April 6, 2022 Will Smith, Chris Rock slap ‘an assault,' 9-time Oscars host Billy Crystal says Billy Crystal weighed in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, calling the "disturbing incident" an "assault." Smith slapped Rock on-stage after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head.
April 5, 2022 Will Smith's loved ones think he needs therapy, break from acting: sources Will Smith's family members and friends are trying to work through the aftermath of his slap of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.
April 4, 2022 Will Smith resigns from the Academy: What happens now? Will Smith resigned from the Academy days after a disciplinary process began. The Academy's board of governors will still meet April 18 to discuss and potentially implement further punishment.
April 4, 2022 Will Smith’s daughter Willow posts cryptic tweet about the ‘meaning of life’ following Oscar slap Will Smith's resignation from the Academy came two days after its leadership board met to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the actor for violations against the group’s standards of conduct.
April 3, 2022 MSNBC host: 'Utterly ridiculous to center' Oscars slap discourse around 'opinions of White folks' MSNBC host Tiffany Cross argued that discussion on the Oscars slap shouldn’t be based on white peoples’ opinions.
April 3, 2022 Will Smith's apology: 10 times other celebrities said they were sorry amid scandals Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, days after he released an apology for slapping Chris Rock during the Oscars.
April 3, 2022 'Saturday Night Live' addresses Will Smith Oscars slap "Saturday Night Live" addressed Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock during the Academy Awards several times in the show this weekend.
April 2, 2022 Denzel Washington reportedly responds to Will Smith's Oscars slap: 'Who are we to condemn?' Denzel Washington addressed Will Smith's Oscars controversy during a conference on Friday, and said "Who are we to condemn?"
April 2, 2022 Chris Rock's brother Tony slams Will Smith over Oscars slap: 'You gonna hit my motherf--king brother?' Comedian Tony Rock blasted Will Smith onstage at a comedy gig on Friday night for his viral slap of his brother Chris Rock at the Oscars.
April 2, 2022 Will Smith smacking Chris Rock at Oscars creates new level of anxiety for comedians, stage performers: expert Comedians in and out of Hollywood are voicing their reluctance to perform on stage after Will Smith's viral slap of Chris Rock "raises the very scary prospect that other people with a lot less to lose may choose to model that same reprehensible behavior."
