Will Smith cannot attend the Academy Awards ceremony for the next 10 years after he slapped comedian Chris Rock during the awards show last month, said the Academy. “The Board has decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr. Smith shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs,…
Condemn or Redeem Will Smith?
Commentary Actor Denzel Washington has done something increasingly rare these days. Variety reports Bishop T.D. Jakes interviewed Washington about Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock during the recent Academy Awards ceremony. Washington said, “But for the grace of God go any of us. Who are we to condemn?” Washington said he and Tyler Perry went up to…
The Slap: Embodiment of Hollywood’s Moral Bearing
April 7, 2022
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Commentary Hollywood long ago made violence profitable, cranking out “entertainment” every year that has become increasingly graphic and realistic. It also never tires of using its products to lecture the rest of us on favourite “woke” issues such as diversity, racism, homophobia, and climate change. Yet concerns that depicting excessive violence might pose a long-term…
Academy Reveals Possible Sanctions Against Will Smith
April 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, organizers of the Oscars, will discuss possible sanctions against actor Will Smith at a special meeting April 8. Possible actions could include making Smith ineligible for future awards or banning him from future Oscars ceremonies, according to Reuters. The meeting was called by the president of…
Conservative Comic Trio Wants to Win America Back—One Joke At A Time
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Three conservative comedians with three different styles of humor are all bound by a common belief that to be an American means never having to say you’re sorry for speaking out. Together Brad Stine, Kevin Jackson, and Tim Wilkins make up the Unapologetically American Comedy Tour of 2022, taking no leftist prisoners as they…
Denzel Washington Publicly Addresses Will Smith, Chris Rock Oscars Slap
Actor Denzel Washington has weighed in on Will Smith’s now-infamous slapping of Chris Rock during a live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, also called the Oscars, on March 27. During his guest appearance at Bishop T.D. Jakes’ leadership summit on April 2, Washington was asked about the slap and the exchange afterward. “Well, there’s…
How Will Smith’s Slap Highlighted Hollywood Hypocrisy | Larry Elder
As Chris Rock said, “That was the greatest night in the history of television,” when actor Will Smith slapped him in the face on live TV at the Oscars for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. She was clearly upset when Rock referred to her as “G.I. Jane” for her bald look…
Chris Rock ‘Saved the Oscars’ After Will Smith Slap: Show Producer
Oscars producer Will Packer said in an interview Friday that Chris Rock saved the Academy Awards telecast on Sunday after Will Smith appeared to slap the comedian on Sunday evening. “It was like somebody poured concrete in that room,” Packer told “Good Morning America” on Friday. “t sucked the life out of that room and it…
Chris Rock Responds to Will Smith’s Slap in Standup Show
Comedian Chris Rock issued his first public statement after Will Smith appeared to slap him during Sunday night’s Academy Awards show. “I don’t have a bunch of [expletive] about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend. I’m still kind of processing what happened….
Will Smith Refused to Leave Oscars Ceremony, Academy Says as It Weighs Discipline
LOS ANGELES—Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony after he slapped presenter Chris Rock but refused, Hollywood’s film academy said on Wednesday as it started a process that could lead to the best actor winner’s expulsion from the group. During the live telecast, Smith strode up to the stage after Rock made a…
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