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Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather, known for Oscars speech, dead at 75
Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather — who cemented her place in history when she declined actor Marlon Brando’s Oscar at…
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Film Academy member Jeff Cooper sentenced to 8 years in prison for molesting a child
Film Academy member Jeff Cooper was sentenced on Monday to eight years in a California state prison for molesting a young…
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Will Smith resigns from motion picture academy over Chris Rock slap at the Oscars
Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept…
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Will Smith had Zoom meeting with Academy brass two days after Oscar slap
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences officials met with Will Smith on Tuesday over Zoom before its board of…
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Will Smith was asked to leave Oscars after hitting Chris Rock but refused, Academy says
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday’s Oscar ceremony…
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Academy Awards inquiry into Will Smith’s smack ‘will take a few weeks’
The inquiry into Will Smith’s center stage smackdown of Chris Rock at the Oscars will take a few weeks to…
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Academy ‘condemns’ Will Smith’s Oscar night slap, promises ‘formal review’
A “formal review” into Will Smith’s Oscar night slap of Chris Rock is underway, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
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Will Smith Apologizes for Slapping Chris Rock: ‘I Was Out of Line and I Was Wrong’
The day after slapping Chris Rock on the Oscars stage and upending the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith issued an apology…
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