NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin said he&#8217;s &#8220;tired of seeing black men fight black men&#8221; after five Memphis police officers were charged in the death of Tyre Nichols, and drew an ill-advised comparison to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock last year.
During ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1K0F1cIZ3E">First Take</a>&#8221; on Monday, sports host Ryan Clark talked about the &#8220;calculated&#8221; evil of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/body-cam-footage-released-showing-incident-between-police-and-tyre-nichols">five police officers</a> accused of beating Nichols, 29, to death after stopping him for reckless driving. Irvin, the former Dallas Cowboys star, decried the black-on-black incident and even invoked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Smith</a> slapping <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">Rock</a> at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.
&#8220;And I know [is] we keep saying it&#8217;s not a black-white thing,&#8221;  Irvin said. &#8220;You don&#8217;t ever want to see anybody get hit, anybody get beaten like that. But it does hurt a little more because it&#8217;s a black man doing it.
&#8220;It hurts man,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I&#8217;m tired of seeing black men fight black men. It&#8217;s a blue thing. But we&#8217;ve seen it quite a bit this year going way back to Will Smith and Chris Rock stuff.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m just tired of seeing us do it,&#8221; Irvin continued. &#8220;We got enough of a fight to get our right perspective and our right place, we don&#8217;t need to be fighting each other like this. Please, let&#8217;s just stop that, please.&#8221;
Earlier in the show, the ESPN hosts praised the father of Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts for raising him, as they shared stats about <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/be7be259-fc29-4843-b55c-15d4385a7cd4">fathers being absent</a> in the black community.
&#8220;Give some credit to Averion Hurts, who is his father,&#8221; Clark said. &#8220;We talk so much about black fathers being in the home. He raised that man to be who he is today.&#8221;
Later, Clark posted a <a href="https://twitter.com/Realrclark25/status/1620106415548534785?s=20&amp;t=8cHvO42g0Upk-i9kN3e-QQ">clip on Twitter</a> that&#8217;s gone viral noting that both Super Bowl-bound African American quarterbacks have black fathers who &#8220;raised great men,&#8221; referring to the elder Hurts and Patrick Mahomes Sr., the father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
&#8220;Patrick Mahomes Sr, &amp; Averion Hurts are present fathers that raised great men,&#8221; the ESPN host tweeted. &#8220;The narrative of the absent black father is pushed through the media. So, let&#8217;s remember to push this as well. Salute to you both for changing the narrative. I know Jalen &amp; Patrick appreciate you.&#8221;
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Patrick Mahomes Sr, &amp; Averion Hurts are present fathers that raised great men. The narrative of the absent black father is pushed through the media. So, let’s remember to push this as well. Salute to you both for changing the narrative. I know Jalen &amp; Patrick appreciate you. <a href="https://t.co/yFyLbzDmy1">pic.twitter.com/yFyLbzDmy1</a>
&mdash; Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) <a href="https://twitter.com/Realrclark25/status/1620106415548534785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy cracked a joke on Tuesday at the Golden Globe Awards about Will Smith&#8217;s slapping of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">Chris Rock</a> while he shared his advice on how to succeed in Hollywood.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/eddie-murphy-expresses-regret-for-ignorant-old-comedy-routines">61-year-old</a> took a jab at Smith during his acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award for a standout filmmaker and performer, <a href="https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/eddie-murphy-golden-globes-will-smith-slap-1235480082/">Variety</a> noted.
&#8220;I want to let you know that there is a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity, and peace of mind,&#8221; Murphy explained.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a blueprint, and I&#8217;ve followed it my whole career,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s very simple, just do these three things: pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith&#8217;s wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!&#8221;
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The &#8220;Coming To America&#8221; star&#8217;s remarks drew huge laughs and cheers from the celebrities in the room.
After the show, Murphy told reporters that he has only love for Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who he noted he has worked with in the past.
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&#8220;I love Will,&#8221; Murphy shared. &#8220;And I love Chris [Rock] and Will [Smith] and it&#8217;s all love.&#8221;
Smith made <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">headlines</a> after the 94th Academy Awards in March when he walked on stage and slapped <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chris-rock-says-he-turned-down-offer-to-host-2023-oscars">Rock</a> in the face after the comedian told a joke about Jada&#8217;s shaved head. Smith has since apologized several times.
