LOS ANGELES -- The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said Wednesday that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday's Oscars after hitting Chris Rock but refused. Many have questioned why Smith ...

On his new album, Based on a True Story, Will Smith addresses slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony and suggests that he will never again receive recognition from the Academy as a result ...

Will Smith has addressed the infamous 2022 Oscars incident where he walked on stage to hit Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The actor has since apologized ...

Will Smith is back to making music that "slaps" after dropping "Based on a True Story" on Friday after a 20 year hiatus — and he immediately addresses his infamous Oscars incident with Chris Rock in ...

Though we may have all moved past Will Smith‘s now infamous Oscars slap of Chris Rock back in 2022, it seems like the ordeal is still on the brain for the “Fresh Prince” star. And it seems like ...

Will Smith faced the most infamous moment of his career in March 2022 when, on what was meant to be his night of triumph at the Oscars, he ended up banned by the Academy for slapping Chris Rock. Three ...

One year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, the comic has responded in the best way he knows how: through a comedy special. Rock's special was streamed live in early March from ...