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Displaying all articles tagged:
Will Smith
he could have killed him
Oct. 2, 2024
Will Smith’s Fart Allegedly Halted Production on
Men in Black
for 3 Hours
Barry Sonnenfeld told a tale of a toot.
By
Bethy Squires
song review
July 1, 2024
Nobody Wants This From Will Smith
How do we stop his post-Slap charm campaign from smothering us?
By
Craig Jenkins
my single is dropping
June 30, 2024
Will Smith Debuts New, Motivational Single at BET Awards
“You Can Make It” is a pep talk for everyone who’s ever slapped anyone at the Oscars.
By
Bethy Squires
coming soon
June 30, 2024
Megan Thee Stallion Will Open 2024 BET Awards
Normani canceled her performance due to an injury sustained during rehearsals.
By
Zoe Guy
and
Bethy Squires
box office
June 9, 2024
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Didn’t Die at the Box Office
The film marks Will Smith’s first major return to the big screen since the slap heard ’round the world.
By
Tom Smyth
vulture lists
June 8, 2024
Every Will Smith Movie Performance, Ranked
Even with his missteps, Will Smith remains the sort of movie star you just don’t see anymore.
By
Will Leitch
and
Tim Grierson
movie review
June 7, 2024
These
Bad Boys
Sequels Need More Gonzo Action Spectacle
In
Ride or Die
, Martin Lawrence does a nice job vigorously slapping Will Smith a few times. But where are the over-the-top set pieces?
By
Bilge Ebiri
irreversible entanglements
Apr. 15, 2024
A Timeline of Will and Jada’s ‘Bad Marriage for Life’
Jada showed up to Coachella to support Will’s guest spot with J. Balvin.
By
Chris Murphy
and
Zoe Guy
where there’s a will
Dec. 2, 2023
Will Smith Is Resurrecting Himself for
I Am Legend 2
The sequel will treat the film’s alternate ending, in which Dr. Robert Neville lived, as canon.
By
Tom Smyth
goddess talk
Oct. 17, 2023
In
Worthy
, Jada Pinkett Smith Centers Herself
It is in many ways the most Virgo book of all time.
By
Fran Hoepfner
books
Oct. 17, 2023
Jada Pinkett Smith’s Memoir Only Just Came Out Today
Even if it feels like we’ve been hearing about
Worthy
for weeks.
By
Justin Curto
celebrity memoirs
Oct. 12, 2023
Jada Pinkett-Smith Is the Queen of Contradictory Spin
Pinkett-Smith isn’t claiming to come clean. She’s just “taking back her narrative.”
By
Fran Hoepfner
disentanglements
Oct. 11, 2023
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith Aren’t As Entangled As We Thought
They’ve been secretly separated since 2016.
By
Zoe Guy
he has a dream
Oct. 5, 2023
Yeah, Chris Rock Is Committing to Nonviolence
He’s reportedly in final talks to direct and produce a Martin Luther King Jr. biopic.
By
Jennifer Zhan
switched on pop
Sept. 29, 2023
The Art of Flow With DJ Jazzy Jeff
“Flow is something that not a lot of people understand,” says the veteran DJ, “but you feel it.”
By
Reanna Cruz
oscars bad boy
July 29, 2023
Will Smith Is Back for His Movie-Star Bag With
Bad Boys 4
Smith and Martin Lawrence ride together next Father’s Day weekend.
By
Jason P. Frank
alternate reality
July 4, 2023
Will Smith Could’ve Been in Two
Independence Day
Sequels
Writer-producer Dean Devlin said the plot was planned out, but Smith turned down the offer.
By
Jennifer Zhan
awards season
Mar. 12, 2023
The 2023 Oscars Slap Count
What’s your over-under on Slap mentions?
By
Jason P. Frank
dinner party
Mar. 10, 2023
What’s the Point of Empathy? A Long Conversation With F.D Signifier.
From Ja Morant to Chris Rock and Will Smith, tropes about Black men in America are playing out in the national media.
By
Tirhakah Love
stand-up
Mar. 5, 2023
Of Course Chris Rock Saved Some
Selective Outrage
for Will Smith
Here’s what he had to say about the Oscars slap and the “entanglement” during his live Netflix special.
By
Jennifer Zhan
on the record
Mar. 2, 2023
Will Smith Is Very Sorry About the Oscars Slap
But he’s finally ready to give an awards acceptance speech in person again.
By
Zoe Guy
man is the real monster
Feb. 15, 2023
How
The Last of Us
Is Inspiring the
I Am Legend
Sequel
Writer and producer Akiva Goldsman is hooked on the HBO show.
By
Bethy Squires
grammys 2023
Feb. 6, 2023
Will Smith Was Too Busy Shooting
Bad Boys 4
to Do the Grammys Hip-Hop Tribute
Saving the Grammys and Questlove from an awkward post-Slap meeting.
