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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1) Pay your taxes. 2) Mind your business. 3) Keep Will Smith&#39;s wife&#39;s name out your f&#8212;ing mouth.<a href="https://t.co/YDe7QBg9R9">https://t.co/YDe7QBg9R9</a> <a href="https://t.co/1iH3iHGBiz">pic.twitter.com/1iH3iHGBiz</a>
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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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Eddie Murphy clarifies that he has nothing but love for Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoldenGlobes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoldenGlobes</a> <a href="https://t.co/jzAccwdBG4">pic.twitter.com/jzAccwdBG4</a>
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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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Eddie Murphy Jokes About Will Smith’s Oscars Slap While Sharing Advice On Succeeding In Hollywood

Eddie Murphy Jokes About Will Smith's Oscars Slap While Sharing Advice On Succeeding In Hollywood

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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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Producer Joey McFarland issued a lengthy apology on Sunday after bringing the photo that inspired the new <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/will-smith-says-he-totally-understands-and-respects-if-people-arent-ready-to-see-his-new-film/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Will Smith</a> film &#8220;Emancipation&#8221; to the premiere landed him in hot water.
McFarland brought the <a href="https://www.history.com/news/whipped-peter-slavery-photo-scourged-back-real-story-civil-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">famous 1863 photo</a> — known by the title &#8220;whipped Peter&#8221; — which showed the lash-scourged back of a slave named Peter who escaped from a Louisiana plantation and joined the Union Army after he was nearly whipped to death. McFarland explained that he had obtained the photos which had quickly circulated among abolitionists, in order to preserve a piece of history.
The producer then told reporters that he had brought it to the premiere because he wanted &#8220;a piece of Peter&#8221; to be present.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Emancipation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Emancipation</a> producer Joey McFarland brought the original &quot;scourged back&quot; photo from 1863 to the film&#39;s premiere: &quot;I wanted a piece of Peter to be here tonight.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/PUJ13jCFiD">https://t.co/PUJ13jCFiD</a> <a href="https://t.co/kDJCndFJnM">pic.twitter.com/kDJCndFJnM</a>
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McFarland&#8217;s answer — in addition to the fact that he, as a white man, owned a piece of slave memorabilia — prompted a wave of backlash.
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&#8220;OR you could give it to the man’s descendants. OR you could give it to the @NMAAHC. OR be even more creative help the family use the photo to create a shared-public history Really anything other than keeping a slavery souvenir in your pocket,&#8221; broadcast host Nayerra <a href="https://twitter.com/nayyeroar/status/1598790067341778944" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>.
&#8220;Creepy behaviour,&#8221; Kelechi <a href="https://twitter.com/kelechnekoff/status/1598946017457557504" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>. &#8220;If this is what he has procured and brought out with him to the premiere, I wouldn’t be surprised if he has the teeth and hair of enslaved people at home. Weird flex.&#8221;
McFarland issued an apology via Instagram on Sunday, saying in part, &#8220;I wholeheartedly apologize to everyone I have offended by bringing a photograph of Peter to the ‘Emancipation’ premiere. My intent was to honor this remarkable man and to remind the general public that this image not only brought about change in 1863 but still resonates and promotes change today.&#8221;
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&#8220;These photographs, which existed before me, will be around long after I am gone; they belong to the world,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;My goal has always been to find the right permanent home and make sure they are accessible, to honor their significance. And most importantly, that the individuals depicted in the photographs are remembered and their stories are told with the greatest dignity and respect.&#8221;

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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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‘Go Tell It To Your Therapist’: Megyn Kelly Blasts Will Smith, Celebrities Blaming ‘Childhood Traumas When They Behave Badly’

Megyn Kelly Blasts Will Smith, Celebrities Blaming ‘Childhood Traumas When They Behave Badly’

