Month: April 2022

Will Packer, the lead producer of the Oscars telecast that was thrown into upheaval after the actor Will Smith went onstage and slapped the comedian Chris Rock, said Friday that after Mr. Smith had been asked to leave the ceremony, he urged the Academy leadership not to “physically remove” him from the theater in the middle of the live broadcast. Mr. Packer said he had learned from his co-producer, Shayla Cowan, that there were discussions of plans to “physically remove” Mr. Smith from the venue. So he said he immediately approached academy officials and told them that he believed Mr. Rock did not want to “make a bad situation worse.” “I was advocating what Rock wanted in that time, which was not to physically remove Will Smith at that time,” Mr. Packer said. “Because as it has now been ...

Framed 1) REVISITING: Spring (Vasantha) The first season, Spring, is about the act of revisiting. I called it an antidote to abandonment. I have an estranged relationship with my works, wherein I don’t come back to them once they are finished, and I can’t even look at them at times. I can’t sit with them or talk to them either, but there is always a sense of celebration and joy whenever I do see them because each one is a living entity in itself. Here, in a cathartic moment, we get to a place where everything is overwhelming and it all seems to sink into the ground; our protagonist sits with this heaviness. In my paintings, there are spiral patterns symbolic of time, and in this one, the stag...

Royals are in ‘genuinely difficult’ situation over Andrew, while Harry’s fallout with the family is now in a ‘critical phase’ – Palace Confidential experts discuss all this and more in our essential royal programme The Queen's public appearance at the Duke of Edinburgh's memorial was overshadowed by Prince Andrew    Daily Mail’s Diary Editor, Richard Eden, says family have 'difficult' decisions to make ahead of Platinum Jubilee Richard Kay says Harry's absence at the memorial was probably related to his issues with getting protection  Daily Mail’s Editor at Large believes it also illustrates his rift with the family has reached a 'fairly critical phase' By Palace Confidential For Mail+ Published: 07:01 EDT, 1 April 2022 | Updated: 07:52 EDT, 1 April 2022 Adve...

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In response, organizers of the spoof award program on Thursday rescinded Willis’s award, saying it is inappropriate in light of his diagnosis. Story continues below advertisement “After much thought and consideration, the Razzies have made the decision to rescind the Razzie Award given to Bruce Willis, due to his recently disclosed diagnosis,” Razzies co-founders John Wilson and Maureen Murphy said in a statement provided to news outlets. “If someone’s medical condition is a factor in their decision making and/or their performance, we acknowledge that it is not appropriate to give them a Razzie.” The organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Washington Post. The Golden Raspberry Awards, most often referred to as the Razzies, were started in 1981 as ...