Bass player John B. Williams clearly remembers the moment more than 30 years ago when Will Smith pointed him out during an episode of The Arsenio Hall Show and cracked a joke about his bald head. “I didn’t take it seriously. He was a comedian. He was the Fresh Prince …
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While social media erupted into turmoil over the implications of Chris Rock being slapped during the live 2022 Academy Awards broadcast, the culprit himself headed off to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party seemingly completely unbothered. Will Smith — along with Jada Pinkett, Willow, Jaden, and Trey Smith — attended the …
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The 2022 Oscars ceremony was derailed when Will Smith walked onstage and slapped Chris Rock across the face for making a joke about his wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock referenced Pinkett Smith’s baldness (she has alopecia) and made a reference to 1997 movie G.I. Jane (which features a bald …
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences “condemn[ed]” Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars Sunday and announced they’ve launched a formal investigation into the incident, Variety reports. “The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show,” an Academy spokesperson said. “We have officially …
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Will Smith‘s decision to walk onstage at the Oscars and smack the hell out of Chris Rock has inspired a, uhh, rather sizable amount of opinion discourse. Lawmakers and political commentators have been unable to resist attempting to funnel it through the prism of politics. In less than 24 hours, …
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From time to time, a video will go so viral that it helps its creator get a job in the TV or movie business, like when Sarah Cooper’s Trump impressions on social media landed her a Netflix comedy special. It’s far rarer, though, for the viral video to simply be …
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Bel-Air, the dramatic reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,has tapped star April Parker Jones to recite Langston Hughes’ 1922 poem “Mother to Son” in honor of its 100th anniversary. In the show, Jones will play Viola, mother of Will, who sends her son from West Philadelphia to Bel-Air, hoping …
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Will Smith will commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air by acting as Airbnb host to the iconic mansion this fall. For a single night each, groups of up to two Los Angeles residents will be able to stay in Smith’s wing of the mansion for just …
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The management company that looks after dance music supremos Calvin Harris and Tiësto has fully acquired the firm that represents Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Three Six Zero, which runs offices in Los Angeles and London, has confirmed that it has bought Westbrook Entertainment for an undisclosed fee. Westbrook, …
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