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Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock after slapping him during the Oscars on Sunday. The comedian had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, before Smith jumped on stage and slapped Rock. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,” Smith wrote in a statement he posted on social media Monday night. “My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jade’s medical condition was too much for me to bear...

John Oliver knew that the fifth episode of this season of “Last Week Tonight” would air at the same time as the Oscars broadcast, but he might have thought he had a shot at drawing some eyeballs thanks to streaming and… well, the Oscars broadcast. Then Will Smith sauntered up on stage and hit — half-slapped? gently punched? over-tickled? — Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. Oliver was never going to top that. But it wasn’t for a lack of trying, because the main...

A review of this week’s Winning Time, “Who the F**k is Jack McKinney,” coming up just as soon as we kill the duck… If not for the unfortunate fact of HBO’s longtime pay-cable rival having the same name, Winning Time would have come into this world known as Showtime. That’s the title of the Jeff Pearlman book from which the series is adapted, derived from the nickname that was bestowed upon this entire Lakers era of Magic and Kareem, the Jerrys Buss and West, Pat Riley, and so on. “Showtime”...

This post contains spoilers for the second season of Starstruck, which is streaming in its entirety on HBO Max, and we highly recommend you watch it before we ruin an utterly hysterical punchline. The clubhouse leader for the funniest TV scene of 2022 does not start out seeming as if it is going to be funny at all. This is crucial to what makes it work. It is the beginning of the fourth episode of the second season of Starstruck, the exceedingly charming British romantic comedy co-created by and starring...

After a four-year wait that felt even longer, Atlanta is finally back. A spoiler-filled review of the third season’s first two episodes, “Three Slaps” and “Sinterklaas is Coming to Town,” coming up just as soon as you get me 300 pieces of fried chicken, all legs… A perverse part of me wishes FX had not opted to debut two episodes tonight — that after this epic hiatus, Atlanta fans would have been greeted with a Season Three premiere completely devoid of Paper Boi, Darius, and anything we have come to...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Lizzo’s been making waves in the music industry and as an advocate for body positivity. She recently took to TikTok to release an exclusive snippet of her new unreleased music as she danced around her apartment in a scintillating camo crop top and black underwear. Lizzo has previously talked about her upcoming music at The Late Late Show with James Corden, telling fans to expect new music dropping...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’re a gamer or spend hours of your time watching popular streamers on Twitch, you know there’s a new Halo TV show being released on Paramount+. Based on the hit Microsoft game series of the same name, Halo plans to bring the same violent war-riddled phantasmic word seen in their gaming saga to our TV screens — albeit with a twist. Excited to learn more? Keep on...

HBO Max isn’t done catching up with Sex and the City’s Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Daivs) on the new original series And Just Like That…, which has been renewed for a second season on the streaming service. “I am delighted and excited to tell more stories about these vibrant, bold characters — played by these powerful, amazing actors,” And Just Like That… executive producer Michael Patrick King shared in a statement. “The fact is, we’re all thrilled. And Just like That… our Sex life...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The latest singing competition show has hit the airwaves and it’s either going to bring the whole country together — or keep it ever divided. American Song Contest debuted this week on NBC and the show pits one contestant from each of the 50 states, five U.S. territories and the nation’s capital against each other to win the country’s vote for the best hit song. If the concept...

Lizzo is returning to Saturday Night Live for her first appearance since her performance as the musical guest in 2019. This time around, the rapper and singer will serve as both host and musical guest on the April 16 show. Also making a hosting debut is comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who will lead the first episode of the month with Gunna debuting as his accompanying musical guest on April 2. The following week, Camila Cabello will perform with Jake Gyllenhaal returning to host the show for the first time in 15...

Amanda Bynes is on track to exit her court-ordered conservatorship at a major hearing Tuesday. It marks an expected end to the arrangement that has managed her life since 2013 and drawn parallels to the recently terminated conservatorship of fellow former child star Britney Spears. In a tentative order issued Monday, the Ventura County judge overseeing Bynes’ case found that the Easy A actor, 35, provided sufficient “facts” in a Feb. 22 filing to convince the court her “conservatorship is no longer needed.” The facts included her submission of a...

A review of this week’s Winning Time, “The Good Life,” coming up just as soon as we attend the premiere of The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh… Midway through “The Good Life,” Magic Johnson joins the rest of the Lakers for the world premiere of The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, a 1979 basketball comedy which features several of his new teammates in small roles. Before we can talk more about this episode, we must first discuss a few things about one of the most infamous sports movies ever made: 1) The...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A popular Adele special that went viral last year for reuniting the singer with her high school English teacher is finally available to watch here in the U.S. An Audience with Adele was filmed at the prestigious London Palladium in the U.K. and originally aired on the British broadcaster ITV last November. Now, the concert special is being broadcast stateside on NBC. Read on for everything you need...

On March 29, 2018, FX premiered an episode of Atlanta called “Barbershop,” in which rising rap star Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles (Brian Tyree Henry) goes through a series of ridiculous ordeals on behalf of his talkative con man of a barber. Seven nights later, Atlanta gave us “Teddy Perkins,” a chilling haunted-house story in which Paper Boi’s weed-dealing sidekick Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) meets the title character, a ghoul who functions as a fictional stand-in for Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, and other Black musical stars whose great art was inspired by...