Month: April 2022

Will anything at Sunday’s Grammy Awards measure up to the unexpected frenzy of last week’s Oscars ceremony? For the sake of everyone involved, let’s hope not. But that doesn’t mean the Grammys will be a snoozefest, either. For starters, they’ll be held this year in Las Vegas (as opposed to their usual home in Los Angeles, which saves us all from having to think about the Crypto.com Arena). There will once again be a slew of live performances and a few narrative throughlines to keep an eye on, such as whether Gen Z pop phenom Olivia Rodrigo will sweep.

Want to know the last thing Chris Rock saw, at the Oscars, before Will Smith slapped him into next week? Behold: "Pow!" Mixed media: acrylic, oil, collage, grout. Suitable for dining room, living room or gallery display. The 30-inch by 40-inch canvas shows the star of "Independence Day" and "Men in Black," face contorted with rage, about to deliver a knock-down blow right at the viewer. So how did Hackensack artist Joe LaMattina get that piece done so quickly — just days after Will Smith, in that unbelievable moment, decked comedian Chris Rock in front of 15.4 million viewers at the March 27 Academy Awards? The answer is, he didn't. That image of Will Smith was painted 14 years ago. In 2008, LaMattina thinks it was. Like the "Twilight Zone" character whose camera takes pictures of the fut...

Actress Rosanna Arquette wrecked her car by crashing into the back of a UPS truck ... an accident that left her in real distress, according to law enforcement and witnesses. We're told the 62-year-old was behind the wheel of her Tesla Tuesday at the Palisades Village shopping center in L.A. Witnesses say her car was parked about 10 feet behind the truck when it suddenly plowed into the back of the vehicle, causing her airbags to deploy. Eyewitnesses say she got out of the car completely distraught, grabbing her hair while talking to passersby. We're told cops arrived on scene, but police declined to take a report and just helped the...

Sporting a brand-new hairdo thanks to the actions of Bianca Belair, a furious Becky Lynch slapped The EST of WWE after the bell rang before delivering a huge Manhandle Slam looking to recreate her 26-second win from Summerslam, but only earned a two-count. After a flurry of reversals, action spilled outside the ring where Big Time Becks took control after tossing Belair into the steel steps, rolling her back into the ring for a pair of Becksploder Suplexes. The Raw Women’s Champion targeted Belair’s injured throat, answering every attempt Belair made at building any momentum until the former SmackDown Women’s Champion powered Lynch up for a vertical suplex outside the ring. <a href="/videos/bianca-belair-shows-amazing-athletici...

Will Smith has resigned from the Academy after slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars – but what does that mean for the actor? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is the organisation that sets the nominations and ultimately decides the winners at the Oscars each year. There are approximately 10,000 members, all of whom are expected to “advance the arts and sciences of motion pictures”. Five days after the incident at the 2022 Oscars that saw Smith walk onto the stage and slap Rock, after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, he has announced he will resign as a member. This followed many reports that the actor faced disciplinary action by the Academy. But, what does this now mean for Smith? Firstly, Smith will get to keep his Best Actor Oscar, which he wo...