
In Opinion "This is not a defense of Will Smith, who does not need me to defend him," Roxane Gay writes. "Instead, this is a defense of thin skin. It is a defense of boundaries and being human and enforcing one’s limits." https://t.co/YppWwfZblc
Can celebrities please hold themselves together in her presence for once? https://t.co/9cG7PTgG1C
Watching Will Smith "up there on Sunday, burying his behavior in the Williamses’ story, I’m not sure he was entirely back in his body," writes our critic. "I’ve never experienced a victory that feels this much like defeat. I suspect he knew this, too." https://t.co/2usdL897fW
The slap came only one year after the Oscars duped audiences with another viral moment. https://t.co/DwYsLwDzvR
In Opinion "There are no heroes in this story," writes Roxane Gay in a roundtable discussion with Charles M. Blow, Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Esau McCaulley about Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars. https://t.co/uRw7w4fkse
It's seemed somehow that every possible reaction to the Will Smith incident has already been aired. https://t.co/CX5lGOWcS2
Jada Pinkett Smith posted a message on Instagram, her first since her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars for joking about her https://t.co/58nuyVAtSp
The actor has broken her silence about the onstage altercation with a vague message about "healing." https://t.co/CwhufCJ0td
The "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" actor pulled no punches after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the awards ceremony. https://t.co/WAVWgugjUT
“I would love to see the two of them kind of heal together and privately and not on this public stage.” Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and WHYY radio host Solomon Jones joins At This Hour to discuss Will Smith’s apology to Chris Rock. https://t.co/oUrNGKPaG9
If it takes Will Smith’s slap to make people watch the Oscars, is it doomed? | Stuart Heritage https://t.co/anHuCcPWzf
Jada Pinkett Smith calls for 'healing' after Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for slap. https://t.co/gHSJx7gYRE
Will Smith striking Chris Rock at the Oscars provoked intense opinions online, from other actors and especially from comedians who felt it was an assault on their art. READ MORE: https://t.co/aKWS8IsSGO https://t.co/rrlI85uM5y
Will Smith's mother says she's never seen her son "go off" like he did when he hit Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night. https://t.co/MUV8mW8kPj
Jada Pinkett Smith has made her first public statement since her husband Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars Sunday night. https://t.co/hxtjKdaCgf
White outrage about Will Smith’s slap is rooted in anti-Blackness. It’s inequality in plain sight | Tayo Bero https://t.co/68lkmCqoMk
Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena, said "we don't condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it's in self-defense." https://t.co/AJHSXJ6BfW
NEW: "This is a season for healing and I am here for it," Jada Pinkett Smith says in Instagram post two days after her husband Will Smith struck Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars. Will Smith apologized for the incident last night. https://t.co/1LcKohFyfB https://t.co/T3YHLD2WwT
Actor Will Smith apologized on Instagram for slapping Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, at the #Oscars. https://t.co/n1csImBSiq https://t.co/V1ieFIGROE
Will Smith said his "behavior at Sunday night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable." https://t.co/cAPEPzSXih
Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence on husband Will Smith's Oscar slap https://t.co/wQswjxDr77
Jim Carrey: Will Smith should have been arrested over Oscars slap https://t.co/guQ3l4Vt4T https://t.co/2sDs4OgCof
JUST IN: Twitter data indicate most of the country backs Chris Rock after Oscars spat with Will Smith https://t.co/7Df76nlOcD https://t.co/HY8P7tcbIF
Howard Stern: "Will Smith and Trump are the same guy" https://t.co/3Z8PFytukz https://t.co/5sb1dwqAcn
