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Jada Pinkett Smith, left, and Will Smith arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. The stunning physical altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday has sparked debate about the appropriate ways for Black men to publicly defend Black women against humiliation and abuse
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Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap

Smith’s resignation came two days after the academy met to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct.

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Will Smith, wearing a brown turtleneck and a dark blue plaid suit jacket, is posing in front of a dark blue background at the 94th Academy Awards nominees luncheon on Monday, March 7, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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Academy: Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after Rock slap

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Will Smith walks off stage at the Oscars after slapping Chris Rock, who made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. March 27, 2022.
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Will Smith and Chris Rock should have both known better

The sight of West Philly’s own Will Smith slapping another Black man on the international stage has deeper implications than a joke about hair.

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Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson (C), Robert Fyvolent (L) and David Dinerstein (R) accept the Oscar for best documentary feature for Summer of Soul. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
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Philly’s Will Smith, Questlove take home trophies at the Oscars

Will Smith did indeed win his first Oscar for King Richard, in which he played the father of Venus and Serena Williams.

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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock following Oscars joke about Jada Pinkett Smith

Before presenting the Oscar for the category, comedian Chris Rock joked that Jada Pinkett Smith might be in the running for "G.I. Jane 2."

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A close-up of an Oscar statue outside of the Dolby Theatre is shown.
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Oscars set for return to normal, except all the changes

The telecast for the 94th Academy Awards will begin, as usual, at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC. But little else about how this year’s Oscars get underway is traditional.

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Questlove, Will Smith, and more: All the Philly region nominees to watch at the 2022 Academy Awards

This year’s Oscar noms showcase a ton of local talent.

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Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney with Will Smith in ''King Richard.'' (Chiabella James/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)
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‘King Richard’ is a quintessential Will Smith movie, 30 years in the making

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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50

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In just one month, the Wizarding World experience has sold tickets to people from all 50 U.S. states.

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Amazon buys MGM in a multibillion-dollar deal

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Will Smith, wearing a brown turtleneck and a dark blue plaid suit jacket, is posing in front of a dark blue background at the 94th Academy Awards nominees luncheon on Monday, March 7, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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Will Smith wins lead acting trophy at U.K.’s BAFTAs

Philly's own Will Smith received the award for his role in 'King Richard,' as the British Academy Film Awards returned Sunday with a live ceremony.

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Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion CEO John Cambridge holds a pregnant flat rock scorpion. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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