The 2022 Academy Awards should be a return to post-pandemic normalcy — to its traditional home at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater and to a March date after a COVID-delayed showing at Union Station in April last year. A year later, the slap has become more than just a stunning scene from the 2022 Oscars. The Slap continues to resonate—with fans of Smith and Rock, with the entertainment industry, with journalists searching for meaning, with Smith and Rock themselves. What does the slap say about America right now as we ponder the Oscars? “‘The Slap’: A Year Later” takes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at this moment, through the eyes of Los Angeles Times journalists covering the 2022 Academy Awards and cultural critics trying to make sense of Will Smith’s televised assault on Chris Rock.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 06, 2023 18:29 UTC