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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Leslie Jones told People magazine while promoting her new memoir, “Leslie F*cking Jones,” that her longtime friend Chris Rock went to counseling after Will Smith slapped him at the 2022 Academy Awards. Rock wrote the foreword to Jones’ new book. “That shit was humiliating.

Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap in March 2022 — according to Leslie Jones.“That s—t was humiliating. It really affected him.

Comedian Leslie Jones, a close friend of Chris Rock, claims that the impact of the slap heard ’round the world affected not only him, but his family.

Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad actor Bob Odenkirk has opened up about his time on Saturday Night Live in a new interview.Speaking on comedian Tig Notaro’s podcast Don’t Ask Tig, Odenkirk revealed how a conversation with his son led him to reflect on his insecurities as a young actor on SNL when he was 25 years old.Odenkirk worked on SNL for three years, from 1987 to 1991. While there, he wrote for actors including Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Mike Myers and Tim Meadows. “I was unsure of myself. It was hard.

Michaela Zee Bob Odenkirk is reflecting on his time as a writer on “Saturday Night Live.” In a recent interview on comedian Tig Notaro’s podcast “Don’t Ask Tig,” the “Better Call Saul” and “Breaking Bad” actor recalled a discussion he had with his 24-year-old son Nate, who wants to pursue a career as a comedy writer. Odenkirk, who joined “SNL” at 25 years old, then shared his own insecurities writing professionally at a young age, saying, “I was unsure of myself. It was hard.

blunt with their consequences.Ashton Kutcher and his wife Mila Kunis reportedly owe the Securities and Exchange Commission $1 million in fines after the SEC found that the embattled couple had been conducting unregistered offers of crypto asset securities. The government agency also claimed in a press release that Kutcher, 45, and Kunis, 40, were misleading investors for their new series “Stoner Cats.”According to the release, the project sold more than 10,000 NFTs for a profit of $8 million in order to finance the animated series, but by doing so, the SEC claimed that they had violated the Securities Act of 1933 “by offering and selling these crypto asset securities to the public in an unregistered offering that was not exempt from registration.”“Stoner Cats,” which stars Kunis, Kutcher, Chris Rock and Jane Fonda and several other high-profile celebrities, tells the story of a group of cats as they attempt to take care of their marijuana-smoking owner who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease/Reps for both Kunis and Kutcher were contacted by The Post for comment.

The Gotham Awards said today that Rustin, director George C. Wolfe’s snapshot of the life of civil rights icon Bayard Rustin that stars Colman Domingo, will receive its Icon & Creator Tribute for Social Justice. The Netflix pic will be honored at the 33rd annual Gotham Awards on November 27 at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan.

Adam Sandler is returning to the spotlight.The “Happy Gilmore”/”Billy Madison”/”Punch Drunk Love”/”Uncut Gems”/”Little Nicky” star will return to the road from Oct. 12 through Dec.

Sean Penn is promoting the new documentary he co-directed, “Superpower”, which focuses on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the stand taken by the Ukrainian people to defend their homeland, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

An NFT-backed animated series production featuring the voices of Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Chris Rock, Dax Shepard, Jane Fonda and Seth MacFarlane has been fined $1 million for misleading investors.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The SEC charged a company called Stoner Cats 2 LLC — which produced an animated web series “Stoner Cats” funded by sales of NFTs that were priced at $800 each — with conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities. The NFT sale of the Stoner Cats in July 2021 raised approximately $8 million to finance “Stoner Cats.” The voice cast of the “Stoner Cats” series included Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Chris Rock, Dax Shepard, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jane Fonda, Michael Bublé, Seth MacFarlane and Vitalik Buterin.

Dave Chappelle has affordable tickets available for most remaining shows on his fall 2023 ‘”It’s a Celebration B!%?#&$! Tour.’At the time of publication, some seats were going for as low as $27 before fees on Vivid Seats.Compared to his summer 2023 tour when the starting tickets prices for Chappelle shows ranged from $80 to $2200, these are a downright steal.Plus, based on his recent birthday bash gigs at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Chappelle might bring a famous friend or three to the stage with him.While we can’t say for certain, we do know the best way to find out is live.Want to find out if the controversial “Half Baked” star is heading to a venue near you in the next few months?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Chappelle’s upcoming 2023 tour dates below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are getting very friendly with some Hollywood royalty!

Eddie Murphy is coming to town this holiday season, bringing his comedic chops to his first-ever holiday film.

