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Posted Friday 4/08/22 at 3:44AM EDT
Inside the Oscars' Will Smith slap inaction: “Officially, we don’t want you to leave. We want you to stay," producer Will Packer reportedly told the actor
The Los Angeles Times' Glenn Whipp and Josh Rottenberg spoke to more a dozen people who were near Smith at...
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Posted Friday 4/01/22 at 1:36PM EDT
Will Packer says Chris Rock didn't want Will Smith booted from the Oscars, but was the comedian actually asked if Smith should be removed?
In an interview with Good Morning America, Packer said soon after Rock was slapped and went backstage, they met in...
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Oscars Producer Reveals Chris Rock 'Freestyled' Joke That Prompted Will Smith Slap
Oscars producer Will Packer is breaking his silence on the slap heard 'round the world.
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Posted Thursday 3/31/22 at 4:41PM EDT
Chris Rock has been mocking Jada Pinkett Smith for 25 years
The Daily Beast has unearthed a clip from an October 1997 episode of HBO's The Chris Rock Show -- two...
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Academy "condemns" Will Smith's Oscar slap, but was reportedly too shocked to take action on Sunday
The Academy announced it is opening a formal review into Smith slapping Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards.
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Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock turned a "mediocre-to-bad" Oscar ceremony into something "awful"
Producer Will Packer's "attempt to fix the event was barely a Band-Aid," says Daniel Fienberg of ABC's broadcast of the...
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Will Smith slapping Chris Rock will go down as the most shocking Oscar moment
Forget the 2017 Best Picture mix-up or David Niven's quip in response to a streaker in 1974.
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It's okay to have a boring Oscars
Will Packer, producer of the 94th Academy Awards, has taken a lot of heat for his efforts to make Sunday's...
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Posted Thursday 3/24/22 at 5:35PM EDT
Oscar producers plan a "thoughtful" Ukraine tribute, won't rule out an appearance from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky
During a press conference this afternoon, Oscar producer Will Packer wouldn't rule out Zelensky appearing during Sunday's ceremony.
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Whoopi Wants a 'Seven Hour' Oscars Ceremony Amid Controversy Over Cut Categories
Whoopi Goldberg stopped short of explicitly criticizing ABC for pushing for the 94th Academy Awards to cut eight craft categories...
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Posted Friday 3/04/22 at 6:20PM EST
Oscar producer Will Packer defends changes: "Nobody is going to be shortchanged"
“I think it was the right decision,” Packer tells Variety about moving the awarding of eight statues off of the...
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Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are expected to co-host this year's Oscars
Last Friday, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the 94th Academy Awards planned to feature a different host for each hour.
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Posted Tuesday 10/05/21 at 11:53PM EDT
Oscars enlist Will Packer as producer to boost flagging ratings for next year's ceremony
The prolific film and TV producer of Girls Trip, Ride Along, Straight Outta Compton and the reboot of Roots has...
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Posted Thursday 9/17/20 at 1:33PM EDT
OWN orders relationship reality shows Put a Ring on It and Behind Every Man
Social experiment reality show Put a Ring on It, from Will Packer, will feature long-time couples "discovering if they’re truly...
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Posted Tuesday 2/18/20 at 3:20PM EST
BET+ renews Will Packer's Bigger for Season 2
“I’m so proud of this show,” Packer says of his comedy.