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RICHARD WILLIAMS


Richard Williams, father of Serena and Venus, defends Will Smith over Chris Rock slap

Williams said Smith's ban from the Oscars should be lifted and that "it's time for everyone to forgive" the actor.

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Serena, Venus Williams' father defends Will Smith, says it's time for 'everyone' to forgive actor

Richard Williams, the father of Serena and Venus, spoke about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock across the face at last year's Oscars for the first time.

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Serena Williams' father Richard defends Will Smith over Oscars slap and says he doesn't feel sorry for Chris Rock: 'It's time for everyone to forgive Will Smith'

Richard Williams told UK TV show "Good Morning Britain" that Smith was justified in slapping Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.

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Serena Williams not done yet; wins 1st match at US Open

Serena Williams has won her match in the first round of the U.S. Open.

Serena Williams Is Frank About What It Means to Retire

Tennis, for Williams, has never been a simple matter, despite the ease and mastery she displayed. Leaving the game is complicated, too.

newyorker.com

Wanda Sykes on Smith slapping Rock: 'It was sickening'

Wanda Sykes said she felt physically ill after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars.

Richard Williams condemns Will Smith's onstage slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars

"We don't condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it's in self-defense," the father of Venus and Serena Williams told NBC News. Smith won an Oscar for portraying Williams in the movie King Richard.

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The climax of Will Smithโ€™s radical-vulnerability era

Will Smith, the once unflappable movie star, spent the last decade being drastically honest with the public. That may have ended with a slap.

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โ€˜King Richardโ€™ weighs in on Will Smithโ€™s slap of Chris Rock at Oscars

The father of Venus and Serena Williams said Monday he condemns violence a day after Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony โ€” and then

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Academy "condemns" Will Smith's actions at Oscars, says it's launching a formal review

"The Academy does not condone violence of any form," the organization said after the telecast.

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Oscars to launch a โ€˜formal reviewโ€™ of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock as Hollywood reels from the incident

The fallout continued Monday over Will Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars.

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Chris Rock getting slapped by Will Smith dominates post-Oscars conversation

At Sunday's Oscars, presenter Chris Rock was slapped across the face by Will Smith after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smithโ€™s shaved head.

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Chris Rock declining to file police report over Oscars incident: LAPD

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that Chris Rock is declining to file a police report after being struck by actor Will Smith in a shocking altercation during the Oscars broadcast."LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program. The incident involved one individual slapping another," a statement obtained early Monday by ITK said following the awards show in Los Angeles."...

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Oscars 2022 recap: A celeb-packed night interrupted by a slap heard โ€™round the world

What did you miss at Sunday's Academy Awards? Well, for starters, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.

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The Most Shocking Moment in Oscars History

Will Smith hit Chris Rock. Then he won a trophy for Best Actor.

theatlantic.com

โ€˜That was assault.โ€™ Will Smith smacks, curses Chris Rock live on Oscars stage

Will Smith stunned viewers when he slapped Chris Rock live on stage at the Oscars after a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

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After onstage slap, Will Smith wins his 1st Oscar

After three decades of acting and three nominations, Smith finally won for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena.

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Will Smith wins Best Actor after slapping Chris Rock, says he hopes Academy 'invites me back'

Will Smith wins Best Actor after slapping Chris Rock, says he hopes Academy 'invites me back'

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Will Smith confronts Chris Rock, then wins best actor Oscar

Chris Rock made a joke. Will Smith quickly took offense. Smith โ€” moments before winning best actor honors for his portrayal of tennis dad Richard Williams in โ€œKing Richard" โ€” marched on stage and appeared to smack Rock during Sunday night's Academy Awards after the comic made a joke about the appearance of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

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Oscars live: Will Smith wins best actor for โ€˜King Richardโ€™

The Fresh Prince became a king and finally won his first Oscar.

Oscar Preview: Five big questions ahead of Sunday's awards

The Academy Awards have always loved a comeback story.

New this week: 'Bridgerton,' 'Atlanta' return, Maren Morris

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include new music from Maren Morris and Machine Gun Kelly, Donald Gloverโ€™s โ€œAtlantaโ€ returns Thursday on FX for its long-awaited third season and โ€œBridgertonโ€ arrives on Friday for season two.