Queen now. Royally grooving the night away, Meghan Markle was spotted snapping flicks with Hollywood hotshots Kelly Rowland, 42, and Kerry Washington, 46, at Beyoncé’s third Renaissance World Tour stop in Los Angeles on Monday — Queen Bey’s 42nd birthday.

Beyoncé's Renaissance world tour reached Los Angeles over Labor Day weekend and the stars turned out in force. Adele, Lizzo, Ayo Edebiri, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Quinta Brunson, Chris Rock, Kylie Jenner, Timothée Chalamet, and Justin and Hailey Bieber were all spotted at the SoFi Stadium on Monday night, a night that also happened to be Beyoncé's 42nd birthday. During the show Diana Ross made a surprise appearance, performing her own hit "Love Hangover" and leading the stadium audience is singing "Happy Birthday" to the headline act.

Chris Rock and Diplo went through a lot to escape the Burning Man disaster. The 58-year-old comedian and 44-year-old DJ made it out after walking for six miles in the mud and hitching a ride with a fan who offered them a lift on the back of his pickup truck. Diplo documented their adventure in a video shared on Instagram that showed Rock and a group of people packed together in the back of a truck.

Things have not been smooth sailing at Burning Man this year.

Comedian Chris Rock and DJ Diplo have been among those fleeing from this year's Burning Man festival, as the Nevada desert is hit by torrential rain and flooding, with one revelled reported dead.The celeb pals left the festival, despite calls for festival-goers to shelter in place, and were able to hitch a ride after a fan offered them space on their pick-up truck. Posting to social media, Diplo, 44, shared that he and Chris, 58, had made it out of the festival as he posted a video of the pair on the back of the truck.

73,000 people were stuck at the festival due to the weather.Diplo, whose real name is Thomas Wesley Pentz, shared a video to his Instagram where he and Rock, who wore a New York Knicks jacket, sat in the bed of a pickup truck with five other people and bags of equipment.“A fan offered Chris Rock and I a ride out of Burning Man in the back of a pickup,” the DJ wrote in an Instagram video. “I legit walked the side of the road for hours with my thumb out cuz I have a show in DC tonight and didn’t want to let y’all down.”“Also shoutout to this guy for making the smart purchase of a truck not knowing it was for this exact moment,” Diplo added.A post shared by diplo (@diplo)Heavy rain flooded the usually dry land and forced organizers to postpone the namesake ceremony of the event to be postponed and thousands of attendees were told to shelter in place.One person has died at the festival as the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said the death came “during this rain event,” according to NBC San Diego.

The 2023 Burning Man Festival is not going according to plans.

TELLURIDE – Every year, almost without fail, there is an American hero, somehow lost to history, who finally gets their moment on the big screen. This year’s honoree is Bayard Rustin, a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement who was a primary organizer for the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.

Adam Sandler is bringing his kids along for the ride.

Paul Rudd, Michael Phelps, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Michael Strahan, along with celeb fans including Chris Rock, Cara Delevingne, Donald Glover, and Martha Stewart. «I grew up loving everything about bagels, from the bags of warm dough to the great smells at the shop.

Sixty years to the day after what Colman Domingo’s Bayard Rustin calls “an epic demonstration in our nation’s capital,” Netflix has dropped the new teaser for Rustin, the biopic about the activist and organizer behind the historic 1963 March on Washington.

. Directed by Tony and DGA Award winner George C. Wolfe, the Netflix film stars Emmy winner Colman Domingo as the queer Civil Rights activist who served as one of the main architects behind the August 1963 March on Washington.

Dave Chappelle topped himself.After a star-studded first night at Madison Square Garden, the controversial comic brought in a number of huge comics and musical guests to his second show at MSG as part of his ‘It’s a Celebration B!%?#&$! Tour’ on Wednesday, Aug. 23.Before the “Chappelle’s Show” star took the stage, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Jeff Ross, Luenell and Earthquake got the show rolling.But that’s not all.In addition to a headlining set from the self-proclaimed “GOAT,” The Roots, Nas, De La Soul and Ludacris all performed as well.At midnight, Chappelle turned 50 and many of the artists listed above started a countdown to wish him a happy birthday.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Lenny Kravitz has written and recorded an original song “Road to Freedom” for George C. Wolfe’s upcoming film “Rustin.” Wolfe’s film stars Colman Domingo as the gay activist Bayard Rustin who helped co-organize the historic March on Washington. In a statement to Variety, Wolfe said, “I first met Lenny very early in both of our careers…and the first time I heard him sing was acapella, and I remember the sound quite vividly, and there was something about the quality of his voice that seemed viscerally perfect for the end of the film.

Jada Pinkett Smith is updating fans on her battle with alopecia.