting new role!

Amy Schumer got death threats after her Oscar co-hosting gig, the comedian told Howard Stern today.

Scarlett Johansson is clarifying an infamous rumor about her sex life!

Entertainment Weekly. “I was watching James Cameron’s ‘True Lies’ and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, this guy has so much money. I have only $9 million.“They had no faith in it,” Bay continued.

LINE of Duty actress Thandiwe Newton has been axed from the new Magic Mike film after a bust-up with Channing Tatum — about the Oscars slap. Witnesses said the row on set escalated to “astonishing” levels before leading man Channing drove off in a car. Executives have decided to postpone work on the blockbuster and re-cast Thandiwe’s role - wasting 11 days of filming in London.

Zack Sharf Amy Schumer revealed on the April 13 episode of “The Howard Stern Show” that her seat filler joke at the 2022 Oscars with Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst resulted in death threats against her from people who thought she had “disrespected” Dunst (via Yahoo Entertainment). The bit found Schumer mistaking the Oscar-nominated Dunst for a seat filler and kicking her out of her seat, much to Plemons’ bafflement.Schumer explained to upset fans the day after the Oscars that the seat filler joke “was a choreographed bit” and that Dunst was in on the joke. The comedian added, “Hey I appreciate the love for Kirsten Dunst.

he assaulted his older sibling at the Oscars last month. The younger Rock has just inked a deal with Celebrity Boxing founderDamon Feldman and told TMZ he has one opponent in mind. “I should get in the ring with Will Smith,” Kenny declared in an interview on Wednesday.

Amy Schumer stands by the belief that Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars was traumatizing for everyone.