Fifty years after “Cabaret” made her a superstar, Liza Minnelli lives a quiet life in an apartment in West Hollywood. At 76, and with enough headlines behind her for three lifetimes, the singer and actress is rarely seen in public. But in what would prove to be the second most surprising moment at March’s Oscars, … Read more
Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have spoken out following the board of governors’ decision to ban Will Smith from attending any Academy events for the next ten years. The Hollywood Reporter recently interviewed a “wide cross-section” of Academy members who shared their thoughts about the board’s response. On Friday, the … Read more
Will SmithPhoto: Neilson Barnard (Getty Images) When we talk about The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences—ie, the group that votes on and hands out the Oscars, and which runs the annual Oscars ceremony—we’re talking about a pretty massive group of people. Exact membership in AMPAS isn’t listed anywhere, but it’s estimated that the … Read more
Vivica A. Fox says she received praise for calling Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars “Black-on-Black crime.” “People were actually happy with me that I was honest,” the actress, 57, exclusively told Page Six at the American Heart Association’s Red Dress Collection Concert in Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday. “They were like, … Read more
Still from The Mitchells vs. the MachinesPicture: netflix Chris Rock wasn’t the only person who got slapped at this year’s Academy Awards. The entire animation industry got a slap in the face when the three presenters of the Best Animated Feature award dismissed the medium as kiddie fare, saying, “So many kids watch these movies … Read more
“Hollywood,” said Marilyn Monroe, “is a place where they pay you $1000 for a kiss but 50 cents for your soul.” There are few better illustrations of Tinsel Town’s warped morality than the shocking case of acclaimed film director Roman Polanski who was 44 when he drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl. He admitted unlawful … Read more
Lost in the Will Smith-Chris Rock slap, now unofficially played ten billion times on television and social media, were the not-so-big big winners on Oscars night. Hey, who won Best Picture again? Go ask 10 people on the street. The bet here is that nine of them won’t be remotely close to answering correctly. That … Read more
Even Andrew Garfield couldn’t get over the slap heard around the world. While leaving the 2022 Oscars, the Best Actor nominee was spotted walking up to a group of friends and saying, “What the f–k are you doing?” before smacking the air and laughing. The on-camera moment, which was posted to unCrazed’s YouTube account Thursday, … Read more
Welp, despite dwindling ratings over the past several years, the 2022 Academy Awards turned out to be a highly talked-about event. Unfortunately, the public’s attention has been sucked into feverish furor over the Chris Rock-Will Smith fiasco, which has overshadowed some truly lovely moments. One of those moments came near the end of the show, … Read more
Chris Rock has broken his silence over the Oscars slap heard ’round the world. The comedian, who has remained mum since being slapped and cursed out by Will Smith over a joke at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, addressed the incident at a comedy show in Boston on Wednesday. “How was your weekend?” he … Read more