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BREAKING NEWS: Will Smith is BANNED from the Oscars for 10 years for slapping Chris Rock - but will be allowed to keep his award for Best Actor
UK DailyMail ^ | April 8, 2022 | Jennifer Smith

Posted on 04/08/2022 12:13:08 PM PDT by Albion Wilde

The academy's 9,000 members had been 'completely split' on the decision
There were 'hundreds of WhatsApp groups' where they were arguing over it
Smith slapped host Chris Rock on March 27 for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head
He later won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in King Richard
Smith apologized for the violence, and Jada said she wished he hadn't slapped Rock
Rock has been quiet on the controversy, saying only that he was 'processing' it
Hollywood was split on whether or not the actor should get to keep his award

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: Albion Wilde

This is unacceptable. It’s “five for fighting”.


81 posted on 04/08/2022 1:34:32 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Albion Wilde

Will Smith may be the biggest male box office draw in Hollywood. Comedy, drama or action film he can and has done it all — a modern day ‘Burt Reynolds’. And I think he’s going to fade quickly just as Burt did. In ten years he’ll be “that guy that used to be married to Jada Pinkett.” He’ll eventually be radioactive to casting directors working on major scripts.


82 posted on 04/08/2022 1:40:21 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Tallguy
He’ll eventually be radioactive to casting directors working on major scripts.

Quentin Tarantino will hire him.

83 posted on 04/08/2022 1:41:07 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: libertylover

It was hardly an insult—GI Jane was an early “female empowerment” movie with a beautiful lead actress. And Jada had done far worse to her own husband very publicly.


84 posted on 04/08/2022 1:41:23 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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To: Tallguy

So the Fresh Prince will become a Stale Duke...

maybe he’ll run for Governor of California.


85 posted on 04/08/2022 1:42:25 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: Bernard
I wonder if there are any Will Smith statues that can be torn down. The pigeons of public opinion would have one less roosting place.

LOL! Very witty!

86 posted on 04/08/2022 1:42:57 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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To: dfwgator

Yes, he would. But I think I saw recently that Quentin may not make any more movies. He think his body of work is ‘complete’ and his artistic sensibilities are telling him to hang it up.


87 posted on 04/08/2022 1:45:08 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: escapefromboston

The disappointment is that Chris Rock held back and didn’t even use a great memorable joke.


88 posted on 04/08/2022 1:46:05 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Any white guy would have had a lot more self control. Except for Alec Baldwin.

The punk ass Will Smith wanted to make himself look like a hero to the thug culture. He just made himself look like a spoiled baby instead. I got to hand it to Chris Rock, he handled it like a mature adult. Good for him.


89 posted on 04/08/2022 1:46:49 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what you get when gullible children run a 'news' channel.)
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To: cnsmom

When he walked onstage in Boston on, I think, the following Monday, his first words to the crowd were, “How was your weekend?” They roared and gave him a standing ovation lasting two full minutes.


90 posted on 04/08/2022 1:52:32 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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To: imardmd1

Will Smith is a cuckold.


91 posted on 04/08/2022 2:00:28 PM PDT by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: Cecily

Good plan.


92 posted on 04/08/2022 2:11:51 PM PDT by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: Tallguy

I met Burt Reynolds once, walking along Venice Beach, and he was considerate enough to take the time to talk.


93 posted on 04/08/2022 2:17:12 PM PDT by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: Albion Wilde

Who gives a flying rat’s butt.


94 posted on 04/08/2022 2:20:36 PM PDT by NeverTyranny
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To: Albion Wilde

does any one here really give a sh*t about this stuff?

The country is falling apart and some are worried about the Oscars?


95 posted on 04/08/2022 2:22:12 PM PDT by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOW)
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To: Arcadian Empire

Fiends of mine moved to Thousand Oaks, CA where their next door neighbor was the actor Ed Lauter (Capt. Knauer from “The Longest Yard”). Very cool guy.


96 posted on 04/08/2022 2:23:13 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: NeverTyranny

Who gives a flying rat’s butt.


There are a lot of prissy little folks here who like rat’s asses. Whatever...

We’re 40 trillion in debt, have just confirmed a token, non-biologist to the USSC, have a dementia patient with his hands on the nuclear football, and his back-up’s only skills are extracting male genetic material.

Why bitch?


97 posted on 04/08/2022 2:25:44 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: Albion Wilde

No big deal. I am sure his wife will find a date for next year.


98 posted on 04/08/2022 2:26:09 PM PDT by Scott Kraut (Diversity for the sake of diversity is flat out stupidity. )
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To: Rurudyne

I like yours better, perfect for Lifetime Network.


99 posted on 04/08/2022 2:31:48 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: OttawaFreeper

Ah...streaking! I’m surprised that hasn’t made a return to the current cultural cesspool. 🙈


100 posted on 04/08/2022 2:35:32 PM PDT by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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