In July, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-says-he-totally-understands-and-respects-if-people-arent-ready-to-see-his-new-film">Smith</a> released a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrxDKwlA_s">video</a> apologizing to Rock and said he had reached out to the comedian, and the message came back that he was not ready to speak to him yet.
After Smith slapped Rock, he was not removed from the event, and a short time later, he took the stage to accept his first Oscar ever — best actor for his role in the film &#8220;King Richard.&#8221;
Later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap">10-year ban</a> preventing Smith from attending the annual awards show.
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Podcaster Joe Rogan admitted he&#8217;s had a slight change of heart and explained that Will Smith &#8220;has to be forgiven&#8221; after slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars because he&#8217;s a &#8220;human being.&#8221;
During a recent episode of &#8220;The Joe Rogan Experience&#8221; <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PQuuviPU7xHqcqZOuCFxM?si=rQqDkc-VRdOMd2b6PTvDTQ">podcast</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-rogan">the host</a> and actor Jon Bernthal talked about what <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Smith</a> did to Rock at the 94th Academy Awards after the comedian cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head.
Rogan said he was recently speaking with his pal comedian Brian Simpson about what happened to Rock and said he had a similar reaction to Chris Rock after it happened which he said was &#8220;that guy — f*** that guy [Smith] forever.&#8221;
&#8220;And you know, what do you, what do you do with that guy?&#8221; the host shared. &#8220;Like, there&#8217;s a lot of us, in the beginning, we were like, &#8216;F*** that guy. F*** you forever.'&#8221;
&#8220;And I&#8217;m like, &#8216;No.&#8217; You know, now thinking about [it], I&#8217;m like, that guy has to be forgiven,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Like, he clearly has deep remorse for what he&#8217;s done. And he&#8217;s also clearly living in a world where he was given nothing but adulation and praise for most of his life.&#8221;
&#8220;And then all of a sudden he has this one, in many people&#8217;s eyes, unforgivable moment where he does something just so f***ing stupid,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/terrifying-implications-joe-rogan-blasts-sfs-tremendously-insane-decision-to-allow-robots-to-kill-people">Rogan</a> continued. &#8220;But it&#8217;s not like he doesn&#8217;t realize it. He&#8217;s a human being. You just gotta forgive him, you know? And I think the real person who has to forgive him — if he wants to is Chris Rock.&#8221;
Bernthal agreed and said he was right, that it&#8217;s for Rock to choose to forgive the &#8220;Men In Black&#8221; star or not.
&#8220;You know, and I don&#8217;t know if Chris will,&#8221; Rogan replied. &#8220;I haven&#8217;t even talked to Chris about it.&#8221;
The host said Smith is &#8220;just a person that was in an impossible-to-understand scenario.&#8221;
&#8220;To be a guy who&#8217;s a child star, who goes from that to become one of the most beloved actors in the world &#8230; to this one thing where everybody f***ing hates you,&#8221; Rogan shared. &#8220;Everybody thinks you are a piece of s***. He&#8217;s a human. You gotta forgive him.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-rogan-scores-number-one-spot-in-spotifys-podcasts-around-the-world-for-2022">Rogan</a> previously blasted Smith sharing that there was &#8220;no justification&#8221; for slapping the comedian because Rock was &#8220;doing his f***ing job,&#8221; as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-rocks-doing-his-fing-job-joe-rogan-blasts-will-smith-after-he-assaulted-rock-at-oscars">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
Smith has since apologized several times. In July, the actor issued an apology via a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrxDKwlA_s">video</a> on social media. Smith said he had reached out to Rock, but the message came back that the comedian was not ready to speak to him yet. Later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a 10-year ban against Smith.

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The Babylon Bee’s video division uncorked the kind of clips “Saturday Night Live” once made.
Indie comics like Tyler Fischer, Ryan Long and Tim Dillon showed the power of alternative comedy buoyed by audiences eager for fresh laughs.
Dave Chappelle, Joe Rogan and Ricky Gervais defied the Cancel Culture crowd for one more year.
Woke scolds Trevor Noah gave up his late-night throne while Samantha Bee’s basement-low ratings finally crushed her callous “Full Frontal” platform.
Still, most late-night monologues avoided the current Commander-in-Chief, “SNL” acted like a de facto arm of the Democratic party, and Hollywood failed to make a single comedy that could stand tall next to “The Hangover” or “Bridesmaids.”
What lies ahead in 2023?
More reasons for optimism despite a comedy culture that would rather support the status quo than question it.
