“I got one side. That’s the Chris Rock side. I got what’s my experience with Jada, and then what’s my experience with Will,” Waynas said.
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Chris Rock Addresses All Things Oscars Slap In New Netflix Special, Skewers Will & Jada Over August Alsina Entanglement
The slap heard ’round the world continues to echo. Nearly a year later, Chris Rock has fully addressed the infamous Oscars slap he received in his new Netflix special, Selective Outrage. The legendary comedian opened the show with new material…
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Chris Rock Address Oscars Incident During His Netflix Special
“You all know what happened to me, getting smacked by Suge Smith,” Rock said. “It still hurts. I got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears,” Chris Rock joked.
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Film Academy Response to Will Smith Slap Was ‘Inadequate,’ Group’s President Says
The film academy still isn’t here for Will Smith.
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Lesotho Secures Debuts in Oscar Race with ‘This is Not a Burial, It’s A Resurrection’
Lesotho has officially entered the Oscar race for the first time ever. This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection was written and directed by Lesotho-born, Berlin-based Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and has been submitted to and selected by the Oscars…
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The surprising thing Halle Berry says now about her Oscar win
Halle Berry (Photo credit: Bang Media) Halle Berry is hurt and disgusted. She naively believed that winning the Academy Award would change things for the better and open doors wider for women of color coming behind her. But the exact…
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Matthew Cherry dedicates ‘Hair Love’ Oscar to Kobe Bryant in acceptance speech
Matthew A. Cherry (Image source: Instagram / @MatthewACherry) Filmmaker Matthew Cherry dedicated the Oscar win for Hair Love to Kobe Bryant. Advertisement In an Oscar year lacking diversity, Hair Love — the animated short film by Cherry and Karen Rupert…
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Joaquin Phoenix calls film industry out for ‘systemic racism’
Joaquin Phoenix (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Denis Makarenko) Joaquin Phoenix won the Best Leading Actor prize at the British Academy Film Awards on Feb. 2, 2020. As he received his award, he gave a scathing speech that called out the…
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