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Clayton Davis / Variety:
Academy Bans Will Smith From Oscars for 10 Years … The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences met Friday morning to discuss the consequences for actor Will Smith following his slap of presenter Chris Rock during the 94th Oscars telecast, and voted to ban Smith …
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Academy Bans Will Smith from All Events for 10 Years for Slapping Chris Rock — Will Smith finally got his punishment for slapping Chris Rock at The Oscars — the Academy of Motion Pictures has made him persona non grata for a decade for that slap. — The Academy's Board of Governors met Friday …
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Will Smith Banned From Oscars For 10 Years; “Accept & Respect ...Decision,” Actor Says - Update — (UPDATED with Will Smith statement) With their options rather limited, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors has just decided that Will Smith will not be able …
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Greta Bjornson / People.com:
Will Smith Responds After Academy Bans Him from Attending Oscars Until 2032 Over Chris Rock Slap — Will Smith is no longer allowed to “attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually,” for the next decade … Will Smith accepts his decade-long ban from the Academy Awards.
CNN:
Actor Will Smith banned from attending Oscars for 10 years — Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Academy Awards for the next 10 years, as a result of his slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during this year's Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences announced in a statement obtained by CNN.
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Janet Williams / Celebrity Insider:
Chris Rock looks serious in New York in a rare photo after the Oscar slap
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Are Engaged! — The pair rekindled their romance last year after previously calling off their engagement back in 2004 … Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are ready to get married! — The pair — who rekindled their romance last year — are engaged, PEOPLE confirms.
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Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Are Engaged Nearly One Year After Reuniting — Nearly two decades after calling off their first engagement, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially ready to tie the knot. All the announcement details below. — It's time to get loud because Jennifer Lopez …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Real’ Canceled After 8 Seasons In Daytime Syndication — Another high-profile daytime syndicated talk show, Warner Bros Unscripted Television/Telepictures' The Real, is ending its run. The program's current eighth season will be its last after the show's core station group …
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
‘The Real’ Canceled by After Eight Seasons at Fox Stations
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Melissa Rivers: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me ('I Could Recite My Mother Joan Rivers' Act by Age 8') … A well-rounded resume! Melissa Rivers rose to fame as a TV host alongside her mother, the late Joan Rivers, as they made headlines critiquing celebrity outfits on Fashion Police through …
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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Moving To Disney+ In Stunning Move After 16 Years On ABC — EXCLUSIVE: Hold on to your Danskins: Dancing with the Stars is relocating to Disney+ in a groundbreaking arrangement. — DWTS has received a two-year pickup — for Seasons 31 and 32 …
Jacquelynn Powers Maurice / Page Six:
Brooklyn Beckham & Nicola Peltz's wedding: Guests, fashion, food & more — It's not often that the Beckham family are B-listers. But this weekend, when their son marries into real money, the celebs' estimated $500 million fortune will look like chump change. (Yes, there reportedly is a prenup.)
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Jesse Williams' Child Support Payments Drastically Reduced Following ‘GA’ Exit — JESSE WILLIAMS CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS DRASTICALLY REDUCED ... Following His 'Grey's Anatomy' Exit — Former “Grey's Anatomy” star Jesse Williams is getting his monthly child support payments drastically reduced …
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Greg Hanlon / People.com:
Lady Gaga Dog Walker Shooting Suspect Mistakenly Released from Jail — James Howard Jackson is accused of shooting Ryan Fischer, who was walking Lady Gaga's dogs when he was attacked on Feb. 24, 2021 … The man accused of shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker in a robbery last year …
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Pete Davidson Will Have to Wait to Appear on Hulu's ‘The Kardashians’ — HULU'S ‘THE KARDASHIANS’ PETE'S FACE TIME WILL COME ... A Little Late To The Game!!! — EXCLUSIVE — Pete Davidson has a lot in the works these days, but his future is set to include reality show appearances as well …
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Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Chrishell Stause Sold Her Wedding Ring from Justin Hartley to Buy Her $3.3 Million Hollywood Hills Home — Iconic upgrade. — star Chrishell Stause just visited — The Kelly Clarkson Show — , and casually informed Kelly that she sold her wedding ring from Justin Hartley to help pay …
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