In a statement, it said banning Smith was aimed at protecting performers and guests and "restoring trust in the Academy". The Academy said that directly after the slap it did not "adequately ...

We all remember the "slap heard 'round the world" involving Will Smith and Chris Rock. It was that now-viral moment at the ...

As the Oscars ended on Sunday night, Will Smith may have hoped he had nipped the fallout from his slap in the bud. His tearful best actor acceptance speech, in which he apologised to the Academy ...

And now we know how Chris Rock allegedly feels about the Will Smith slap joke in the Bad Boys sequel. The conversation ...