John Cleese, once again, will lead by example. The Monty Python alum may be the most vocal opponent of woke comedy laws. And, at 82, he’s not willing to be silenced. His <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/beware-the-wokes-monty-python-alum-defends-new-show-tackling-cancel-culture-and-new-authoritarians" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2023 program for GB News</a>, a right-leaning British channel, explores how what Elon Musk dubbed the “woke mind virus” is impacting funny business.
Best of all, Cleese is teaming with British comic Andrew Doyle for the untitled show. Doyle is not only a fervent critic of woke overreach but the mind behind Titania McGrath, Twitter’s funniest faux social justice warrior.
Chris Rock has gently pushed back against the woke mob in recent years. The “SNL” alum admitted he steers clear of college campuses to avoid crowds teeming with snowflakes.
Last year, he told Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” that <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/05/20/chris-rock-rips-cancel-culture-for-rise-in-boring-entertainment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comedy got boring</a> when people started fearing the wrong joke would hurt their careers.
“I see a lot of unfunny comedians, I see unfunny TV shows, I see unfunny awards shows, I see unfunny movies — because everybody’s scared to make a move.”
And he <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/chris-rock-tweets-article-comedys-insufferable-wokeness-accused-insufficient-wokeness/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">caught heat for tweeting a story</a> from The Federalist extolling the apolitical glory of Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” Still, <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/chris-rock-jimmy-fallon-cancel-culture/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rock stayed quiet</a> as the Cancel Culture mob came for Jimmy Fallon after a 20-year-old video of Fallon donning blackface to mimic Rock surfaced in 2020.
Rock’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-rock-announces-new-comedy-special-the-first-netflix-will-ever-stream-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">upcoming comedy special</a> suggests he’s ready to tackle woke head-on. “Selective Outrage,” to be streamed live on Netflix March 4.
That title hints at the reams of material that’s yet to be mined in the mainstream, like how country crooner Morgan Wallen got canceled for uttering the “n-word” once, in private, while First Son Hunter Biden texted it aplenty sans consequences.
Will Rock go there? Can he afford not to at this point in the culture?
Movie comedies essentially hit a wall when woke took over Hollywood. Gone are the days when ribald romps like “Step Brothers,” “Superbad” or “Old School” made audiences howl. 
Peter Farrelly <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/09/peter-farrelly-the-greatest-beer-run-ever-zac-efron-bill-murray-russell-crowe-toronto-film-festival-interview-1235112655/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">misses that era, too.</a>
The director of “There’s Something About Mary,” “Kingpin” and “Dumb and Dumber” vows a return to form with “Ricky Stanicky.” The upcoming comedy, which could earn a 2023 release date, follows a group of friends who blame their bad behavior on their rambunctious (but fictional) chum Ricky.
When their spouses demand to meet Ricky in the flesh, the buddies scramble to hire someone (John Cena) to play their farcical friend.
The Oscar-winner for “Green Book” thinks the time is right, and ripe, for a no holds barred romp. Again.
“That’s the opportunity now for somebody to break out with an R-rated comedy and the whole world is going to see it and they’re going to say, why can’t we have more of this? I miss them.”
Russell Brand starred in two such comedies – “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek.” Now, the British comic is red pilling viewers via his YouTube channel, which boasts north of 6.11 million subscribers.
The comedian tackles everything from American politics to pandemic overreach, and he does it while constantly thanking his fans for their support. That spirit, and his eagerness to leaven his punditry with laughter, makes him formidable in the new year, and beyond.
For those who prefer old-school stand up, three performers are hitting the road in 2023 promising woke-free entertainment.
British superstar Ricky Gervais has been pummeling Identity Politics along with Cleese for some time. It’s just jokes, he reminds us, and his 2022 Netflix special “SuperNature” proved he’s unafraid of his noisy critics.
He’ll be coming to some major American halls – the Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall in the new year, and there’s no chance he’ll be pulling his punches upon his arrival.
Few think of Jeff Dunham when the subject of woke comedy rears its ugly head. The ventriloquist quietly avoids those unwritten bylaws by following the funny wherever it may lead. That meant creating the “Fireside Shat” series mocking President Joe Biden and scolding <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/jeff-dunham-rips-fellow-comics-growing-political-comedians-pick-side?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uber-partisan</a> comics (without naming names, but we know who they are) for putting clapter above joy.
Dunham will be touring the nation in 2023, along with a “SNL” alum who changed his brand to battle back against free speech suppression.