'King Richard,' the Oscar-nominated film, authentically depicts the Williams' history

King Richard is nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture. Will Smith, Isha Price, and Aunjanue Ellis explain how faith motivated the Williams' family.

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Will Smith on building a legacy

The Oscar-nominee for his performance in "King Richard" talks about his inspiring life's journey โ€“ from his complicated relationship with a disciplinarian father, to his years as a rapper, TV star, and big-screen box office champion.

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'He's not the king of the world': Venus and Serena Williams' half-sister says 'King Richard' only tells 'half the story'

Sabrina Williams, 57, told The Sun that Richard Williams walked out on her family when she was eight years old.

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Will Smith says Venus and Serena Williams watching 'King Richard' was 'the worst 2 hours of my life'

Will Smith stars as Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, in the sports biopic "King Richard."

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A Sports Biopic That Looks Beyond the Superstars

King Richard functions best as a clear-eyed tribute to the man who put Venus and Serena Williams on their path.

theatlantic.com

For Will Smith, a break point leads to 'King Richard'

Will Smith wouldnโ€™t seem an obvious candidate for a mid-life crisis.

New this week: Will Smith, 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' and Adele

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include a much-anticipated album from Adele, a documentary about Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show and Will Smith playing father and tennis guru to Venus and Serena Williams.

Will Smith gave his 'King Richard' co-stars money to compensate for shift to HBO Max release, report says

Smith - who stars as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in "King Richard" - earned a reported $40 million for his work on the film.

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'King Richard' director says Will Smith was willing to spend 3 hours putting on prosthetics every day to transform into Venus and Serena Williams' father

"I looked at Will straight in the eye and said, 'Look we don't need that,'" director Reinaldo Marcus Green told Insider.

news.yahoo.com

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

The fall movie season -- usually a reliable rhythm and cozy autumn comfort โ€” is this year, like much of the past 18 months, a little disorienting.

Climate change: Will UK mining drive a green revolution?

Mining returns to the UK as the green revolution drives the need for more minerals and metals.

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Group seeks to combat misleading information online

(AP Photo/Russ Bynum)RIO RANCHO, N.M. โ€“ A group of U.S. Black scholars, activists and writers has launched a new project they say will combat misleading information online around voting, reparations and immigration, supporters announced Friday. The newly formed National Black Cultural Information Trust seeks to counter fake social media accounts and Twitter trolls that often discourage Black voters from participating in elections or seek to turn Black voters against other communities of color. The effort isn't meant to silence groups that are behind any hashtag but counter โ€œbad actorsโ€ who are using the hashtags to disseminate false information, Aiwuyor said. The founders also took issue with the National Black Cultural Information Trust on Twitter after the announcement that the project would monitor the #ADOS hashtag for xenophobic comments and false information. But also to measure the plunder of the ADOS community from 1619 to today.โ€Members of the National Black Cultural Information Trust plan to monitor social media posts and flag those spreading misleading and fake stories.

Britain's last tin mine could reopen

Tin mining and smelting in this southwest corner of rural England dates back thousands of years. And the last mine to close South Crofty could be the first to reopen. "So you're going to see a growing demand for the use of tin," Williams said. Mark Wills, owner of Blue Hills Tin, a mining visitor's center and tin jewelry shop, said his father was the last of four generations to work underground. Today, Blue Hills Tin attracts visitors from all over the world who are interested in the history behind 4,000 years of tin production.

Richard Williams, 'Roger Rabbit' animator, dead at 86

BRISTOL, United Kingdom (CNN) - Richard Williams, the animator known for his work on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and two "Pink Panther" films, is dead, his family told PA Media, the UK national news agency. Williams, who was born in Toronto but moved to the UK in the 1950s, died Friday at his home in St. Andrews, Bristol. His daughter Natasha Sutton Williams told the PA that her father had been suffering from cancer. "He really was an inspiration to everyone that met him," Williams' daughter said. Some of Williams' other work is featured in the movies "The Return of the Pink Panther," "The Pink Panther Strikes Again," and 1967's "Casino Royale," as well as the 1971 TV short "A Christmas Carol."

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