Kareem Abdul-Jabbar criticizes Will Smith for Oscars slap, applauds Chris Rock's reaction

The Ministry of Health’s Post Vaccine Symptom Check survey results show that most tamariki aged 5 to 11 did not experience a reaction after receiving the child Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The majority of tamariki who experienced a reaction after receiving the vaccine only experienced a minor reaction. 

Today we are reporting 9,390 community cases, 522 hospitalisations and 13 deaths.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials, in an about-face, will drop the mask mandate implemented Monday.Mayor Jim Kenney’s office stated decreasing hospitalizations and a narrowing of coronavirus case numbers as reasons for the shift.The city will move to strongly recommend all people wear masks indoors, but will move away from a mask mandate.The mayor’s office did not specify when they intend to implement the change.

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would dissolve Walt Disney World’s special governing power in the state.The bill will now head to the desk of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis who has been involved in a war of words with the company after it publicly opposed a bill he signed which prohibits classroom instruction on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" with children in third grade or younger "or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."RELATED: DeSantis vs. Disney: What happens if legislature eliminates Reedy Creek Improvement District?The passage in the Florida House comes the day after the Florida Senate passed the measure by a vote of 23-16 to dissolve Disney's special status that it was granted by the state over 50 years ago. Brevard County State Rep.

Police in Kensington investigate a shooting that killed a 23-year-old man. KENSINGTON - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in Kensington that killed a 23-year-old man.According to authorities, police were called to the 600 block of East Indiana Street Thursday, about 8:15 p.m., on the report of a shooting.Responding officers found the 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head.He was rushed by police to Temple University Hospital, where he died.AdvertisementOfficials say an investigation is ongoing.

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials say a shooting between two vehicles on the Schuylkill Expressway shut the highway down Thursday evening.Authorities said the shooting began near Girard Avenue, on the Expressway, around 6:00 p.m.The shooting is being treated as a road rage investigation. Officials say no injuries have been reported.The eastbound side of the highway was closed for about a half hour while police investigated the incident.

Honduran police officers escort Juan Orlando Hernandez, Honduras' former president, center, to Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Thursday, April 21, 2022. (Tomas Ayuso/Bloomberg via Getty Images) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras extradited former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States on Thursday to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by U.S. authorities as a key ally in the war on the drugs.Just three months after leaving office, Hernández boarded an airplane handcuffed with agents from the U.S.

DULUTH, Minn. (FOX 9) - Police have now identified the family killed in what investigators are now calling a murder-suicide in Duluth on Wednesday.Five people were found dead at a home in Duluth after police were called in for a welfare check.

Adele Roberts appeared on ITV's Lorraine to share an update on her cancer journey. The 42-year-old was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year and went public with this news in October 2021. She has since been undergoing chemotherapy including surgery to remove the tumour.

Philadelphia Police investigate a fatal stabbing on North 5th St in Hunting Park. HUNTING PARK - Philadelphia Police are investigating a fatal stabbing in the Hunting Park section.Officials said officers from the 25th District were dispatched to the 3900 block of North 5th Street Thursday, about 3:30 in the afternoon, on the report of a stabbing.Officers arrived to find a 50-year-old woman with stab wounds all over her body.MORE HEADLINES: Medics pronounced the woman dead at the scene.AdvertisementPolice say an active investigation is underway.

BILLINGS, Mont. - Emily Pennington is an avid sports fan and a cheerleader for Billings West High School in Montana. She loves basketball, volleyball, the Utah Jazz and Tom Brady.But the 18-year-old also has trisomy 21— a form of Down syndrome.

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA - One of two men sentence to life behind bars for the deaths of four people in a 2009 horrific crash is out of prison and back in Philadelphia.The District Attorney’s Office argues he was sentenced for a crime he did not commit, but the family of one of the victims, a seven-year-old girl, is devastated."What gives him the right to be out here, free as he is?" Sandra Elias lamented.Elias says as long as she lives in her North 3rd Street home, there will be a memorial for her seven-year-old granddaughter, Gina Marie Rosario, and the three others killed in June 2009.An indescribable pain, that’s only deeper today.Gina Marie Rosario, pictured with her mother, was killed in a 2009 accident in Philadelphia. "We will never see Gina Marie Rosario again in life, so why should he be able to see the streets and my granddaughter will never see her birthday? Her graduations? Her proms?" Elias questioned.Elias and her daughter say they were devastated to find out one of the two men sentenced to life behind bars for their deaths, Ivan Rodriguez, as of Wednesday, is out of prison and back in Philadelphia.Police say Donta Cradock and Rodriguez, 21 and 23 at the time, fled the scene of a robbery.