Rob Schneider’s early career yielded indelible characters (“SNL’s” Richmeister) and iconic film roles (“Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo”) alike. The left-leaning comic, pals with Cleese off-screen, is now one of the most vocal foes of speech suppression.
He weaponizes his Twitter feed to promote free speech issues and blast those eager to smite independent thought. He, too, will be on tour in 2023, and you won’t find him apologizing for past sketches or sandpapering down the rough edges of his material.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Comedian Chris Rock unveiled plans on Christmas Day for his upcoming stand-up special — set to be Netflix&#8217;s first foray into live-streaming — which will premiere on the platform on March 4, 2023.
Rock will be performing the show — which he has titled &#8220;Selective Outrage&#8221; — in Baltimore, Maryland, and Netflix will stream the performance live in hundreds of countries around the globe at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
&#8220;Netflix&#8217;s First Live Global Event,&#8221; the streaming service shared the announcement in a tweet on Christmas Day. &#8220;Chris Rock, Selective Outrage. March 4, 10pm/7pm PT.&#8221;
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&#8220;No pre-records, no edits &#8230; wait a minute &#8230; 190 countries, all at once,&#8221; Rock said in the promotional video.
&#8220;Selective Outrage&#8221; will be Rock&#8217;s second Netflix stand-up special — he had previously partnered with the streaming platform for 2018&#8217;s &#8220;Tamborine&#8221; — and follows his 2022 appearance at the Netflix is a Joke: The Festival alongside fellow comedian Dave Chappelle.
The announcement also capped off a banner year for Rock, who graced front pages worldwide after taking a (literal) hit from actor Will Smith during the 2022 Academy Awards — over a joke Rock made at the expense of Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s bald head.
Smith apologized, eventually — but the Academy slapped back with a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/will-smith-banned-from-attending-oscars-for-ten-years-over-chris-rock-slap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10-year ban</a> for the &#8220;Emancipated&#8221; actor. Rock spent much of the rest of 2022 traveling with his Ego Death Tour.
Entertainment site Deadline <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/05/netflix-live-streaming-1235023539/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first reported</a> that Netflix planned to move into live-streaming back in mid-May, predicting that the still-developing capabilities would likely be used to stream comedy specials and other unscripted programming.
&#8220;It would mean that Netflix would be able to use it for live voting for competition series and talent contests such as its upcoming dance competition series &#8216;Dance 100&#8217; from &#8216;The Circle&#8217; producer Studio Lambert,&#8221; the outlet noted.
Netflix <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/12/chris-rock-live-netflix-streaming-stand-up-premiere-1235205957/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">could also decide</a> to bring back Netflix is a Joke: The Festival and add a few of those performances to the live-streaming offerings as well. The festival, which launched in the spring of 2022, included &#8220;more than 330 comedians performing 295 shows across more than 35 venues in Los Angeles&#8221; according to Deadline. It also featured the first-ever stand-up comedy performance to be held at Dodger Stadium and sold more than 260,000 tickets in total.

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Megyn Kelly blasted Will Smith and other celebrities like him who have blamed &#8220;childhood traumas when they behave badly&#8221; following the actor&#8217;s comments on his &#8220;apology tour&#8221; explaining why he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in March.
During a recent episode of Sirius XM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuLMq4d6sPU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the host</a> was speaking with the guys from the &#8220;Ruthless&#8221; podcast about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smith</a> sharing how he&#8217;s had to &#8220;forgive&#8221; himself for the slap because &#8220;hurt people hurt people&#8221; and more.
&#8220;I&#8217;m just sick of these Hollywood people thinking we give a damn about their childhood traumas when they behave badly,&#8221; Kelly exclaimed. &#8220;Just say you&#8217;re sorry, and people either will forgive or they won&#8217;t. Go tell it to your therapist, go sit on the damn sofa, for the guy who charges $700 an hour and work it out with him.&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t give a s***,&#8221; she added. &#8220;You assaulted a guy and humiliated him who was just standing there doing his job for what? For nothing. To boost your own ego. So [I] don&#8217;t really care about your self analysis, or how hard it&#8217;s been for you to forgive yourself. I just want you to be humble.”