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Will Smith</a>, 54, spoke with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/trevor-noah">Trevor Noa</a><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/trevor-noah">h</a> on “The Daily Show” Monday, blaming his violent outburst against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Chris Rock</a> on an underlying “rage” that had been festering for some time. 
“I was gone, dude,” Smith told Noah about the incident, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/will-smith-daily-show-trevor-noah-oscars-slap-1235443683/">according</a> to Variety. “That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time.”
The actor attempted to explain his behavior, saying, “you just never know what somebody is going through.”
“I was going through something that night,” Smith told the audience. “That doesn’t justify my behavior at all.”
“We just gotta be nice to each other, man,” he continued. “It’s hard. I guess the thing that was most painful for me, is I took my heart and made it hard for other people. I understood the idea when they say hurt people hurt people.”
The “Men in Black” star also discussed his childhood, saying he was brought back to being “the little boy that watched his father beat up his mother, all of that bubbled up in that moment. That’s not who I want to be.”
Smith also recalled how it felt to watch the scene with his young nephew. 
“He’s the sweetest little boy. He stayed up late to see his Uncle Will. We are sitting in the kitchen, he’s on my lap holding the Oscar, [and he asked] ‘why did you hit that man, Uncle Will?&#8217;” he recalled.
“Why you trying to Oprah me?” the actor remembered thinking. “I was like, it was a mess. I don’t want to go too far into it to give people more to misunderstand.”
While Noah attempted to stick up for Smith by saying “everybody can make a mistake,” the actor got emotional and said, “I understand how shocking it was to people.”
Earlier this week, <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 told Variety</a> that he understands if people don’t want to see his new movie, “Emancipation,” but hopes it won’t affect the rest of the cast and crew. 
“I completely understand that, if someone is not ready, I would absolutely respect that and allow them their space to not be ready,” Smith said. “My deepest concern is my team – [director Antoine Fuqua] has done what I think is the greatest work of his entire career.”
“I’m hoping that the material – the power of the film, the timeliness of the story – I’m hoping that the good that can be done would open people’s hearts at a minimum to see and recognize and support the incredible artists in and around this film,” he continued.

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Will Smith Explains Oscars Slap, Says It Was 'Rage That Had Been Bottled For A Really Long Time'

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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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&#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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ABC’s “The View” got slammed after a segment on Monday showing children in Halloween costumes with one young child dressed all in gold as an Oscar with a red painted handprint across the face memorializing actor Will Smith’s attack on comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.
“This year, the Oscars made huge headlines, but it really, it wasn’t about who won, it was about what happened with Best Actor Will Smith when he went up and slapped Chris Rock,” intoned Ashley Alderfer Kaufman, wardrobe supervisor for the show.
“Now we do not want to endorse violence of any kind but we couldn&#8217;t help but talk about one of the hottest hot topics of the year,” she continued. “&#8217;So we have our interpretation, we have an Oscar statue, we call this the Oscars slap. He has a red facepaint on the statue.”
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The first costume at which the hosts cackled in laughter was a young boy with a blonde wig dressed as former President Trump who was attached to a toilet with “Top-Secret” documents attached to it. He was accompanied by two children dressed as FBI agents.
“One of the hugest (sic) topics you guys talked about this year: the raid on Trump’s Mar-A-Lago, estate” Kaufman enthused. “The top secret documents, what did he do? He flushed them down the toilet,” she chortled. “So we have Trump as a toilet with our FBI agents.”
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Various social media users bashed “The View” for the Oscar costume with <a href="https://decider.com/2022/10/31/the-view-blasted-dressing-kid-as-oscars-slap/">comments</a> such as these:
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“Not a fan of that Oscar slap costume.”
“The Oscar Slap? Really?”
“I know they not about to talk about this Oscars slap again.”
“The Oscar Slap for a hot topic for Halloween on the view? Next time just pass on this suggestion! Otherwise great Halloween costumes!”
“Bad taste on the Oscar slap. You did validate violence Ashley.”
“Difficult to keep up with everything but the red handprint on one’s face is the symbol for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Too bad no one was able to flag this costume idea in advance.”
“What was that Chris Rock costume??? ‘I don’t want to endorse violence but here’s a costume endorsing violence.’ DO BETTER!!”
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After Smith’s slap at the Oscars, “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-view-dressed-child-oscars-slap-halloween-viewers-outrage-1235418645/">opined</a>, ““I think he overreacted. I think he had one of those moments where it was like [godd*** it], just stop. I get it, not everybody acts the way we would like them to act under pressure. And he snapped.”

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‘The View’ Slammed For Kid Dressed As Will Smith's Oscar Slap

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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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&#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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Mila Kunis Slams Academy Members Giving Will Smith Standing Ovation

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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>
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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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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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