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Will Smith

Jimmy Kimmel will host The Oscars 2023 which is the third time in his career - Credit: Getty Images

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During the annual awards show in March of this year, Smith stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock after comments the comedian made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
During the annual awards show in March of this year, Smith stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock after comments the comedian made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Chris Rock: 'I took Will Smith’s slap like Manny Pacquiao'

Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada's shaved head (Pic:Getty)
Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada's shaved head (Pic:Getty)

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Google has released its top 10 searches for 2022
Google has released its top 10 searches for 2022

Google releases top 10 most searched words in 2022 - see the list

Left to right: Gepetto (voiced by David Bradley) and Pinocchio (voiced by Gregory Mann) in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio PIC: Netflix © 2022
Left to right: Gepetto (voiced by David Bradley) and Pinocchio (voiced by Gregory Mann) in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio PIC: Netflix © 2022

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During the annual awards show in March of this year, Smith stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock after comments the comedian made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
During the annual awards show in March of this year, Smith stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock after comments the comedian made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Will Smith says bottled rage led him to slap Chris Rock at the Oscars

Jimmy Kimmel is ready to host the Oscars again, completing a trilogy that started with him presiding over the chaotic “envelope-gate” ceremony.
Jimmy Kimmel is ready to host the Oscars again, completing a trilogy that started with him presiding over the chaotic “envelope-gate” ceremony.

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel set to host Oscars again

Top 50 most beautiful sounding baby names in the UK revealed, as confirmed by science
Top 50 most beautiful sounding baby names in the UK revealed, as confirmed by science

Top 50 most beautiful baby names revealed

Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California
Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California

Will Smith finally apologises to Chris Rock for slapping him at the Oscars

A woman looks at a display from the movie "The Shining" is seen at an exhibition of items from 13 movies of director Stanley Kubrick. (Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images)
A woman looks at a display from the movie "The Shining" is seen at an exhibition of items from 13 movies of director Stanley Kubrick. (Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images)

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Will Smith arrives at the now infamous 94th Oscars in Hollywood - he has now resigned from the Academy after slapping host Chris Rock during the ceremony. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Will Smith arrives at the now infamous 94th Oscars in Hollywood - he has now resigned from the Academy after slapping host Chris Rock during the ceremony. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Smith's slap might have been right, but it'd hurt more in the real world

Will Smith has tendered his resignation from the body that awards the Oscars after his attack on Chris Rock during the weekend ceremony. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Will Smith has tendered his resignation from the body that awards the Oscars after his attack on Chris Rock during the weekend ceremony. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Smith resigns from Oscars Academy after slapping Chris Rock

Chancellor Rishi Sunak must do more as cost-of-living crisis gets ever deeper (Picture: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak must do more as cost-of-living crisis gets ever deeper (Picture: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak makes bizarre Will Smith comment while failing to act on cost-of-living

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Chris Rock 'still processing' Oscar night slap from Will Smith

Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars after hitting comedian Chris Rock but refused, the Academy has said.
Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars after hitting comedian Chris Rock but refused, the Academy has said.

Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars after hitting Chris Rock

Oscars 2022: What did Chris Rock say to Will Smith? Why Will Smith hit Chris Rock and what happened at the Oscars. (Image credit: Angela Weiss, Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
Oscars 2022: What did Chris Rock say to Will Smith? Why Will Smith hit Chris Rock and what happened at the Oscars. (Image credit: Angela Weiss, Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

Why did Will Smith hit Chris Rock? Here's what happened at the Oscars 2022

Bafta 2022: When are the Bafta TV Awards 2022? Date, Bafta TV nominations 2022, host and how to watch (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Bafta 2022: When are the Bafta TV Awards 2022? Date, Bafta TV nominations 2022, host and how to watch (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

When are the Bafta TV Awards 2022? Date, host and how to watch

Ariana DeBose is a Oscars hot favourite for her role in West Side Story (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)
Ariana DeBose is a Oscars hot favourite for her role in West Side Story (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)

Who is Oscar favourite Ariana DeBose and what other films has she starred in?

