March 28, 2022

3/28: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars over a joke. The White House is in damage control, after Pres Biden goes off script about Vladimir Putin.

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A disturbing moment, during an otherwise-joyful Oscars ceremony last night -- when actor Will Smith jumped on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock -- after a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith then returned to his seat, but continued to shout at Rock, appearing to be very angry. A short time later, Smith won the Best Actor Oscar for the film "King Richard" -- and gave an emotional speech, in which he seemed to defend his actions. Many people are asking what President Biden meant when he said Russia's president "cannot remain in power." The president ad-libbed that remark during a speech in Poland on Saturday, where he met with Ukrainian refugees. Mr. Biden and other officials say he did not mean to call for regime change in Moscow. Fighting continued through the weekend, with Russia focusing most on capturing territory in eastern Ukraine, including the devastated city of Mariupol.

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