Will Smith's 'King Richard' co-star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor weighs in on the Oscars slap, saying she understood his desire to protect his wife.

The National Enquirer reports, citing a source, that Will Smith remains upset nearly five years after the 2022 Oscars slap, a high-profile incident with ongoing awards ramifications. According to the ...

Will Smith’s “King Richard” co-star, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, understands why the actor publicly slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars several years ago. “I know that he wanted to protect his wife,” the ...

It’s been nearly five years since his infamous Oscars slap, and Will Smith is still consumed with bitterness toward Chris Rock, a source tells the National Enquirer. “Will has repeatedly apologized ...

Will Smith‘s slap heard across the world is still making headlines, more than four years later. As you’re probably well aware by now, Will got up on stage and slapped Chris Rock in the face in ...

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor said she will continue to “stand by” Will Smith’s Oscars slap. She believed he was trying to protect his wife Jada Pinkett Smith during the incident. At the Oscars in 2022, Smith ...

The slap was just the visible moment of a collapse that had been building for years. Will Smith spent a decade watching his ...

Two distinct events converged for Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor at the 2021 Academy Awards: she attended the ceremony as a first-time Best Supporting Actress nominee for her portrayal of Oracene “Brandy” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Will Smith's "King Richard" co-star, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, understands why the actor publicly slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars ...

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on live TV, Hollywood gave him a standing ovation. Jim Carrey didn’t applaud — he called ...

When it comes to Will Smith's shocking Oscars slap, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is sticking with her "King Richard" co-star. The Oscar nominee, who played Smith's on-screen wife as the mother of Venus and ...