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The slap heard around the world happened at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony in 2022 when actor Will Smith struck actor and comedian Chris Rock live on stage over a joke made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. With the 95th Academy Awards event happening this weekend, and a standup...

Actress Viola Davis became the 18th person to join the EGOT club with a win at the Grammy Awards for best audiobook, narration and storytelling from her memoir "Finding Me." The award show aired Feb. 5 on CBS, a unit of Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA)(NASDAQ: PARAA).  What Is...

On Tuesday, the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced. Several critical darlings received numerous nominations and many of the top nominated movies from the recent Golden Globes awards show also heard their names called again. Two of the big questions from the nominations...

A Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) biopic on actress, model, and singer Marilyn Monroe has racked up eight Golden Raspberry Award or Razzie nominations. The parody awards honor cinematic underachievers.  What Happened: “Blonde” was the frontrunner...

After months away from the Hollywood spotlight, Will Smith could have his shot at redemption with a highly anticipated movie coming to theaters and on a major streaming platform. What Happened: In one of the most talked about entertainment stories of 2021, Will Smith slapped Academy Award host...

The 2023 Academy Awards is six months away, and Russia is already boycotting the show by refusing to submit a film to the International Feature category. The decision comes about seven months after Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated attacks on Ukraine. Since then, the U.S. has continued to...

Disney is inviting fans of “Beauty and the Beast” to be their guest for a television special to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film's release. What Happened: The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) classic animated film “Beauty and the Beast” was released in theaters...

The 94th Academy Awards featured a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith and “The Slap” heard around the world. Pinkett Smith has remained quiet about the event until this week. Here’s what she had to say about the incident. What Happened: Comedian Chris Rock made a joke about Pinkett...

A major movie star is coming back to the streaming platform of a major technology company with a new deal that will increase output. What Happened: Actor Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman signed a multi-year exclusive deal with their Playtone company and Apple TV+, a streaming platform from Apple Inc (...

After the slap heard around the world, Will Smith has found himself in hot water with the Academy Awards and fans. The fallout is now set to impact the movie studios that already had Smith movies and projects in the works, and could cost several companies some huge box office takes in the meantime...

Following the slap heard around the world, comedian Chris Rock is headed back to the comedy stage for his first tour in five years. The interest in Rock has led to a surge in ticket prices and additional show dates added, making comedy venues and ticket resellers the big winners from the incident...

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has started a process against actor and Oscar winner Will Smith that could lead to “suspension, expulsion or other sanctions” for his conduct during the recently held awards ceremony, Reuters reported on...

News of the Will Smith slap has captured the internet’s attention since the 94th Academy Awards aired Sunday on ABC, a unit of Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). While this will likely go down as the most famous slap of Smith’s career, it isn’t the first captured on camera. What...

The 94th Academy Awards were filled with top stories such as Beyonce performing, the chance for Lin-Manuel Miranda to join the EGOT club, Will Smith slapping Chris Rock and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) being the first streaming company to win the best picture Oscar. Outside the big headlines...

The Academy Awards is a ceremony that honors individuals in the film industry for their artistic and technical merit. The event, founded by Louis B. Mayer, has taken place for 94 years with its first ceremony hosted at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in 1929. The show has been broadcast on ABC,...