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In an emotional YouTube post, according to 'Variety', Smith addressed why he did not apologise to Rock when he accepted the Best Actor prize for his work in 'King Richard' shortly after he ch"It's all fuzzy," Smith said. "I've reached out to Chris and the message that came back is he's not ready to talk, and when he is, he will reach out." Smith once again rearged the stage and slapped the comic for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's short haircut.

According to several Italian press reports and a note from the public prosecutor of the nearby city of Brindisi, Haggis is charged with forcing a young "foreign", meaning non-Italian, woman to undergo sexual intercourse over the course of two days in Ostuni, where he was scheduled to hold several master classes at the Allora Fest.

'The Pursuit of Happyness' actor hit the headlines because of the incident at the Oscars where he assaulted comedian Chris Rock after the latter made fun of Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. Post that Smith has been banned from attending any Academy event for the next 10 years, including the Oscars. He had won the Best Actor award for 'King Richard'.

In a statement issued after its 54-member Board of Governors took the call, the Academy noted: "The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year; however, those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behaviour we saw Mr Smith exhibit on stage."

Months later, Wright won the Golden Globe for Best Actress - Television Drama Series. Since then, there's been no looking back for streamers as year after year they have been in contention for top entertainment awards across categories, firmly establishing their presence as the new global content powerhouses. And their coming of age was announced at the recently concluded Oscars, before the chatter about the awards was jettisoned by the Will Smith 'slapgate', when the Apple TV+ film, 'CODA', went home with the best picture trophy. Apple TV+ made movie history by becoming the first streaming service to win the best picture accolade at the Academy Awards, which just completed their 94th year.

According to 'Variety', Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson on Tuesday talked to the actor on Zoom about the fallout from the assault during Sunday's Oscars telecast. The talk lasted for roughly 30 minutes, according to a source. Another source familiar with the meeting said only that the conversation was "brief".

Comedian Chris Rock has finally broken his silence and addressed the Will Smith slap topic publicly at a standup show in Boston. "Whoa, OK!" he exclaimed upon entering the stage at the Wilbur Theatre in an all-white ensemble. Audience members in the 1,000-seat venue greeted the 57-year-old with a rock star's welcome, reports 'Variety'. Rock basked in the standing ovation, which thundered on for nearly two minutes, before he made another effort to get the ball rolling for the evening: "Yo, let me do the show!"

'. The statement from the Academy is highly damning, citing the standards of conduct and Smith's violations of "inappropriate physical contact, abusive or threatening behaviour, and compromising the integrity of the Academy".Smith, who won the Oscar for best actor for 'King Richard' not long after the slap, has been given 15 days notice of a vote regarding his violations and sanctions, and has the opportunity to provide a written response.

On Monday, reacting to their action of Smith, Kangana said that if somebody would have mocked her mother and sister’s illness she would have done the same. Further calling it, "Bas a** move...hope he comes to my #lockup" The actress shared a collage of four pictures of Will Smith on March 29, and called him a ‘Sanghi like her’ (someone who is a member of the Indian right-wing organisation RSS).

Academy Awards co-host Amy Schumer has posted a shocked reaction to Hollywood star Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock during the event. "I think we can all agree that the best way to unpack what happened is to stream my series @lifeandbethhulu and see me on tour this fall," Schumer began in a light-hearted manner in an Instagram post late on Tuesday, reports aVariety'.