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Clap back: A billboard advertises Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’ in which he addresses being slapped by Will Smith at last year’s Oscars.  Photo: Patrick Fallon/AFP/Getty Image

One Show Two Takes: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’

The comedian’s latest Netflix special does address that slap but it delivers very few laughs

One film Two Takes: Emancipation

Will Smith stars in the film Emancipation, which tells the story of an enslaved man named Peter whose back bore the scars of slavery captured in the 1863 photograph Whipped Peter

Trevor Noah to star in US sitcom inspired by his life

Fans of Trevor Noah have been celebrating the news that the South African comedian is to star in his own US sitcom.

Jaden reveals Will Smith’s TED Talks obsession

During a father-and-son interview with Will and Jaden Smith, Smith junior has revealed that Will watched hours and hours of the talks online.

Will Smith refused Django role because it ‘wasn’t the lead’

Actor Will Smith has revealed he turned down Quentin Tarantino’s movie "Django Unchained" because he felt he was not being offered the lead role.

Will Smith backhands journo for kissing him

Will Smith backhands journo for kissing him

Hollywood star Will Smith has slapped a male television reporter who tried to kiss him before the Moscow premiere of Men in Black III.

Bearable lightness

MOVIES OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews Will Smith’s new film, Hancock, as well as Get Smart.

Cannes kicks off with kung-fu pandas, vision of apocalypse

Kicking kung-fu pandas and a chilling Brazilian vision of the apocalypse: the Cannes film festival kicked off on Wednesday blending fun with philosophy, and Hollywood…

Rockers Queen to headline Mandela Aids concert

Veteran rockers Queen, along with Razorlight and Simple Minds, will top the bill at an Aids benefit concert in London next month to mark Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday,…