Chris Rock
Jimmy Kimmel roasts Will Smith and the Academy in Oscars monologue
Host promises if anyone commits an act of violence, ‘you’ll be given a hug, awarded best actor and allowed to make a 19-minute speech’
Guardian film
13, Mar, 2023 @12:28 AM
Chris Rock on Netflix: did his live special deliver the goods?
The streamer’s first ever live comedy special saw the star cover everything from Meghan Markle to the infamous slap
Charles Bramesco
05, Mar, 2023 @4:31 PM
‘It still hurts’: Chris Rock speaks about Will Smith slap for first time
Comedian lays into victimhood, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband during his new standup show, saying ‘she hurt him way more than he hurt me’
Sian Cain
05, Mar, 2023 @5:46 AM
‘That was a horrific night’: how Will Smith has tried to move on after the infamous Oscars slap
The actor striking comedian Chris Rock on stage is all anyone remembers about this year’s Academy Awards – and it has left its mark on both men
Steve Rose
21, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
Video of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Oscars tops YouTube chart
Guardian clip which attracted more than 103m views and 1.5m likes was highest trending in UK this year
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
01, Dec, 2022 @5:02 PM
Will Smith speaks to Trevor Noah about ‘bottled rage’ behind Oscars slap
The actor said there were ‘many nuances and complexities’ behind his assault on Chris Rock, but he understood viewers’ revulsion
Catherine Shoard
29, Nov, 2022 @10:04 AM
Will Smith ‘completely understands’ if audiences avoid his films post Oscars slap
Actor says he hopes his actions won’t ‘penalize’ the work of others on Emancipation, his first film since he attacked Chris Rock on stage
Sian Cain
29, Nov, 2022 @12:05 AM
What links Kid Cudi to Serena Williams and Harley Quinn?
From horror movies to Wimbledon, where do rap star Kid Cudi’s twisty showbiz connections lead?
Larry Ryan
24, Sep, 2022 @12:00 PM
Chris Rock: Will Smith public apology was ‘a hostage video’
In his first at-length comments on the slap, Rock tells an audience in Liverpool that Smith had impersonated ‘a perfect man for 30 years’ before revealing he was ‘just as ugly as the rest of us’
Catherine Shoard
05, Sep, 2022 @12:36 PM
‘Did Will Smith hurt me? He played Ali!’ – Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle live
They are arguably the two greatest US standups of their generation – and both topical for not always lovely reasons. Could this double whammy possibly live up to the hype?
Brian Logan
02, Sep, 2022 @10:37 AM
Chris Rock says he has turned down offer to host Oscars again
During a standup set Rock said that to return after Will Smith attacked him at this year’s awards would be like returning to the scene of a crime
Catherine Shoard
30, Aug, 2022 @9:22 AM
Sally Potter on making a film about violence with Chris Rock: ‘He is aware of what happens when a man feels humiliated’
In Look at Me, Rock is thrown to the floor by Javier Bardem. Potter discusses male anger in her film and the similarities between that and Rock’s real-life experience of being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars
Ryan Gilbey
25, Aug, 2022 @2:00 PM
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