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&#8220;What I object to is this Hollywood elitist multimillionaire, like, you can see the light bulb over his head&#8230;&#8221; the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-blasts-kim-kardashians-response-to-balenciaga-scandal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">former Fox News host</a> continued. &#8220;You&#8217;re no better than anybody else. In fact, you appear to be quite worse than a lot of the people who are out there digging ditches every day and driving buses every day. And despite the fact that they&#8217;ve had a s*** ton of childhood trauma, don’t go around abusing other people!&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-says-he-totally-understands-and-respects-if-people-arent-ready-to-see-his-new-film" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smith&#8217;s comments</a> were made recently on &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O1DgGnmIJM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Show with Trevor Noah</a>&#8221; as he was promoted his new film “Emancipation.&#8221; It is the first movie he&#8217;s done since he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slapped Rock</a> at the 94th Academy Awards after the comedian cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head.
The &#8220;Men In Black&#8221; star told Noah, &#8220;You just never know what somebody&#8217;s going through&#8221; and that &#8220;he was going through something that night.&#8221; He also said, &#8220;I had to forgive myself for being human.&#8221;
Smith has since apologized several times. In July, the actor issued an apology via a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrxDKwlA_s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> on social media. Smith said he had reached out to Rock, but the message came back that the comedian was not ready to speak to him yet. Later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a 10-year ban against Smith.
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Will Smith said he understands and respects people who are &#8220;not ready&#8221; to see his new film &#8220;Emancipation&#8221; after he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-fing-way-slap-in-the-face-oscar-voters-have-strong-opinions-about-whether-theyd-vote-for-will-smith-for-his-new-film">slapped</a> Oscar&#8217;s host Chris Rock during the awards show in March.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">54-year-old actor</a> discussed the movie&#8217;s upcoming release during a recent press tour, saying he hoped &#8220;that my actions don&#8217;t penalize my team,&#8221; <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/will-smith-fans-refuse-watch-emancipation-after-oscars-slap-1235443088/">Variety</a> reported.
&#8220;I completely understand that, if someone is not ready, I would absolutely respect that and allow them their space to not be ready,&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;My deepest concern is my team – [director Antoine Fuqua] has done what I think is the greatest work of his entire career.&#8221;
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Will Smith responds to moviegoers who refuse to watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Emancipation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Emancipation</a> so soon after the Oscars slap: “I completely understand — if someone is not ready, I would absolutely respect that and allow them their space to not be ready.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/r7EiVsRU8L">https://t.co/r7EiVsRU8L</a>
&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1597253708517363713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I’m hoping that the material – the power of the film, the timeliness of the story – I&#8217;m hoping that the good that can be done would open people&#8217;s hearts at a minimum to see and recognize and support the incredible artists in and around this film,&#8221; Smith continued.
Fuqua&#8217;s &#8220;Emancipation&#8221; focuses on a runaway slave who &#8220;forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him,&#8221; according to the description on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12530246/mediaviewer/rm3028025345/?ref_=tt_ov_i">IMDb</a>.
The &#8220;Men In Black&#8221; star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">drew headlines</a> after the 94th Academy Awards in March when he walked on stage and slapped Rock in the face after the comedian cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head. Smith has since apologized several times.
In July, the actor issued an apology via a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrxDKwlA_s">video</a> on social media. Smith said he had reached out to Rock, but the message came back that the comedian was not ready to speak to him yet. Later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a 10-year ban against Smith.
&#8220;Emancipation&#8221; hits theaters on December 2 and will stream on Apple TV+ starting December 9.
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Netflix is planning to try out live programming in early 2023 with a new stand-up comedy special from comedian Chris Rock.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">57-year-old actor/comedian</a> will be the first star to stream live on the site, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-chris-rock-live-comedy-special-1235259717/">The Hollywood Reporter</a> reported in a piece published Friday.
&#8220;Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,&#8221; Robbie Praw, Netflix&#8217;s vice president for stand-up and comedy formats, shared in a statement.
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Chris Rock is about to make history as the first artist to perform LIVE on Netflix!
The legendary comedian, writer, director, and actor’s newest comedy special will premiere live — globally — in early 2023 on Netflix! <a href="https://t.co/U8ozz2BLV1">pic.twitter.com/U8ozz2BLV1</a>
&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1590796529325182977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled the entire world will be able to experience a live Chris Rock comedy event and be a part of Netflix history,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This will be an unforgettable moment and we’re so honored that Chris is carrying this torch.&#8221;
The &#8220;Grown Ups&#8221; star&#8217;s last special, &#8220;Chris Rock: Tamborine,&#8221; appeared on Netflix in 2018, the outlet noted.
