Rishi Sunak has said that it’s “very upsetting” that his wife has faced criticism over shares that she owns in a company operating in Russia, as he compared himself to Will Smith. READ MORE: A history of Oscar scandals – is Will Smith’s slap really the most controversial ever? The Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested in […]

Pedro Almodóvar has taken issue with Will Smith’s references to “the devil” in his Oscars address, saying that “it was a fundamentalist speech that we should neither hear nor see”. READ MORE: A history of Oscar scandals – is Will Smith’s slap really the most controversial ever? The filmmaker reflected on his experience attending last Sunday’s […]

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has claimed that it asked Will Smith to leave the 2022 Oscars ceremony after he slapped Chris Rock, but the actor refused. READ MORE: A history of Oscar scandals – is Will Smith’s slap really the most controversial ever? Acknowledging that it still could have “handled the […]

New footage of Chris Rock reeling from Will Smith slapping him onstage at the 2022 Oscars on Sunday (March 27) has emerged online. READ MORE: Oscars 2022 – all the snubs, shocks and surprises Smith took offence to a joke that Rock made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, while he was presenting an award. […]

Summer Of Soul producer Joseph Patel has said that Will Smith “robbed” Questlove of his winning moment and last week’s Oscars. Questlove was handed the Best Documentary statue by Chris Rock at this year’s ceremony, just moments after Smith slapped Rock onstage over a joke he made about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. In […]

Chris Rock has spoken publicly for the first time about his run-in with Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars ceremony, where, after Rock made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith walked onstage and slapped him. READ MORE: The story of Slapgate: Will Smith and Chris Rock’s relationship through the years Though […]

Oscars host Wanda Sykes has revealed that Chris Rock said sorry to her after being hit by Will Smith on stage, and is disappointed she hasn’t received an apology from the King Richard actor yet. After Rock made a comment about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s alopecia, Smith ran up on stage and slapped the host before returning […]

The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett has scored a new horror film for Netflix called Choose Or Die – watch the trailer below. READ MORE: Keith Flint, 1969-2019: the twisted face of rave, the beating heart of The Prodigy Previously titled CURS>R, the film stars Sex Education‘s Asa Butterfield, Nightmare On Elm Street‘s Robert Englund and Sherlock Holmes‘ Eddie Marsan. […]

The family of Bruce Willis has announced the actor is set to retire after being diagnosed with aphasia. The condition, a language disorder typically occurring after a stroke or brain injury, significantly affects a person’s ability to communicate. Willis’ family members posted a joint statement to social media – including his eldest children Rumer, Scout, […]

Ricky Gervais has been labelled a “hypocrite” by the creators of the Oscars gift bags. After the comedian hit out at the value of the traditional gift bags, estimated to be worth more than $100,000 (£76,000), Lash Fary, founder of Distinctive Assets, responded in a statement to Metro. READ MORE: Oscars 2022: all the snubs, shocks […]