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Will Smith Wins Best Actor Oscar For ‘King Richard’
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Will Smith Wins Best Actor Oscar For ‘King Richard’

Will Smith on Sunday won the Oscar for best actor for portraying Venus and Serena Williams' father Richard in the tennis biopic "King Richard," taking home the trophy minutes after he went viral for slapping presenter Chris Rock onstage. "Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family," Smith said through tears. "Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said, just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things." Not long before he earned his golden statuette, Smith sparked controversy at the gala by storming onstage and slapping Rock, who made a joke about the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. "I'm hoping the Academy invites me back," Smith said to close his speech. Smith beat Javier Bardem ("Being the Ricardos...
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Will Smith Smacks Chris Rock at the Oscars
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Will Smith Smacks Chris Rock at the Oscars

In a truly shocking moment, Will Smith just smacked  Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about jada pinkett at The Oscars. Chris was up on stage Sunday presenting for Best Documentary, but before he started naming the nominees ... he was firing off zingers to the crowd, and eventually landed on Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. Chris made a comment about Jada's shaved head ... saying he couldn't wait to see 'G.I. Jane 2' -- which got some groans from the crowd, to which he just sorta shrugged off. Chris didn't think he'd crossed a line, but Will clearly did ... because he stormed the stage and literally socked the dude in the face. A stunned Rock exclaimed, "Wow. Will Smith just smacked the s*** outta me." The American broadcast on ABC mute...
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Beyoncé And Billie Eilish Among This Year’s Oscars Performers
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Beyoncé And Billie Eilish Among This Year’s Oscars Performers

The Oscars have lined up some major star power for this year's ceremony -- and yes, the lineup includes Beyoncé. The superstar singer, nominated for "Be Alive" from the film "King Richard," was among the performers announced Tuesday by the Academy. Others headed to the Oscars include Billie Eilish, who with Finneas will be performing the theme from "No Time to Die"; Reba McEntire, singing "Somehow You Do" from the movie "Four Good Days"; and Sebastián Yatra, belting "Dos Oruguitas" from "Encanto." Yes, even though winter had everyone talking about Bruno, Oscars attendees will instead be crying their eyes out to nominee "Dos Oruguitas." Blame Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the music and lyrics, for all the running mascara in the audience. ABC said in a release that Van Morri...
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Daddy Yankee Announces He’s Retiring From Music
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Daddy Yankee Announces He’s Retiring From Music

Daddy Yankee, one of reggaeton's biggest names, announced Sunday he's retiring after 32 years in the music industry. "This race, which has been a marathon, finally sees the finish line. Now, I am going to enjoy what all of you have given me," the singer said in a video statement posted to YouTube. "People say that I made this genre worldwide, but it was you who gave me the key to open the doors to make it the biggest in the world." He will bid farewell to his fans with one last tour and album, "Legendaddy," out on March 24. "I'll give you all the styles that have defined me on one album. 'Legendaddy' -- it's fight, it's party, it's war, it's romance," the singer explained. n his extensive career, Daddy Yankee sold more than 30 million records. In 2017, Yankee collaborat...
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Citizen TV’s Lulu Hassan Wins Prestigious East African Award
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Citizen TV’s Lulu Hassan Wins Prestigious East African Award

Swahili anchor Lulu Hassan has won the coveted Tuzo ya Mwanamke wa Shoka 2022 for her role in the film Industry in East Africa Region. Her husband and co-anchor, Rashid Abdalla, shared the news, expressing gratitude for the prestigious award which is another accolade added to her career.  "Congratulations Lulu for the prestigious award. Your presence and contribution to the film industry has been felt in East Africa, continue touching the souls of others," Abdalla stated.  The award recognizes the exemplary role played by women in various industries. Lulu joins the likes of Tanzanian singer, Lady Jee Dee, who also bagged the prestigious award.  The news anchor also lauded her fans for their immense support over the years.  "Taking this opportunity to thank God...
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Pete Drops Out of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Space Flight After launch date change
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Pete Drops Out of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Space Flight After launch date change

Pete Davidson won't be going to space -- at least not during Blue Origin's next trip -- he's dropped out of the flight after it's launch date was pushed back. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin made the announcement late Thursday, saying, "Blue Origin's 20th flight of New Shepard has shifted to Tuesday, March 29. Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission. We will announce the sixth crew member in the coming days." The announcement is surprising, considering the launch date was supposed to be less than a week away on March 23. t's currently unclear why Pete will be unable to make the trip, but as we reported -- he's been working on various projects, 
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Kanye West Suspended From Posting on Instagram for 24 Hours
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Kanye West Suspended From Posting on Instagram for 24 Hours

Kanye West being put in Instagram timeout after going after Kim, Pete, Pete's writing partner and racist attack on Trevoah Noah. A spokesperson for Meta tells us Kanye's recent posts violated Instagram's policies on hate speech, harassment and bullying. As a result, we're told his account has been suspended for 24 hours -- where he won't be able to post, comment, send DM's, among other things. The spokesperson tells us they'll take additional steps if further violations happen. Kanye's been lashing out at more than just Trevor on social media, he's also posted and deleted a bunch of dirty laundry about estranged wife Kim Kardashian.
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Jussie Smollett Released from Jail Pending Appeal
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Jussie Smollett Released from Jail Pending Appeal

jussie just walked out of jail in Chicago ... and he was flanked by a bunch of security guards as he was whisked away into a waiting SUV and drove off into the night. There was a media circus Wednesday outside the Cook County Jail, with dozens of reporters and cameras waiting for Jussie to be released from custody ... and he walked right by without saying a word. Jussie's legal team talked, though, and they had quite a lot to say ... railing against the judge who sentenced him to jail time, claiming the sentence was unconstitutional and draconian. is going free -- at least for now -- while he tries to get his sentence for the hoax attack overturned. The appeals court ordered Jussie's release during the appeal process. He's being released from Cook County Jail on his own re...
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian fight for kids Custody.
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian fight for kids Custody.

Kanye has now lawyered up to handle custody issues in his divorce, and we're told this will end up before a judge, unless he reaches some agreement with kim. Here's the issue. Up until now, there has been no formal schedule and they they have tried working it out amongst themselves. When Kanye's in town and wants to see the kids, she's game, unless the kids are in the middle of something else. There's clearly a conflict, and it's getting worse. We're told Spector will first try to establish something more formal between Kim and Kanye, but if that doesn't happen she'll go to court and ask a judge to impose ground rules for custody and visitation. Here's the rub. Kanye travels frequently outside of L.A., and it's hard to formalize a custody arrangement when schedules keep chang...
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Betty Kyallo Celebrates Pre-Birthday With friends and flowers
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Betty Kyallo Celebrates Pre-Birthday With friends and flowers

Former screen siren Betty Kyallo, the quintessential Nairobi tabloid fixture, celebrated her pre-birthday in a dazzling mix of pomp, champagne, flowers and a lot of good vibes. The TV girl, whose private life has more often than not hit the headlines, tagged along her sister and close confidant Mercy Kyallo to the festivities at the popular Club Gemini as she glowed in a black sequined dress, minimal makeup and a mane of thick, flowing hair. Betty danced along to a string of Afro-beat hits as club waitresses bedazzled her with champagne delivered in an outlandish, flickering splendour. Betty, who will be turning 33 on March 15, has been building up for her big day with a string of events and launches, one of which was the launch of the Magic Business Centre in downtown Nairob...
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