By
Justin Curto
the slap part 5238
Jan. 10, 2023
Eddie Murphy Brings Oscars Slap to the Golden Globes
In his acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
By
Zoe Guy
method acting
Dec. 14, 2022
Will Smith Says Ben Foster Lived in a Tent While Filming
Emancipation
Going full Method for
Emancipation
is certainly a choice.
By
Zoe Guy
trailer mix
Nov. 16, 2022
Will Smith Returns Sooner Than Expected With
Emancipation
Trailer
The actor’s first post-slap project hits theaters December 2.
By
Justin Curto
job offers
Aug. 29, 2022
Chris Rock Says He Was Asked to Host the 2023 Oscars But Refused
He also compared the Will Smith slap to, uh, the murder of O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife?
By
Jennifer Zhan
coming soon
Aug. 2, 2022
Chris Rock to Continue Being Hated by Everybody
Narrating
Everybody Still Hates Chris,
an animated reimagining of his original sitcom.
By
Hershal Pandya
the slap
July 29, 2022
Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock and Questlove for the Slap
“I made a mistake, and I’m trying not to think of myself as a piece of sh-t.”
By
Rebecca Alter
double headers
June 7, 2022
Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock Are Co-Headlining a London Show
Alert the Queen’s Guard!
By
Rebecca Alter
some healing needs to be done
June 1, 2022
Jada Pinkett Smith Brings the Slap to the
Red Table
“Now about Oscars night …”
By
Zoe Guy
my deepfake is dropping
May 8, 2022
Kendrick Lamar Brings Deepfake Deep Truths to ‘The Heart Part 5’ Music Video
The music video uses deepfakery from Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
By
Bethy Squires
guest stars
May 5, 2022
Will Smith and Billie Eilish to Appear on David Letterman’s Netflix Series
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
returns May 20.
By
Josef Adalian
oscars 2022
Apr. 25, 2022
Parents React to the Slap
Richard Williams stated he doesn’t condone violence, and Will Smith’s mother, Carolyn, said it was “the first time I’ve ever seen him go off.”
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
the slap
Apr. 22, 2022
Several Will Smith Projects Allegedly ‘on Hold’ Post-Oscars Slap
National Geographic put Will Smith’s show
Pole to Pole
on pause until the fall.
By
Alejandra Gularte
trailer mix
Apr. 19, 2022
Red Table Talk
Season Five Is Here to Heal
The Facebook Watch series returns on April 20.
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
the slap
Apr. 8, 2022
The Oscars Slaps Will Smith With a 10-Year Ban
He remains eligible for nominations and wins.
By
Rebecca Alter
grammys 2022
Apr. 3, 2022
Grammys 2022: How Many Slap Jokes Did We Get?
The Slap content started before the award show.
By
Bethy Squires
oscars 2022
Apr. 1, 2022
Will Smith Resigns From Academy Membership After Oscars Slap
“I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements,” he said in a new statement.
By
Jennifer Zhan
the slap
Apr. 1, 2022
Oscars Producer Will Packer Says Police Offered to Arrest Will Smith
“I just remember thinking,
Oh no, oh no, not like this.
”
By
Jennifer Zhan
the slap
Mar. 30, 2022
Chris Rock Addresses the Slap at Boston Shows
Rock briefly addressed the weekend before getting into his prepared material.
By
Bethy Squires
oscars 2022
Mar. 30, 2022
What Just Happened With Chris Rock and Will Smith at the Oscars?
Will Smith got onstage and slapped Rock.
By
Bethy Squires
oscars 2022
Mar. 30, 2022
Where’s Chris Rock?
The other man of the hour began his
Ego Death
tour on March 30.
By
Justin Curto
the slap
Mar. 30, 2022
What Red-Carpet Photo Will Zoë Kravitz Use to Respond to Twitter Commotion?
The internet is internetting.
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
celebs react
Mar. 30, 2022
Hollywood Reacts to the Slap
Denzel Washington addressed the slap and elaborated on his advice to Will Smith that night.
By
Bethy Squires
apologies
Mar. 29, 2022
Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock and ‘Everyone Watching’ for the Oscars Slap
“This is a season for healing and I’m here for it,” Jada Pinkett Smith added on Instagram.
By
Jennifer Zhan
oscars 2022
Mar. 28, 2022
The Oscars Needed More Jokes, Actually
Jokes could have relieved the ceremony’s unbearable tension. Why didn’t the Oscars make more?
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
the movies
Mar. 28, 2022
The Oscars Are Just a Work Event
With grudges, professional pretenses, and a lot of big talk about how important a flawed industry is.
By
Alison Willmore
fight night
Mar. 28, 2022
Just Bitch-Slap the Whole Academy
The Oscars finally got the show it deserved.
By
Tirhakah Love
chastainiacs
Mar. 28, 2022
This Is Not a Picture of Nicole Kidman Reacting to the Slap
So what was she gasping over? The answer may surprise you.
By
Rebecca Alter
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