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Earth Day and wedding season in full swing, many people are turning to eco-friendly ways to have a sustainable wedding in 2022. "Your wedding is meant to be the greatest day of your life, but with tossed paper goods, excess food thrown away, and leftover flowers dumped in the garbage, it can also be one of the most wasteful," Brides.com noted. Now, we're not saying you should skip hosting a party or forgo those beautiful details, but if you are an eco-conscious bride or groom and want to reduce your event’s effect on the environment, here are some sustainable methods that are shaping the bridal industry and can ultimately reduce your wedding carbon's footprint.A green wedding is any wedding where the couple plans to decrease the ecological impact of their special event on the planet."Today’s couples are concerned about the state of the planet and are passionate about lowering their carbon footprints as much as possible," photographer Nikk Nuygen told the blog Junebug Weddings. "Most modern couples don’t want a wedding full of excess waste and unnecessary items, especially with the increasing costs!" Wedding tablescape and decor (Credit: Something Borrowed Blooms) And these days, wedding experts say it’s not too hard to accomplish, with many more eco-friendly wedding decorations on the market and greener options for catering, invitations, and more.While you may want to invite everyone you know to your wedding, it can end up being more wasteful and ultimately more costly. RELATED: Learn Sustainable Wedding Planning with Detroit CultivatedSo, it’s simple: the smaller your guest list, the less waste you will end up producing. For most weddings, flowers are used for a few hours before being thrown away.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Representative Dwight Evans is proposing an expansive $51 billion program to fight violence in Philadelphia and across the country.Evans unveiled the program at a gathering of politicians, law enforcement and doctors outside Temple University Hospital Thursday.Evans said, If approved, the program would support police, fund local anti-violence efforts, link residents to health care, provide job training and pump-up federal law enforcement.MORE HEADLINES:He predicted the U.S.

RELATED: NASA's Perseverance rover beams back first images, audio recordings from MarsPerseverance filmed the video on its 397th day of the Mars mission, which hopes to find signs of ancient life. Scientists believe that if life ever flourished on Mars, it would have happened 3 billion to 4 billion years ago, when water still flowed on the planet.The rover’s arm drills down and collects rock samples containing possible signs of bygone microscopic life.

In its weekly snapshot of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that global cases dropped for the fourth straight week, with illness levels—as well as deaths—down in all regions.

Stephen Colbert has tested positive for COVID-19 but that won’t stop him from cracking the jokes.

Toronto Zoo says it has begun administering COVID-19 vaccines to its most susceptible animals.In a press release issued Thursday, the zoo said it has received COVID-19 vaccines for animals developed and donated by Zoetis.According to the zoo, it has received 320 doses of the vaccine. Each animal will need two doses, administered two-to-three weeks apart.

Former Philadelphia Police officer Darren Kardos, arrested in assault of woman during 2020 racial protest. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the arrest of former Philadelphia Police officer Darren Kardos due to the role he played, officials say, in the assault of a woman, her toddler and her teenage nephew who were pulled from their vehicle during protests in West Philadelphia after the 2020 fatal shooting of Walter Wallace, Jr.Kardos, in an official statement following the incident, stated things about the victim’s actions that did not match video evidence.

A gym in the Phoenix area with a poster that was inspired by the Will Smith incident during the 2022 Oscars. PHOENIX - A gym in the Phoenix area has capitalized Will Smith's now-infamous slap of Chris Rock during the Academy Awards for a poster that appears to be aimed at those on their fitness journey.The poster was put up at a gym located near 24th Street and Osborn, and the gym is located near a fast food store in the area.

LOS ANGELES - More disciplinary actions could be taken against Will Smith over his on-stage slap of Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday it is expected to meet this Friday, sooner than the originally scheduled date of April 18 to discuss possible disciplinary action against Smith. The meeting was moved up after Smith announced his resignation from The Academy last week.Academy President David Rubin sent a letter to board members saying that in light of Smith's resignation, "suspension or expulsion are no longer a possibility and the legally prescribed timetable no longer applies."Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android."It is in the best interest of all involved for this to be handled in a timely fashion," Rubin wrote.  A statement was released by Smith's spokesperson following the actor's decision to step down from The Academy.The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday's Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so."I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct.

wrote that it took her a while to get her thoughts together before sharing. "I love #WillSmith very much. @chrisrock didn’t deserve to be hit. Period," she wrote. "My heart aches for what has happened.

