Month: March 2022

Following Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards, outrage over the Oscars controversy hasn’t subsided. No, I’m not referring to THAT one, which is also unlikely to die down anytime soon. I’m referring to the one that began more than a month ago, over the Academy’s decision to present eight awards before the live telecast of the Oscars and add edited excerpts from their speeches into the broadcast. After hearing from the winners backstage on Sunday — as well as nominees, past winners and other Academy members who watched from the affected categories — The Hollywood Reporter was hard pressed to find one that has something positive to say about the way in which this was handled. “I hope you are hiding in shame and regret today,” wrote Oscar winning rerecording mixer P...

Los Angeles sheriffs were seen visiting the home of Will Smith Tuesday, two days after the actor slapped Chris Rock on-stage during the 2022 Oscars. Officers were spotted driving into the gates of the Smiths Calabasas mansion in a marked patrol car at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, Splash News reported as they snapped photos of the police vehicle.  Officers arrived to the Smith residence around 2:40 p.m.SplashNews.comDeputy Lizette Salcon, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, told Page Six that police arrived after someone reported a drone flying through the ritzy neighborhood, but did not confirm if the Smiths called in the complaint, or another neighbor close by. “We just sent that unit over there to try to locate the drone and see if there was a...