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The comedian was seen in Boston as he prepares for his stand-up tour following the controversial night at the Academy Awards.

Officers were spotted driving up to the Oscar winner's Calabasas mansion two days after he hit Chris during the Academy Awards.

"The slap" may have been the hit the Academy needed.

The Academy has now revealed that Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars after slapping Chris Brown but refused.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said that Will Smith was asked to leave to Sunday's Oscars after hitting Chris Rock but refused.

“While we would like to clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently.”

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has "initiated disciplinary proceedings" against actor Will Smith over his actions at Sunday's Oscars, the group announced on Wednesday.

The comedian addressed the elephant in the room at his stand-up show in Boston, MA, his first after the slap at the Academy Awards.

Chris Rock made an emotional return to the stage on Wednesday night for the first time since Will Smith slapped him at the Academy Awards.

"Love will make you do crazy things." That's what actor Will Smith said during his Oscars acceptance speech at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony.

The Academy of Motion Pictures did not ask Will Smith to leave after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday, according to a new report that contradicts previous statements.

Goldberg, who serves on the Academy's board of governors, said she understands why Smith was asked to leave the show rather than being told to exit the ceremony.

The producer reportedly told the star that he could stay at the Oscars after slapping Rock in the face Sunday night — contrary to the statement from the Academy that said it asked Smith to leave.

As reports surfaced that Will Smith met with senior Academy Members, the Oscars producer says LAPD were ready to arrest the actor.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences officials met with Will Smith before its board of governors to discuss his attack on Chris Rock.

After Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Los Angeles police officers were prepared to arrest Smith, according to an interview with the award show's producer, but the comedian was adamant he did not...

Oscars organizers were hoping Will Smith would apologize to Chris Rock on stage after he slapped the comedian.

Like many people who watched the encounter that ended with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Oscars lead producer Will Packer thought it was a planned bit.

The Dodgers catcher, who happens to share a name with a certain Academy Award winner now at the center of a 2022 Oscars scandal, was greeted Thursday with jeers from the crowd during LA's spring training game.

Will Packer, the producer for the Academy Awards, speaks out about Will Smith hitting Chris Rock and the LAPD's response to the incident.