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Will Smith resigns from Oscars Academy over Chris Rock slap

Entertainment News Apr 2, 2022

Will Smith resigns from Oscars Academy over Chris Rock slap

Will Smith resigned from the body that awards the Oscars on Friday, five days after he assaulted comedian Chris Rock during a live global broadcast.

Jada Pinkett Smith says it's a 'season for healing' after Oscars incident

Entertainment News Mar 30, 2022

Jada Pinkett Smith says it's a 'season for healing' after Oscars incident

by Lisa Richwine

The actress didn't refer directly to the incident involving her husband, Will Smith, and comedian Chris Rock in an Instagram post.

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after academy condemns his slap

Entertainment News Mar 29, 2022

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after academy condemns his slap

by Nicole Sperling, Matt Stevens and Julia Jacobs

"I was out of line and I was wrong,” Smith said in a statement. "I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.”

Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage, then apologizes after winning Oscar

Entertainment News Mar 28, 2022

Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage, then apologizes after winning Oscar

The comedian made a joke about the appearance of Smith's wife, who said in December she has been battling an autoimmune disorder that can cause hair loss and balding.

U.S. judge dissolves Britney Spears guardianship

Entertainment News Nov 13, 2021

U.S. judge dissolves Britney Spears guardianship

A judge terminated the controversial guardianship that had controlled the pop star's life for the past 13 years, handing back her freedom along with control of a multimillion-dollar estate.

Xi’s celebrity crackdown no match for Universal Studios in China

Business Sep 20, 2021

Xi’s celebrity crackdown no match for Universal Studios in China

A commentary published widely in state-run media last month warned against "fan culture” and "worshiping Western culture.”

Vehicle carrying famed Japanese director Takeshi Kitano attacked with pickax

Entertainment News Sep 5, 2021

Vehicle carrying famed Japanese director Takeshi Kitano attacked with pickax

The attacker, a male in his 40s from Chiba Prefecture, cracked the windshield and beat other parts of the vehicle Takeshi was riding in. No one was hurt.

China cracks down on showbiz for 'polluting' society and youth

Asia Pacific Sep 3, 2021

China cracks down on showbiz for 'polluting' society and youth

Beijing's latest moves come in the wake of celebrity scandals, but also targets entertainment portraying "effeminate" behavior and other content deemed "warped."

Can a celebrity wedding set the mood for romance?

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN May 29, 2021

Can a celebrity wedding set the mood for romance?

by Kaori Shoji

Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino announced they will be getting married, proving the idea that you can't find romance after 30 is an outdated one.

Weather forecaster Saya Hiyama's viral moments say a lot about fame in Japan

National / Media | Japan Pulse Apr 17, 2021

Weather forecaster Saya Hiyama's viral moments say a lot about fame in Japan

by Patrick St. Michel

Weather forecaster Saya Hiyama is the latest media personality to garner an online following, but what does her popularity say about celebrity in the digital age?

Rapper and actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50

Entertainment News Apr 10, 2021

Rapper and actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50

American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, his record label said, after he suffered a heart attack during what media reports said was a drug overdose. He was 50 years old. The chart-topping ...

Beloved Japanese actor Kunie Tanaka dies at 88

Culture Apr 3, 2021

Beloved Japanese actor Kunie Tanaka dies at 88

Tanaka was a fixture in Japanese households, playing an awkward but loving father in a 20-year-long TV drama "Kita no kuni kara" (From the Northern Country) that started in 1981.

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