Category: Will Smith

Dodgers Down White Sox to Open Homestand

Will Smith and David Peralta hit first-inning home runs, Tony Gonsolin went six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5–1 victory against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, June 13. Gonsolin (4–1) gave up two hits with six strikeouts as the Dodgers returned from a disappointing 2–4 road trip to Cincinnati…


Outman Hits Grand Slam to Propel Dodgers to 7–3 Victory Over Twins

LOS ANGELES—James Outman hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7–3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, May 17. Byron Buxton and Joey Gallo homered for the Twins, who dropped two of the three in a matchup of division leaders. Gallo left the game…


Dodgers Lose Syndergaard Early but Still Beat Brewers 6–2

MILWAUKEE—The Los Angeles Dodgers withstood Noah Syndergaard’s early exit, getting home runs from Mookie Betts, Will Smith and Miguel Vargas on Tuesday night, May 9, in a 6–2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Syndergaard lasted only one inning because of a cut on the index finger of the 30-year-old right-hander’s pitching hand. Syndergaard headed to…


Urías Throws 6 Shutout Innings, Dodgers Beat Rockies 5–2

LOS ANGELES—Will Smith is settling in quickly batting third in the Dodgers’ order. Smith hit a two-run homer, Julio Urías tossed six scoreless innings to outpitch Germán Márquez, and Los Angeles defeated the Colorado Rockies 5–2 on Tuesday night. A night earlier, the Dodgers pounded out 13 hits and 13 runs to beat the Rockies….


Chris Rock Unleashes on Will Smith and Wife Jada a Year After Oscars Slap

LOS ANGELES—A year after he was slapped on stage at the Academy Awards, Chris Rock hammered Will Smith and his wife in a comedy special streamed live around the world, joking that he enjoyed seeing the actor beaten in his latest film. Live on Netflix on Saturday from the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Rock said…


Influencer or Impactor?

In the digital world we live in, there has been a rise of “influencers,” who are intended to use their presence and reach. But are influencers actually impacting anyone for good? Or are they just human marketing tools in a vast sea of e-commerce and social engineering? …


Will Smith on Slapping Chris Rock at Oscars: ‘I Lost It’

Actor Will Smith addressed the shocking moment he slapped and shouted a vulgarity at comedian Chris Rock for joking about his wife’s hairstyle at this year’s Oscars, saying “I lost it” and that he understood if some people were not ready yet to see his new film. Appearing on TV’s “The Daily Show with Trevor…


Ep. 42: Biden’s Incoherent Rant About Inflation | The Larry Elder Show

Hours after insisting the US was not in a recession, President Biden appeared to change his tune last Thursday at a roundtable meeing with CEOs on the economy, claiming that Americans feel “so down” about the state of the economy and that “there’s reason to be down” due to high inflation and the lack of…


Will Smith Posts an Apology Video for Slapping Chris Rock

NEW YORK—Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable” and that he had reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn’t ready. “There is no part of me that thinks that was…


Jada Pinkett Smith Issues Full Statement on Will Smith’s Oscars Slap

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith made her first in-depth remarks this week in regards to her husband slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. “My deepest hope,” Pinkett Smith said on her “Red Table Talk” show Wednesday, “is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile.” With…