Bill Maher gave his two cents on Sunday’s Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscar drama, when Chris joked about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head onstage, prompting Will to jump up and slap the stunned comedian. During the April 1st episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill downplayed Jada’s struggle with her hair loss caused by alopecia, suggesting she should have “worn a wig” if the condition was such a concern for the actress.

Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed.

Oscars slap,” information is still leaking out about what took place, and questions are being answered — namely, why Will Smith was not escorted from the venue after striking comedian Chris Rock during the live broadcast.On Friday, Oscars producer Will Packer revealed in an interview with Good Morning America that Los Angeles police officers were prepared to arrest Smith, 53, but Rock’s insistence not to press charges prevented that.Packer, who was producing the 94th Academy Awards for the first time, said initially — like many audience members at home and in the Dolby Theatre — he thought Smith slapping Rock was a bit.It was only once Rock exited the stage and confirmed to Packer that he really had been hit that Packer understood the situation.“I just took a punch from Muhammad Ali,” Packer said Rock joked, though he confirmed Rock was still “very much in shock.”EXCLUSIVE: #Oscars producer Will Packer tells @GMA what happened behind the scenes after actor Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock live on stage. @tjholmes https://t.co/AeoYcGkM32 pic.twitter.com/xe9E2cFo8N— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 1, 2022 Wanda Sykes felt ‘physically ill’ after Will Smith, Chris Rock Oscars slap The altercation between Smith and Rock occurred Sunday during the Oscars broadcast when Rock, 57, was presenting the award for Documentary Feature (won by Summer of Soul).“Jada, I love you. G.I.

LOS ANGELES - Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage."They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment," Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to "Good Morning America." "They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now.

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Chris Rock of 'Fargo' attends the FX Networks' Star Walk Winter Press Tour 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 09, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - A video of Chris Rock detailing the bullying and sexual assault he endured as a child has resurfaced after he was slapped by Will Smith on the Oscars stage. On Wednesday night, Rock performed in front of a sold-out crowd in Boston as part of his comedy tour.

WASHINGTON - The Chris Rock and Will Smith confrontation at the Oscars has generated plenty of reaction, and you can now add producer Joseph Patel to that growing list. Patel condemned Rock and Smith for their heated exchange at the Oscars, and for a joke Rock made after "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised" won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Director Questlove and producers Patel, Robert Fyvolent, and Davis Dinerstein took home the award. In a recently-deleted series of tweets on Wednesday, Patel didn’t mince words towards Smith and Rock for what happened at the Oscars, according to FOX News and other media outlets who reported on the posts.RELATED: Chris Rock addresses Will Smith slap at first comedy show since OscarsPatel said it took him a few days to "process everything," sharing that once people realized that the confrontation between the comedian and actor was not a bit, "everything got turned upside down." Patel wrote in one of the tweets, "I think what Will did was selfish.

HOLLYWOOD, CA - March 27, 2022. Chris Rock and Will Smith onstage during the show at the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Will Smith’s hometown has been added to the list of stops along Chris Rock’s ‘Ego Death World Tour’ after the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ actor slapped him in the face at Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony. Rock, 57, will be in Philadelphia performing at The Met on North Broad Street on Friday Sept.

Will Smith was asked to leave to Sunday’s Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so.The academy’s board of governors met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. The academy said disciplinary action for Smith could include suspension, expulsion or other sanctions. Ticket sales spike for Chris Rock after Will Smith slap during Oscars Many have focused on why Smith was allowed to remain seated front row at the Academy Awards after the incident.

Will Smith slapped his face at the Oscars Sunday night."How was your weekend?" Rock asked the sold-out crowd at the Wilbur, a theater of 1,200 seats in South Boston. "I had a whole list of jokes before this week happened."Since the shocking incident at the Oscars, sales for "Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour 2022" have skyrocketed, soaring to over $1000 per ticket.

LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday's Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so.The academy’s board of governors met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. The academy said disciplinary action for Smith could include suspension, expulsion or other sanctions.Many have focused on why Smith was allowed to remain seated front row in the Dolby Theatre after the incident. On Wednesday, the academy suggested that it attempted to remove the actor from the audience.RELATED: Jim Carrey ‘sickened’ by celebs applauding Will Smith’s Oscar win after slap"Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated," the academy said.