Chris Rock ticket sales see spike after Will Smith slap https://t.co/75FL3fE8ke https://t.co/SrwfF5Bt89
Maryland state Sen. Will Smith mistaken for actor after Oscars slap: "You gotta laugh" https://t.co/15krMw04QP https://t.co/hx1bsy75TC
Will Smith apologizes for striking Chris Rock at the Oscars https://t.co/Ufp2p8vCBt https://t.co/jZlUJkIzjn
Whoopi Goldberg: Will Smith "snapped," but won't lose Oscar https://t.co/ui54pMofSq https://t.co/CWUtDlzcEc
CNN anchor "a little embarrassed" having to talk about Will Smith slap https://t.co/ncpTrRzfdl https://t.co/tKMdyFikS0
Hollywood, the illusion factory, churned out some unexpected reality at the Oscars when Will Smith accosted and slapped Chris Rock before an audience of millions. And a lot of people thought it was another illusion. By @anthonyted https://t.co/7Vl4hABWPd
.@ChrisRock's comedy tour ticket sales have seen a major boost after Will Smith slapped him in what has become a viral moment. https://t.co/1NDe3KiBub
Celebrities' reactions to Will Smith's behavior at the Academy Awards were not a hit with @JimCarrey. https://t.co/WBoAjMPaPZ
.@jadapsmith broke her silence on Tuesday, two days after the Oscars, after her husband Will Smith's violent confrontation with comedian @ChrisRock. https://t.co/iReOzTD0Z3
Will Smith-Chris Rock slapping incident causes ticket rush for Rock's tour https://t.co/vnPvLn5rEl
Recently released footage shows Hollywood star Will Smith teaching a young boy, reportedly named Chris, how to fake a slap a year prior to his attack on @ChrisRock at the Sunday night Oscars. https://t.co/7OL0buMZEH
A member of the British Parliament has extended an invitation to Will Smith on Monday to discuss the Oscar-winning actor slapping comedian Chris Rock in the face during an award show Sunday night. https://t.co/uWDevz0nkU
Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for Academy Awards slap https://t.co/S2lpPPnehu
Will Smith's attack on Chris Rock not enough to save Oscar ratings https://t.co/kHU7l8bB0d
.@WhoopiGoldberg, the governor for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's Actors branch, said stripping Will Smith of his Oscar will not be a part of any potential disciplinary action. https://t.co/dbkXbrWSjW
When Will Smith retaliated for a joke by slapping Chris Rock, comedians saw the incident from two angles: as a rich source of material for themselves, and as an assault on one of their own. "As Rock got hit, I got hit. We comedians, we felt the pain." https://t.co/l76od7SWMR
Will Smith's net worth: $350 million — and other numbers that matter https://t.co/DWGnYmnY7j
Oscars made ‘right decision’ on not ‘taking the Black man out’ after Smith assault: Whoopi Goldberg https://t.co/fFEMKTACYA
NEW PODCAST: @AlexMarlow covers Biden putting the "mess" in "messaging" on Ukraine, Dems' new budget, the Don't-Groom-Kids bill becoming law, new Ketanji Brown Jackson revelations, & Will Smith (phew!). @francesmartel gives an update on the entire world: https://t.co/L4t01QyoE3
Will Smith ‘didn’t consider the ramifications’ of his Oscar slap, pal says: ‘It was an out-of-body moment’ https://t.co/t5c5AH8GJJ
LA Times editorial board calls for Academy to ban Will Smith from next year's Oscars https://t.co/HYcHjGv4mk
Will Smith’s Oscar slap ‘taints everything,’ says Academy member: ‘It has tarnished him' https://t.co/RE05kAfDcQ
Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith shares healing message after Chris Rock slap: 'I'm here for it' https://t.co/ZbmmpZJ9FU
"Will Smith is totally nuts, off the rails, is in a toxic relationship and this is just inspiring violence." Comedians @aaronbergcomedy and Vito Gesualdi react to Will Smith's assault on Chris Rock and what it means for comedy. @ShaunKraisman MORE: https://t.co/Y8MmIYCo35 https://t.co/5MDV7YkTwa
JUST IN: Jada Pinkett Smith has broken her silence after her husband Will Smith struck Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars on Sunday night. https://t.co/HAh1e4X1yV
Will Smith's mother expresses shock over Chris Rock Oscars slap: 'First time in his lifetime' https://t.co/gNJ0OYkm0D