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Richard Williams
personRichard Madeley says Chris Rock is 'worst star I've interviewed' after Will Smith smack. The comedian, 57, made Will, 53, see red when he joked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaven head as she suffers from alopecia. Will admitted he was concerned he wouldn't be welcomed back to the Academy Awards in future.
Jada Pinkett Smith
personTiffany Haddish said Will Smith did the right thing by standing up for Jada Pinkett Smith. Some comedians worried that Smith's attack might invite other offended people.
Jane Campion
personCODA picked up three gongs, Dune swept the craft awards, and Jane Campion won Best Director. Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Ariana DeBose picked up the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in West Side Story.
Troy Kotsur
personTroy Kotsur won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in CODA. He is the first Deaf male actor to win an Oscar and only the second Deaf actor to ever receive an Oscar. Ariana DeBose wins best supporting actress for her role in West Side Story. Jessica Chastain finally won her first Oscar for titular role in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
Will Smith
personRep. Ayanna Pressley rushed to celebrate Will Smith when he slapped Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees, but not Chris Rock.
CODA
organizationApple TV film CODA won Best Picture at the 94th annual Academy Awards. It also won Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur and Best Adapted Screenplay for Siân Heder. Coda became the first ever streaming film to win Best Picture as it upset The Power Of The Dog. Will Smith and Jessica Chastain won their first Oscars.
Chris Rock
personRichard Madeley says Chris Rock is 'worst star I've interviewed' after Will Smith smack. Tory MP Simon Hoare says he too would 'lamp' someone who made a joke about his wife. Incident shocked viewers at home, but also the A-listers in the audience.
the Foo Fighters
organizationFoo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died aged 50. He was found unresponsive in a Colombian hotel, where the band were due to perform. Hawkins joined the band back in 1997, after being recruited by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl.
Foo Fighters
organizationFoo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died, the band announced on Twitter. No cause of death was given. Hawkins joined the band in 1997, replacing drummer William Goldsmith.
Peacocks
organizationDaryl Banks III scored the tying and go-ahead baskets that pushed 15th-seeded Saint Peter's to the brink of the Final Four. The Peacocks will face either No. 4 seed UCLA or No. 8 seed North Carolina in the East Regional final Sunday.
Taylor Hawkins
personTaylor Hawkins was found dead in a hotel room in Bogota, Colombia. Cause of death has not been revealed but it is thought the band were on tour. The father-of-three overdosed on heroin back in 2001, just four years after joining the band. Hawkins joined Foo Fighters in 1997, taking over for original drummer William Goldsmith.
European Union
organizationU.S. commitment to deliver additional liquefied natural gas to the EU is a big step towards making Europe less dependent on Russian gas. Both sides aim to ramp up deliveries to 50 bcm per year over time. Lithuania has appeared to make the first move, striking a significant blow to Putin's energy empire.
Virginia Thomas
personVirginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent a series of text messages to the White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows. The 29 texts, first reported by the Washington Post and CBS News, show Thomas repeating wild, QAnon-influenced claims. Thomas urged Mr Meadows and then-president Donald Trump to press on with challenges to the 2020 election.
Jeff Fortenberry
personU.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, could be sentenced to 15 years in prison. He lied about taking illegal donations from Gilbert Chagoury, a high-flying Nigerian businessman. The case has renewed attention on the access of foreign influencers on US politics.
Gonzaga
organizationNo. 1 seed Gonzaga lost 74-68 to No. 4 Arkansas. Arkansas held Gonzaga almost 20 points below its season average. Villanova held off No. 11 Michigan for a 63-55 win.
Clarence Thomas
personVirginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent text messages. She urged White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn 2020 presidential election. Thomas also urged lawyer Sidney Powell to be “the lead and the face’ of the Trump legal team.
Ginni Thomas
personSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas must immediately recuse himself from any cases relating to the 2020 election and its aftermath. Ginni Thomas colluded extensively with a top White House adviser about overturning Joe Biden’s defeat of then President Donald Trump. Texts are among 2,320 texts Meadows handed to the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Arkansas
organizationJD Notae shot 9 of 29 overall and 2 for 12 from 3-point range yet still did a little bit of everything for Arkansas. The Hogs earned their first ever win against a No. 1 team in the NCAA Tournament.
Mark Meadows
personGinni Thomas is the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. She sent 29 texts to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to try to overturn the 2020 election results. Thomas told Meadows of her support for Trump election lawyer Sidney Powell. Powell had claimed, without evidence, that Venezuela, Cuba and possibly China were behind efforts to swing the election to Biden.
Mark Pomerantz
personMark Pomerantz, 70, a top deputy who had been tasked with running the investigation on a day-to-day basis had begun the Trump probe under former District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. Current DA Alvin Bragg asked him to stay on in the role but he suddenly resigned last month. Trump has not been charged and has repeatedly described the case as a political witch hunt.