Amazon Prime Video recently dived into live programming when it landed an <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-completes-long-term-media-distribution-agreements-through-2033-season">11-year, multibillion dollar</a> deal with the NFL to cover &#8220;Thursday Night Football&#8221; games, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/15/amazon-prime-video-thursday-night-football/?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGo80zaijP-YcMNJ3aIZqnFwIhZV0hDfaoguAN6cCO8SPjBgKJiL9v_f3t7i85WFSbDJ_ZjB-648psSfi9uhlJ73lMgMVt2mmeXB3LsYOUPzw-rppKRQQdhzfm4zq5wYCJIb3420lKN3A_6x0JxyLZn0F7cFwSpJ8eLPcHhYNTf3">TechCrunch.com</a> noted.
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&#8220;These new media deals will provide our fans even greater access to the games they love,&#8221; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the time.
&#8220;We&#8217;re proud to grow our partnerships with the most innovative media companies in the market,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Along with our recently completed labor agreement with the NFLPA, these distribution agreements bring an unprecedented era of stability to the League and will permit us to continue to grow and improve our game.&#8221;
Apple TV + recently signed a 10-year deal to cover Major League Soccer games, the outlet noted.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">Rock&#8217;s</a> last appearance before a large audience was when he took the stage at the 94th Academy Awards. During the show, he was slapped in the face by actor Will Smith after he cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
In July, Smith released a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrxDKwlA_s">video</a> on social media issuing another apology to Rock. Smith said he has reached out to Rock, but the message came back that the comedian was not ready to speak to him yet.
Later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a 10-year ban against Smith.
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Mila Kunis slammed fellow celebrities who gave Will Smith a standing ovation at the 94th Academy Awards show in March after he slapped comedian Chris Rock, describing the moment as &#8220;insane.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mila-kunis">39-year-old</a> actress said she and her husband, actor Ashton Kutcher, were in attendance at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood that night and witnessed the altercation. They were also in the room when Academy members later gave Smith a standing ovation for his first Oscar ever for his role in &#8220;King Richard,&#8221; something she said she didn&#8217;t follow.
&#8220;The idea of leading by example only makes sense when you actually have someone to lead,&#8221; Kunis shared recently with the <a href="https://magazinec.com/style/mila-kunis-california-dream-world/">Fashionable Living 2022 issue of C Magazine</a>.
&#8220;We have our tiny little tribe here at home, and never once do I want to tell them to do something if I&#8217;m not willing to do it myself,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Not standing up, to me, was a no-brainer, but what was shocking to me was how many people did stand up.&#8221;
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Mila Kunis slams standing ovation for Will Smith at Oscars after slap: &#39;Insane to me&#39; <a href="https://t.co/HJGvFjebFz">https://t.co/HJGvFjebFz</a>
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&#8220;I thought, &#8216;Wow, what a time we&#8217;re living in that rather than do what&#8217;s right, people focus on doing what looks good,'&#8221; Kunis continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s insane to me.&#8221;
The actress recently was booed during her appearance on &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live,&#8221; which was taping in Brooklyn instead of his Los Angeles studio, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-am-wearing-childrens-underwear-for-you-mila-kunis-scolds-jimmy-kimmels-audience-for-booing-her">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;You seem like you could be a New Yorker, but you&#8217;re not a New Yorker, right?&#8221; Kimmel asked after the laughter died down.
&#8220;No, I&#8217;m not,&#8221; Kunis replied, with no hint of a slam to the idea.
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She then suddenly turned toward the audience. &#8220;What? Who booed?&#8221;
&#8220;Someone booed you,&#8221; Kimmel replied.
&#8220;What&#8217;s wrong with your audience?&#8221; the actress asked before she joked, &#8220;Very New York of you. Very New York. I&#8217;m sorry … Well, you won&#8217;t like the rest of this interview.&#8221;
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Oscar voters shared their strong opinions when asked about whether they would vote <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Will Smith</a> for an acting award for his role in the new Apple&#8217;s film &#8220;Emancipation.&#8221;
Dozens of members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made their thoughts clear about the idea of voting for Smith for a 2023 acting award less than a year after the he slapped <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/motherfer-hit-me-over-a-bulls-joke-chris-rock-unleashes-on-will-smith-over-oscars-slap">Chris Rock</a> at the 94th Academy Awards show, The <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-voters-will-smith-emancipation-1235232669/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported in a piece published Tuesday.