Will Smith, literally, hits out over Chris Rock's joke about Smith's wife (Picture: Getty Images)
Will Smith, literally, hits out over Chris Rock's joke about Smith's wife (Picture: Getty Images)

Does Will Smith have the same PR team as Prince William? – Aidan Smith

Cast and crew members from Coda celebrate their success at the Oscars (Picture: David Livingston/Getty Images )
Cast and crew members from Coda celebrate their success at the Oscars (Picture: David Livingston/Getty Images )

Will Smith's slap shouldn't overshadow Coda's triumph at Oscars

Will Smith cries as he accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "King Richard" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Image credit: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Will Smith cries as he accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "King Richard" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Image credit: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Will Smith issues public apology to Chris Rock over Oscars slap

US actor Will Smith (R) walks away after slaping US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
US actor Will Smith (R) walks away after slaping US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

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Will Smith with his sons Trey Smith and Jaden Smith, daughter Willow Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Will Smith with his sons Trey Smith and Jaden Smith, daughter Willow Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Watch: Will Smith dancing to his own music at party after hitting Chris Rock

Will Smith attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Picture date: Sunday March 27, 2022.
Will Smith attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Picture date: Sunday March 27, 2022.

Watch: The moment Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars

Will Smith cries as he accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "King Richard" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Will Smith cries as he accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "King Richard" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Oscars 2022: The full list of winners

Actor Will Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California
Actor Will Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California

Will Smith hits Chris Rock on Oscars stage

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars (Photo: Getty Images)
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars (Photo: Getty Images)

Watch moment Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars after Jada joke

(top row, left to right) Olivia Colman nominated for the best actress Oscar for The Lost Daughter, Dame Judi Dench nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar for Belfast and Jessie Buckley nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar for The Lost Daughter, and (bottom row, left to right) Ciaran Hinds nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar for Belfast, Andrew Garfield nominated for the best actor Oscar for Tick, Tick???Boom, and Benedict Cumberbatch nominated for the best actor Oscar for The Power Of The Dog.
(top row, left to right) Olivia Colman nominated for the best actress Oscar for The Lost Daughter, Dame Judi Dench nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar for Belfast and Jessie Buckley nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar for The Lost Daughter, and (bottom row, left to right) Ciaran Hinds nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar for Belfast, Andrew Garfield nominated for the best actor Oscar for Tick, Tick???Boom, and Benedict Cumberbatch nominated for the best actor Oscar for The Power Of The Dog.

Oscars 2022: Nominations in full

West Side Story star Ariana DeBose and The King's Man star Harris Dickinson, who are contenders to be named the next star of the future at the Bafta awards in March. They have been nominated alongside, No Time To Die's Lashana Lynch, A Quiet Place's Millicent Simmonds, and Kodi Smit-McPhee, whose recent credits include starring in Jane Campion's The Power of The Dog, for the EE Rising Star Award. Photo: Tom Dymond/PA Wire
West Side Story star Ariana DeBose and The King's Man star Harris Dickinson, who are contenders to be named the next star of the future at the Bafta awards in March. They have been nominated alongside, No Time To Die's Lashana Lynch, A Quiet Place's Millicent Simmonds, and Kodi Smit-McPhee, whose recent credits include starring in Jane Campion's The Power of The Dog, for the EE Rising Star Award. Photo: Tom Dymond/PA Wire

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Brian Cox in a scene from 'Succession'. Picture: Macall Polay/HBO via AP
Brian Cox in a scene from 'Succession'. Picture: Macall Polay/HBO via AP

HBO's Succession dominates Golden Globes

Picture: Muharrem Huner/Shutterstock
Picture: Muharrem Huner/Shutterstock

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Comment: Don't forget to be kind to yourself as well as others
Comment: Don't forget to be kind to yourself as well as others

Comment: Don't forget to be kind to yourself as well as others

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air will be returning to the BBC.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air will be returning to the BBC.

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air is to return to the BBC

If you ever imagined being part of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air family, or staying in a luxurious mansion in the heart of LA, then now you can stay in the iconic house which features in the TV show (Photo: Airbnb)
If you ever imagined being part of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air family, or staying in a luxurious mansion in the heart of LA, then now you can stay in the iconic house which features in the TV show (Photo: Airbnb)

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The new show will be a much darker drama than the 90s sitcom (Photo: IMDb)
The new show will be a much darker drama than the 90s sitcom (Photo: IMDb)

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Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

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