What’s Trending: Monday, March 28th, 2022
#WillSmith
o It was the shocking moment at the Oscars that left everyone's jaw on the ground!
o Chris Rock was presenting the award for Best Documentary when he started making some jokes about people in the audience.
o He joked that he couldn’t wait to see Jada Pinkett Smith in the movie “GI Jane 2” when her husband, Will Smith, ran up on stage and hit him in the face.
o The audio was cut and censored in the United States but Chris Rock said, “Wow! Will Smith just smacked the s*** out of me!”
o Will Smith returned to his seat and yelled “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth!” twice.
o Pinkett Smith announced last year that she shaved her head last year after struggling with alopecia.
#Oscars
o Last night was the 94th Annual Academy Awards from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.
o Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall served as the hostesses for the evening—the first in three years.
o Some of the winners included:
§ Ariana DeBose won Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story.
§ Troy Kotsur won Best Supporting Actor for Coda.
§ Best Animated film went to Encanto.
§ Billie Eilish and Phinneas won for Best Original Song with “No Time To Die” from No Time To Die.
§ Will Smith won Best Actor for King Richard.
§ Jessica Chastain won Best Actress The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
§ Coda won Best Picture.
#TaylorHawkins
o The Foo Fighters drummer passed away on Friday at his hotel in Bogota, Columbia while in town to play a festival.
o He was only 50 years old.
o Forensic experts say the cause of his death seems to be cardiovascular collapse and listed contributing factors as a cocktail of 10 different drugs found in his system.
o Some of those substances include THC, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and opioids.
o His heart also reported weighted “at least 600 grams,” which is double the size of an average heart.