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August Alsina Decides to ‘Choose Peace’ After Drama Surrounding Will Smith Oscar Slap
August Alsina shared some peaceful thoughts on Tuesday (Mar. 29), just two days after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face at the Oscars on Sunday night. “Choose peace; trusting that life’s intricate puzzle pieces are all forming together for the greater good and mastering of the seasonally sometime chaotic nature of your life’s art piece that’s being formed and painted by birthing life to your internal masterpiece; grown through external chaos-metamorphosing alchemy, dark turned 2 light and beauty within,” he wrote alongside a selfie via Instagram. “I’m A Walking Billboard & Network Simply Desiring To Televise & Broadcast Love, the love, grace and healing embrace of God, Good Music that’s healing (w/ a lil bit of nasty).” While Alsina didn’t directly mention the Oscars i...
Ticket Sales For Chris Rock Comedy Tour See Uptick Since Oscars Incident
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Myung Chun / Getty As the Oscars incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock continues to dominate the current news cycle, there has been some positive benefit to one of the entertainers. According to a second party seller, Rock’s comedy tour saw a visible uptick in sales after Smith struck him on stage over the weekend after a joke aimed at Jada Pinkett Smith. Chris Rock will embark on his worldwide “Ego Death” tour today (March) 30 in Boston and already, fans are shelling out big bucks to see the veteran standup comedian deliver his set at various venues. TickPick, the second party seller, claimed via a tweet that sales are through the rough after the shocking moment that saw Smith smack Rock in the face during the live broadcast of the Oscars. “Ticket S...
Jada Pinkett Smith Breaks Silence After Oscars Slap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty At the center of the Oscars controversy between Will Smith and Chris Rock is Jada Pinkett Smith, the recipient of a joke from the comedian that sprung her husband into action. Via social media, Pinkett Smith broke her silence for the first time since the incident but the message doesn’t leave much in the way of clues. Taking to Instagram, Pinkett Smith posted a brief sentence that many are attributing to the Academy Awards incident over the weekend. Related Stories “This is the season for healing and I’m here for it,’ read the message of the post, which also didn’t have a caption. The only other potential nod to the moment Pinkett Smith made was a video with Smith that the actor and former rapper posted to his Instagram page. ...
Sources Say Chris Rock’s Oscars Joke About Jada Pinkett Smith Not In The Script
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images / Getty The ongoing controversy stemming from Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars has gained more fuel, as it has been revealed that the joke that started it all wasn’t in the official script. According to inside reporting, the joke that comedian Chris Rock made towards Jada Pinkett Smith at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday (March 27th) which led to Will Smith slapping him during the live telecast was not part of the script and was not done during rehearsals for the event. The comedian, who was presenting the award for Best Documentary, had begun by directing a joke at Smith’s wife. “Jada I love you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it”, he said. Pinkett Smith has been public about her hair being lo...
Jim Carrey Calls Hollywood “Spineless” for Applauding Will Smith at Oscars
While doing the press rounds in support of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Jim Carrey blasted the audience at the 2022 Academy Awards for giving Will Smith a standing ovation minutes after slapping Chris Rock. Carrey said he was “sickened” by the cheers when it was announced Smith won Best Actor for King Richard, and blasted Hollywood as a whole for being “spineless” about the incident. “I was sickened by the standing ovation,” the actor told Gayle King, after being asked to share his opinion on CBS Mornings. “I felt like Hollywood is just spineless en masse and it really felt like this is a really clear indication that we’re not the cool club anymore.” Carrey added that Smith “should’ve been” escorted out of the Oscars after slapping Rock and speculated that the comedian only declined to press char...
