Monsters and Critics

Wiz Khalifa threatens to shoot concertgoers if they run up on stage and slap him

Wiz Khalifa at the Clive Davis Pre-GRAMMY Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/carrie-nelson This past ...
Yahoo

Will Smith stuns Oscar viewers by going on stage to slap Chris Rock over joke about Jada Pinkett Smith

Will Smith shocked the audience and television viewers alike during the Academy Awards Sunday when he went on stage and slapped Chris Rock, who made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, while he ...
Yardbarker

Goo Goo Dolls stage 'slap fights' to 'get the aggression out'

The Goo Goo Dolls have kept their working relationship cordial over the years by staging "slap fights" to "get the aggression out". Founding members Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac have avoided falling ...
WRAL

Academy leaders told Smith's publicist he should leave Oscars after slap, but he refused, source says

In the moments following Will Smith's stunning on-stage slap of Chris Rock during Sunday's Oscars telecast, members of the Academy of Motion Picture and Arts and Sciences leadership "firmly asked" ...
Mediaite

Chris Rock Jokes About Will Smith to Chappelle: ‘I Got Smacked by the Softest N**** That Ever Rapped’

Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle traded on-stage slap jokes during a set at the Comedy Store on Thursday night. Chappelle performed a surprise show at the Los Angeles venue, during which Rock joined the ...
Entertainment Tonight

Questlove Returns to Oscars Stage After Will Smith Slap Overshadowed His 2022 Win

Questlove returned to the Oscars on Sunday, one year after Will Smith overshadowed his win in the Best Documentary Feature Film category for his Summer of Soul. Before taking the stage with ...
E!

Will Smith Returns to an Award Show Stage Nearly One Year After Oscars Slap

Will Smith took the stage to accept the Beacon Award at the African American Film Critics Association Awards for his role in Emancipation March 1. The moment marked his first award show show since the ...
Reuters

Fact Check: Shocked Nicole Kidman photo was captured hours prior to on-stage slap

Thousands of users have shared an image of actress Nicole Kidman saying it depicts her reacting to Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during the 94th Academy Awards. The picture, however ...
Newsweek

Will Smith Slap Defenders Led to Chappelle Stage ‘Attack’—Fans

Less than two months after Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage and slapped Chris Rock over a joke, fellow comedian Dave Chappelle has been reportedly attacked onstage during a show. Footage has ...
Newsweek

Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle Joke About Will Smith Slap During Comedy Tour

Chris Rock has made some rare comments about being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars this year, revealing to fans that it hurt, while fellow comic Dave Chappelle also opened up about his recent ...
The Baltimore Sun

A year later, Chris Rock opens up on a Baltimore stage about ‘The Slap’

Nearly a year after actor Will Smith assaulted comic Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, the legendary funnyman is finally prepared to discuss the incident known as “Slapgate” — and he’s doing it ...