By Leah Asmelash, CNN When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on Sunday, audience members both in the Dolby Theatre and at home were stunned. Questlove, though, was meditating. At the time of the slap, Rock was in the middle of presenting the best documentary feature award. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and others
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Foo Fighters have announced they are canceling their upcoming tour performances, citing the recent death of the group’s drummer Taylor Hawkins. “It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins, the band said
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN For more than 15 years, Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union had been engaged in a feud. We know this because the two stars appeared together on Pinkett Smith’s Facebook Watch show “Red Table Talk” in 2018 to discuss it. “This is a very special show for me because what
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “How to Survive a Pandemic” is a poor title for a mostly fascinating documentary, whose flaws reflect its slightly fragmented nature. Yet at its core this HBO presentation captures the race to produce a vaccine amid political pressures imposed by a president preoccupied with his reelection, offering fly-on-the-wall access to
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Katy Perry was singing the perfect song for a wardrobe malfunction on “American Idol.” On Monday’s episode, Perry performed an impromptu version of her hit song “Teenage Dream” when she bent down in a dance move and split her pants at the seam. While the audience stared on in shock, Perry
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith posted a message on her verified Instagram account Tuesday, her first since her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars for joking about her. The post was only words with no accompanying caption. “This is a season for healing and I’m here for it,” it
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Ezra Miller, who stars in the upcoming DC film “The Flash,” was arrested in Hilo, Hawaii, on Monday morning. Miller was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment after an incident at a bar, according to police. The Hawaii County Police Department, South Hilo, responded to a report of a disorderly bar
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith posted a message on her verified Instagram account Tuesday, her first since her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars for joking about her. The post was only words with no accompanying caption. “This is a season for healing and I’m here for it,” it
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Carolyn Smith, Will Smith’s mother, was gathered with family at her home in the Philadelphia suburbs Sunday night, excited to watch her son at the Academy Awards. And while she told CNN affiliate WPVI that she had immense pride that the actor won his first Oscar for his performance in
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Katy Perry was singing the perfect song for a wardrobe malfunction on “American Idol.” On Monday’s episode, Perry performed an impromptu version of her hit song “Teenage Dream” when she bent down in a dance move and split her pants at the seam. While the audience stared on in shock, Perry
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Carolyn Smith, Will Smith’s mother, was gathered with family at her home in the Philadelphia suburbs Sunday night, excited to watch her son at the Academy Awards. And while she told CNN affiliate WPVI that she had immense pride that the actor won his first Oscar for his performance in
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Despite speculation to the contrary, Jason Momoa says he has not reunited with Lisa Bonet. The “Aquaman” star talked to “Access Hollywood” on the Oscars red carpet about whether the two were giving their marriage another try after having announced their split in January. “We’re not back together, we’re family
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hair was on Jada Pinkett Smith’s mind before the Oscars. Less than a week before her husband Will Smith smacked Academy Awards presenter Chris Rock for joking about his wife’s shaved head, the actress and “Red Table Talk” host posted a video on TikTok detailing her hair experience in Hollywood.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Thirty years after families in northern Ukraine were forced to abandon their homes following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, Maxim Dondyuk began collecting their things. The Ukranian documentary photographer has rescued some 15,000 artifacts from villages in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, including letters, photographs, and film negatives. Dondyuk restores and scans
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business After slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage at last weekend’s Academy Awards, Will Smith announced in a statement Friday that he has resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. “I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Will Smith has issued an apology for striking presenter Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards. In a post on Instagram on Monday afternoon, Smith called his behavior “unacceptable and inexcusable.” “Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sunday night wasn’t the first time Chris Rock had joked about Jada Pinkett Smith, but it may have been his last. Her husband, Will Smith, stormed on stage at the 94th Academy Awards after Rock joked “Jada I love you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it” and hit
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN By now it seems like everyone has seen or heard about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith issued an apology to Rock on Monday, saying he “reacted emotionally” to the joke. “I would like to
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By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN So … those Oscars were somethin’, huh? Though a certain slap heard around the world may have stolen the show, this year’s Academy Awards were full of moments that filled us with joy and even moved us to tears. From Troy Kotsur’s history-making win to a full performance
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By Chloe Melas The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in a statement issued on Monday condemned the actions of best actor winner Will Smith after the “King Richard” star stormed the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock in the face during Sunday’s Oscars ceremony. “The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at
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