Will Smith Refused To Leave Oscars Ceremony After Chris Rock Slap, Academy Says – Appearing publicly today in Boston for his sold-out comedy show, Chris Rock said he is “still processing what happened” but will talk about it “at some point”. [sky]
Jim Carrey ‘Sickened’ By Standing Ovation For Will Smith: ‘Hollywood Is Just Spineless’ – Jim Carrey is sharing his disappointment in Hollywood and the Academy after Sunday night’s altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. [sky]
Wanda Sykes Shares the Apology She Received from Chris Rock After Will Smith Oscars 2022 Drama – In a new interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Oscars host Wanda Sykes said it was “gross” that Will Smith was allowed to remain at the awards show after he slapped Chris Rock. [eonline]
South Africa Aims To Lift State Of Disaster By 5 April Amid Regulatory Confusion – The State of Disaster could be lifted next week, according to Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, but it’s unclear whether the new draft regulations will replace the previously released proposals or complement them. [mav]
Putin Advisers ‘Afraid To Tell Him Truth’ About Ukraine Error, Says GCHQ Head – Sir Jeremy Fleming speech says Russia’s president miscalculated the scale of resistance. [guardian]
Eight Oligarchs Under Sanctions Hold ‘Golden Visas’ Granted By UK Government – Calls for review of scheme to be published after revelations over penalised Russians’ use of investor route. [ft]
An A380 Superjumbo Just Completed A Flight Powered By Cooking Oil – It’s huge, it’s wide, and it’s potentially a lot more sustainable. The Airbus A380, a behemoth of the skies, has completed a trial flight powered on cooking oil. [cnn]
Hyde Park’s Iconic Summer Place Just Sold At Auction For R129 Million – The iconic Summer Place in Johannesburg’s suburb of Hyde Park sold at auction for R129 million on Wednesday morning to a consortium of property developers in the hospitality sector. [busins]
The Inside Story Of ‘Billionaire Towers’ – We discover who lives in the elegant apartments within Londongrad’s most fashionable residence. [tele]
Steers And Debonairs Owner Is Betting Big On A New Plant-Based Restaurant Chain In South Africa – Restaurant Group Famous Brands has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Lexi’s Healthy Eatery. [btech]
Beckham Burglary: David And Victoria ‘Shaken’ After London Mansion ‘Ransacked’ While Home – The family home of David and Victoria Beckham was burgled while the couple and their 10-year-old daughter Harper relaxed downstairs. [nzh]
Hunter Biden’s Baby Mama Lunden Roberts Breaks Silence – On Secret Love Child As First Son’s Tax Probe Heats Up. [radar]
The First ‘Space Hotel’ Plans To Open In 2027 – How one aerospace company is preparing for the advent of tourism in outer space. [astron]
Melanoma Rates To Surge 50 Per Cent Globally By 2040, Study Finds – The number of new melanoma cases will increase by 50 per cent worldwide by 2040, while deaths are set to surge 68 per cent, according to a new study. [9news]
In China, Luxury Hotels Are Offering Babysitting Services To Stressed Out Parents Working From Home – Though people in many parts of the world are heading back to the office and kids have returned to school, lockdowns continue across China as the country struggles to contain several Covid-19 outbreaks in line with its zero-Covid policy. [cnn]
How ‘The Russians’ Took Hold Of Ireland’s Heroin Trade – A violent gang of heroin dealers from Lithuania fuelled Ireland and Northern Ireland’s drug trade by forcing trafficking victims to sell drugs, a joint investigation by VICE World News and the OCCRP reveals. [vice]
‘I Would Not Have Joked About Her Hair’ – Ricky Gervais wades in on Will Smith’s divisive Oscars slap as he insists he’d have mocked Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘BOYFRIEND’ if he’d been host. [dm]
Bruce Willis Stepping Away From Acting Following Aphasia Diagnosis – Bruce Willis’ family has announced the actor is retiring from the profession after being diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder caused by brain damage that affects a person’s ability to communicate. [variety]
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