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Tyler Perry denies “comforting” Will Smith after “painful” Oscars slap

Tuesday, June 14 by ABC News

In an interview with Gayle King as part of Tribeca Film Festival's Directors Series Monday night, Tyler Perry shed light on Will Smith's infamous Oscar night slap of presenter Chris Rock. Perry was seen by Smith's side after the assault and foul-mouthed lambasting of Rock,... Read More.

Steve Harvey calls Will Smith’s Oscars slap a “punk” move

Tuesday, May 10 by ABC News

Steve Harvey says he "lost a lot of respect" for Will Smith following his on-stage slap of Chris Rock during the Oscars. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Judge Steve Harvey host was speaking to Georgia State University law students about... Read More.

‘Bright’ sequel, Nat Geo show reportedly stung by Will Smith’s Oscars slap

Friday, April 22 by ABC News

Will Smith's Oscar night slap continues to reverberate through his career. Bloomberg reports Netflix has "abandoned" a sequel to the 2017 fantasy film Bright, in which Smith starred an LAPD officer dealing with a literal troll partner, in a world in which mythical... Read More.

In Brief: Tony Awards warning against copying Oscars slap, and more

Thursday, April 21 by ABC News

Producers of the Tony Awards don't want a repeat of Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap, and they've issued a strong message for potential copycats: A letter sent by Tony Award Productions to potential ticket-buyers and obtained by Deadline includes the following warning in... Read More.

“Focusing on deep healing”: Jada Pinkett Smith to address Oscars slap “when the time calls”

Wednesday, April 20 by ABC News

Season five of Jada Pinkett Smith's Emmy-winning Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk, premiered on Wednesday, and Jada started off by addressing the infamous Oscars slap. But the 50-year-old actress didn't speak verbally about the incident. Prior to the start of the show, a... Read More.

Jay Leno explains what the “most disturbing” part of the Will Smith Oscars situation was to him

Monday, April 18 by ABC News

In a conversation with the Palm Beach Daily News, stand-up legend and former Tonight Show host Jay Leno sounded off on the infamous Will Smith Oscar incident. Leno noted, "To me, the thing that's most disturbing wasn't the slap, because... Read More.

Chris Rock says he won’t talk about the Oscars slap “until I get paid”

Monday, April 11 by ABC News

If fans attending Chris Rock's comedy shows lately are hoping to hear what the comedian might say about being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars, they're in for disappointment. Those in attendance of his Friday show in Indio, California, were the latest group to be let down, after... Read More.

Jada Pinkett Smith steps out for the first time since her husband’s Oscars slap

Monday, April 11 by ABC News

Jada Pinkett Smith showed up to support friends Shonda Rhimes and Debbie Allen on the opening of the Rhimes Performing Arts Center over the weekend, marking the actress' first public appearance since her husband, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke Rock made about her. The Red Table Talk host shared... Read More.

Former Oscars host Billy Crystal calls “disturbing” Will Smith incident an “assault”

Thursday, April 7 by ABC News

Nine-time Academy Awards host Billy Crystal called the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock "terribly distressing." In the latest episode of HBO Max's Back on the Record with Bob Costas, the host was admittedly hesitant to ask Crystal about the so-called "slap heard 'round the world." Crystal was game to respond, though, albeit... Read More.

“He’s not that guy” — ‘Bad Boys’ director Michael Bay thought Will Smith slap “was a setup” before Oscars outburst

Tuesday, April 5 by ABC News

Bad Boys and Bad Boys II director Michael Bay didn't want to talk about the Oscar moment everyone has been talking about -- but like the rest of us, he found himself doing it anyway. After initially telling Yahoo! Entertainment he didn't really care about the buzzworthy moment between... Read More.

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