A slap, a maverick and some ABBAtars: the 2022 showbiz stories

Reuters 12/05/2022

LONDON — From a shocking Oscars slap to a virtual ABBA taking to the stage, this year has seen a range of entertainment stories dominate headlines. Below are some of the biggest. * Will Smith smacked Oscars…

Will Smith banned from attending Oscars for 10 years after slap

Reuters 04/09/2022

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s film academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars for 10 years after the best actor winner slapped presenter Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards ceremony 12 days ago.…

‘Sampalan’ then and now

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 03/30/2022

Ross Douthat, writing in The New York Times, says that the plunging viewership for the annual Academy Awards is not about the decline of the Oscars but the end of the movies as we know it. The…

Boxing’s Jake Paul offers Smith, Rock $30M to fight after Oscars dust-up

Reuters 03/29/2022

LOS ANGELES — Boxing promoter Jake Paul has offered Will Smith and Chris Rock $15 million each to step in the ring and settle their differences after Smith slapped Rock during Sunday’s Oscars awards ceremony. Smith strode…

Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at Oscars, drops F-bomb

Reuters 03/28/2022

Best actor nominee Will Smith smacked presenter Chris Rock in the face with an open hand and shouted a vulgarity at the comedian for making a joke about his wife’s appearance at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday,…

‘SPOTLIGHT’ WINS TOP ACADEMY AWARDS

02/29/2016

LOS ANGELES —In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama “Spotlight” took best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards riven by protest and outrage, and electrified by an unflinching Chris Rock.…

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