LOS ANGELES - After hosting the 2022 Oscars alongside co-hosts Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes, comedian Amy Schumer is speaking out about that onstage viral debacle between Chris Rock and Will Smith.In an Instagram post, Schumer started by joking that "the best way to unpack what happened is to stream my series @lifeandbethhulu." She goes on to address "what happened," saying "But for real. Still triggered and traumatized," she continued. "I love my friend @chrisrock and believe he handled it like a pro.

Will Smith‘s slap seen around the world at the Oscars was clearly a crime, legal experts say, but the chances of prosecution are slim and even if convicted he’d likely face little more than a slap of his own – on the wrist.Smith left millions of witnesses stunned Sunday when he marched onto the stage of the Dolby Theatre and smacked Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who was sitting with the actor in the front row. Will Smith says he was ‘out of line’ for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars The Los Angeles Police Department has said it was aware of the incident but was not investigating because Rock declined to file a police report.While police could technically open an investigation based on the Academy Awards broadcast, they wouldn’t do so without Rock’s participation, said defense lawyer Alan Jackson, a former Los Angeles County prosecutor who oversaw high-profile cases.“Would they ever in a practical world do that when Chris Rock is saying, ‘I won’t cooperate with a criminal investigation?’ Not in a million years,” Jackson said.

slapped Chris Rock during an Oscars presentation but then received applause for winning best actor for his role in "King Richard.""I was sickened," Carrey told Gayle King of "CBS Mornings" in an interview that aired Tuesday. "I was sickened by the standing ovation.""I felt like Hollywood is just spineless en masse and it really felt like this is a really clear indication that we aren’t the cool club anymore," he continued. WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: Jim Carrey attends the LA special screening of Paramount's "Sonic The Hedgehog" at Regency Village Theatre on February 12, 2020 in Westwood, California.

Canadian actor Jim Carrey had several choice words about the now-infamous Oscars moment when Will Smith walked onstage to slap Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife’s hair during the broadcast.

Comedian Jim Carrey criticized Hollywood on Tuesday, saying he was “sickened” by the audience at the Academy Awards for giving Will Smith a standing ovation following his acceptance speech for Best Actor, which occurred shortly after he slapped Chris Rock on stage.

LOS ANGELES - Actress Jada Pinkett Smith has made her first public statement since her husband Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars Sunday night."This is a season for healing and I'm here for it," she wrote on Instagram Tuesday morning.   It comes after Will Smith issued an apology to Chris Rock Monday, stating that his behavior was "out of line" and "not indicative of the man I want to be."The joke came after the comedian made a joke about Pinkett Smith.Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android.Rock was on stage Sunday night to present the Oscar for best documentary feature, but he peppered in some jokes, including one referencing Pinkett Smith's bald head, suggesting she would be starring in a sequel to "G.I.

There’s no doubt the most talked-about Oscars moment was when Will Smith climbed up on stage to slap presenter Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shorn head.

The day after slapping Chris Rock on the stage of the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith issued an apology to the comedian, the academy and viewers at home, saying he was “out of line” and that his actions are “not indicative of the man I want to be.”

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony came to a standstill after actor Will Smith walked up on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock, over a joke aimed at Jada Pinkett Smith. During Will Smith’s acceptance speech for best actor, he apologized to his fellow actors and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, which is now launching an investigation.

Health Matters March 28: A new Alberta study suggests hospital avoidance during the pandemic led to more Albertans dying of stroke. And a fight between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars has helped to increase awareness of a hair loss condition called alopecia.

After presenter Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle during the Oscars on Sunday night, Smith stood up from his seat near the stage, strode up to Rock and slapped him during the live show.

LOS ANGELES - Actor Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock on Instagram for slapping him during the Oscars ceremony. "Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. 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 Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris.

LOS ANGELES - It looks like the Chris Rock and Will Smith feud may be over. That's according to Diddy, who says everything was worked out between the two after the shocking on-stage slap Smith handed Rock during Sunday night's Oscars ceremony.(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 27, 2022 shows US actor Will Smith (L), US actress Jada Pinkett Smith attend the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022 and US actor Chris Rock speaks onstage RELATED: Chris Rock declines to press charges against Will Smith for Oscars slap, LAPD saysDiddy told Page Six the two hashed it out at the Oscars After Party hosted by Vanity Fair. "That's not a problem. That's over. I can confirm that," Diddy told the publication.He didn't go into further details. "It's all love," he added.