&#8220;I think more time should go by before Will Smith is considered for any award,&#8221; one member shared. &#8220;I&#8217;m surprised &#8216;Emancipation&#8217; is being released, but I assume it&#8217;s for financial reasons, as well as hoping for award nominations. However wonderful he may be in the film, it will be hard to watch it and not continually think of the slap. It will be really hard to judge the performance on merit, and by extension the whole film.&#8221;
&#8220;Will Smith should have been asked to take part in an Academy-mandated anger-management program before being readmitted or having his work considered for awards,&#8221; another member shared. &#8220;Apple, of course, can do whatever they wish, but the Academy should not feel compelled to buy into the circus that will surround this project.&#8221;
&#8220;No chance I would vote for him,&#8221; one member explained. &#8220;However, I support the release of &#8216;Emancipation.&#8217; We need some good films out there, which I am assuming and hope this is. This is likely coming from Smith — the decision to release it now, I mean — and it shows the same hubris and arrogance that had him go dancing after the Oscars.&#8221;
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Will Oscar voters even consider voting for Will Smith for EMANCIPATION less than a year after the slap? We asked dozens of them, and got a range of responses, such as: “We have to allow people to grow,” “No chance,” “F*** him” <a href="https://t.co/TWH7K9sAMk">https://t.co/TWH7K9sAMk</a>
&mdash; Scott Feinberg @ NYFF (@ScottFeinberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottFeinberg/status/1577296506679443457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2022</a></blockquote>
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One member of the producers branch, Lawrence David Foldes, answered when asked if he would vote for Smith,&#8221;NO F***ING WAY.&#8221;
&#8220;His shameful violent outburst and pathetic sniveling &#8216;acceptance&#8217; diatribe witnessed by millions — and his blatant disrespect of the Academy — should preclude him from any consideration and reward from AMPAS members for life.&#8221; Foldes said.
But not everyone was one-hundred percent against the idea of voting for the &#8220;Men In Black&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-finally-breaks-silence-on-what-occurred-between-him-and-jada-pinkett-smith-before-he-struck-chris-rock">star</a>. One member shared that they &#8220;have no reaction to the Apple film getting released — frankly, I&#8217;m getting tired of the slave theme for now. But yes, I would consider voting for him if he is great in something.&#8221;
&#8220;Hundreds of people worked on that film, and they shouldn&#8217;t be penalized,&#8221; another member of the Academy shared. &#8220;As far as it being a contender, if it’s well-received, well done and deserving, it should be allowed to be given its shot and let the voters decide. Re: Will? I don&#8217;t know. He did something terrible. He apologized. We have to allow people to grow and learn and atone.&#8221;
While another member said simply, &#8220;Nominating Will Smith would be a slap in the face to the Academy.&#8221;

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Superstar Christian Bale said he had to end up isolating himself from Chris Rock on the set of their latest movie because it was too hard to stay in character for his part with the comedian cracking him up.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/christian-bale-changes-his-views-based-audience-hank-berrien">48-year-old</a> actor — known for his method acting — said Rock is &#8220;so bloody funny&#8221; that he simply couldn&#8217;t stay in character for the movie because of Rock&#8217;s great storytelling, <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/christian-bale-stopped-talking-to-chris-rock-amsterdam-set-1234766596/">IndieWire</a> reported in a piece published Monday.
&#8220;I remember his first day, I was excited to meet him, I&#8217;m a big fan of his standup,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/christian-bale-might-return-as-batman-on-one-condition">Bale</a> shared. &#8220;Then he arrives, and he&#8217;s doing some things … David [O. Russell] told him to tell me some stories that I didn&#8217;t know he was gonna tell me, which is the way David works often. And I was loving it.&#8221;
&#8220;But Chris is so bloody funny and I found that I couldn&#8217;t act, because I was just becoming Christian laughing at Chris Rock,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So I had to go to him, I went, &#8216;Mate, I love talking to you, and we have mutual friends, but I can&#8217;t do it anymore.'&#8221;
&#8220;&#8216;Because David didn&#8217;t ask me to make this film so he could just watch me giggle,'&#8221; &#8220;The Dark Knight&#8221; star continued. &#8220;&#8216;He wants me to be Burt and I&#8217;m forgetting how to be Burt.'&#8221;
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&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1574692824766767109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The &#8220;Batman Begins&#8221; star said he doesn&#8217;t blame the 57-year-old comedian/actor and shared that sometimes he has to isolate from people in order to do his job right.