Will Packer Addresses Will Smith Oscar Slap Controversy After Initially Joking About It
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Handout / Getty Will Packer was supposed to be basking in the glow of producing a lavish event in the 94th Academy Awards, which was marked by the smacking of host Chris Rock by Will Smith. Packer, who initially made what some took as a joke regarding the shocking incident, explained to critics who blasted him for the comment. In the aftermath of the slap seen around the world, Packer took to Twitter and joined in with the chatter that has persisted since the conclusion of the Oscars ceremony. Related Stories “Welp…I said it wouldn’t be boring #Oscars,” Packer tweeted shortly after the Oscars, prompting a flurry of responses both in agreement and anger at the moment. One user wrote, “Making jokes about an assault that happened during your show isn’t the c...
Will Smith And Chris Rock’s Tense History Explained
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Will Smith Chris Rock Fight Oscars / Will Smith Chris Rock Fight Oscars Long before the 2022 Oscar slap that was heard around the world echoed from Will Smith’s hand on Chris Rock’s cheekbone there was tension brewing between the two black entertainment stars. 2009 – Chris Rock produces Good Hair [embedded content] Chris Rock’s dig at Will’s wife Jada Pickett-Smith wasn’t his first on the Oscar stage but it may very well be his last. Will and Chris’ entanglement goes back years. 2016 – Chris Rock comes for Jada during the Oscars the first time [embedded content] In 2016, when the comedian was last a host for the Academy Awards he directed some jokes toward the Smiths for boycotting that year’s show over Will not being nominated for his film “Concussi...
A DJ Remixed Will Smith and Chris Rock’s Viral Oscars Moment—And It Slaps
These Chris Rock-Will Smith memes are getting out of hand. Odds are your devices have been bombarded with memes depicting Smith’s viral slap on Rock, who made a joke at the Oscars at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada. In a heated, impromptu moment, the King Richard actor approached Rock onstage and walloped him for jesting about Pinkett Smith’s bout with alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss. “Keep my wife’s name out your f****** mouth,” Smith yelled after returning to his seat. The audio on the U.S. broadcast was abruptly cut, but those watching in Japan heard it loud and clear. Now, a DJ has remixed Smith’s rant—and it slaps. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles In the wake of the slap-heard-round-the-world, Kodat ha...
Will Smith Apologizes For Slapping Chris Rock: “I Was Out Of Line”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Will Smith has formally apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the telecast of the 94th Academy Awards. The now Oscar-winning actor took to social media to offer his mea culpa. A day later (March 28), and after apologizing during his acceptance speech after winning an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Smith apologized to everybody. Related Stories “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,” said Smith in a statement surely cooked up by a smooth publicist and posted on his Instagram. “My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally. I would...
A Timeline of Will Smith and Chris Rock’s Fair-Weather Friendship
As if the Hollywood gods knew we were overdue for a scandal on live television, all of the regular expected awkwardness at the 2022 Academy Awards was eclipsed by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock across the face for the entire world to see, after the latter made a joke at Jada Pinkett Smith‘s expense. But a little violence didn’t stop the Academy from giving Smith the Best Actor Award for his role in King Richard, where he plays Richard Williams, father and coach of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams. “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said during his speech, holding back tears — almost as if to give Rock an ever-so-subtle fuck you. But being two comedy legends of the ’90s, Rock and Smith’s relationship goes way back, as both friends and on-screen collaborato...
The Academy Launches “Formal Review” of Will Smith’s Conduct at Oscars
The Academy has launched a “formal review” of Will Smith’s conduct at last night’s Oscars. In a statement released on Monday, the organization “condemned the actions of Mr. Smith,” and will “explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law.” During Sunday’s telecast, Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comic cracked a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Advertisement Related Video The US broadcast quickly cut the sound, but the international feed captured the full interaction. Rock said, “Wow, Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me.” Smith returned to his seat, where he shouted out, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” It appears Smith will face some sort of disciplinary action in response ...
Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock After Slapping Him at Oscars
Will Smith has issued a statement apologizing to Chris Rock for slapping him during Sunday night’s Oscars. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable,” wrote Smith in a statement posted to Instagram on Monday evening. “Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally. I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.” Prior to announcing the winner for documentary feature, Rock cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, prompti...
