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‘Freaky’ Star Kelly Lamor Wilson Joins Tom Hanks Comedy ‘A Man Called Otto’ (Exclusive)
She’ll play a social media journalist profiling the grumpy widower in the English-language take on “A Man Called Ove”
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Oscars American Sign Language Livestream Racks Up 300,000 Views, 1 Million Impressions
“CODA’s” Best Picture win was a big night for Deaf representation in more ways than one
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Jada Pinkett Smith Says ‘This Is a Season for Healing’ After Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock
“And I’m here for it,” she adds in Instagram post
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Oscar Winners Speak Out About the ‘Disrespectful’ and ‘Sad’ Pretaped Categories
The Academy moved eight categories to a recorded preshow — and still failed to shorten the broadcast’s length
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Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock: ‘I Was Out of Line and I Was Wrong’
“I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be,” the “King Richard” star says
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SAG-AFTRA Denounces Will Smith’s ‘Unacceptable’ Assault on Chris Rock at Oscars, Hints at Disciplinary Action
“Violence or physical abuse in the workplace is never appropriate and the union condemns any such conduct,” the actors union says
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Could Will Smith Still Face Criminal Charges Even Without Chris Rock Filing a Police Report?
“A slap is not a felony,” one lawyer explains, but could be considered a misdemeanor and draw attention from the LA City Attorney
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Academy Launches Formal Review of Will Smith’s Slap and ‘Condemns the Actions’
Oscars group “will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law”
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Oscars Producer Will Packer Calls Will Smith’s Slap ‘a Very Painful Moment’
“Black people have a defiant spirit of laughter when it comes to dealing with pain because there has been so much of it,” Packer says
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Disney Vows to Seek Repeal of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill After Florida Governor Signs It Into Law
“We remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that,” a Disney spokesperson says
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Academy Governor Whoopi Goldberg: ‘We’re Not Going to Take That Oscar’ From Will Smith (Video)
“We’re not going to take it. Well there will be consequences I’m sure, but I don’t think that that’s what they’ll be,” she says on “The View”
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LAPD: Chris Rock Declines to File Police Report Over Will Smith Slap on Oscar Stage
“If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report,” police department says
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Women Won Only 23% of Oscars This Year, Worst Showing in 4 Years
Jane Campion, Sian Heder and Billie Eilish received 10 of the 43 individual Oscars awarded on Sunday
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Will Smith Tearfully Apologizes for Outburst While Accepting Best Actor Oscar: ‘Love Will Make You Do Crazy Things’ (Video)
“Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father,” the “King Richard” star says after live altercation with Chris Rock
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‘CODA’ Star Troy Kotsur Becomes First Deaf Male Actor to Win the Oscar
His “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin won Best Actress for “Children of a Lesser God” in 1986