&#8220;I often meet these incredible people, but I isolate myself,&#8221; Bale shared. &#8220;Because if I get to know people too much, I find I just don&#8217;t believe what I&#8217;m doing in the scene.&#8221;
In June, the &#8220;American Psycho&#8221; star <a href="https://screenrant.com/christian-bale-batman-return-christopher-nolan-condition-response/">hinted</a> that he just might be willing to don the cape once more to play the famed Caped Crusader.
&#8220;Occasionally people say to me, &#8216;Oh, I hear you were approached and offered all this,'&#8221; Bale shared about a potential return to the role. &#8220;And I&#8217;m like, &#8216;That&#8217;s news to me. No one&#8217;s ever said that.'&#8221;
&#8220;I had a pact with Chris Nolan,&#8221; he added of the filmmaker&#8217;s trilogy he was part of. &#8220;We said, &#8216;Hey, look. Let&#8217;s make three films, if we&#8217;re lucky enough to get to do that. And then let&#8217;s walk away. Let&#8217;s not linger too long.&#8217; In my mind, it would be something if Chris Nolan ever said to himself, &#8216;You know what, I&#8217;ve got another story to tell.&#8217; And if he wished to tell that story with me, I&#8217;d be in.&#8221;
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Famed comedians <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dave-chappelle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Chappelle</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Rock</a> slammed disgraced actor Will Smith while performing together in the U.K. over the actor&#8217;s attack on Rock during this year&#8217;s Oscars.
&#8220;F*** your hostage video,&#8221; Rock <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/09/chris-rock-will-smith-slap-hostage-apology-video-dave-chapelle-1235107682/">said</a> during a portion of his stand up routine in reference to the apology that Smith gave over the incident. “Yes, that s*** hurt. He played Ali. I can’t even play Floyd Mayweather.”
Rock was followed by Chappelle, who also commented on the incident, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/what-to-see/chris-rock-dave-chappelle-review-duo-unpick-infamous-oscars/">saying</a>, “That was some scary s***.”
“A lot of people forget who Will Smith is,” Chappelle continued, noting Smith&#8217;s upbringing in west Philadelphia. “Then 10 minutes before he was about to get the biggest award … he acted like he was back in Philadelphia.&#8221;
Earlier this month, Chappelle asked Rock on the stage at Liverpool’s M&amp;S Bank Arena in the U.K. if that slap hurt, to which Rock <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/motherfer-hit-me-over-a-bulls-joke-chris-rock-unleashes-on-will-smith-over-oscars-slap">replied</a>, “G*****n right … the motherf***er hit me over a bulls*** joke, the nicest joke I ever told.”
“Will did the impression of a perfect person for 30 years, and he ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us,&#8221; Chappelle said. &#8220;Whatever the consequences are … I hope he doesn’t put his mask back on again, and lets his real face breathe. I see myself in both men.”
Smith <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-will-smith-releases-video-apologizing-for-oscars-slap-of-chris-rock">released</a> a nearly six-minute video earlier this summer apologizing to Rock for the incident.
The video showed Smith, wearing a ball cap and golf shirt and seated in what appears to be his home, answering questions from fans and critics on the internet. In a sometimes halting voice, Smith expresses deep remorse for the March 27 incident that has likely cost him his place atop Tinseltown.
“It’s been a minute …,” text on the video begins. “Over the last few months, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and personal work.”
Smith then reads and answers questions about the shocking incident, in which he charged the stage at the Academy Awards show and slapped the comedian after he had made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Minutes later, Smith was awarded a “Best Actor” Oscar for his role as tennis patriarch Richard Williams.
“Why didn’t you apologize to Chris in your acceptance speech?” Smith begins, reading a question.
“I was fogged out by that point,” he says. “It’s all fuzzy. I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.”
Smith apologizes to Rock, his family and in particular, the comedian’s mother, who he says he saw in an interview and realized how much the incident had hurt her.
“I just didn’t realize, and you know, I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment,” Smith says in the video. “So, I want to apologize to Chris’s mother. I want to apologize to Chris’s family, specifically [Chris Rock’s younger brother] Tony Rock. You know, we had a great relationship. You know, Tony Rock was my man. And this is probably irreparable.”
Another question Smith addresses in the video is whether his wife put him up to attacking Rock.
“No. I made a choice on my own, from my own experiences, and my history with Chris,” Smith says. “Jada had nothing to do with it. I’m sorry, babe, and I want to say sorry to my kids and my family for the heat that I brought on all of us.”
Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

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