Chris Rock jokes “I got my hearing back” after Will Smith banned from Oscars for slap
...and Ricky Gervais finds the final funny in Will Smith’s Oscars ban
Academy bans Will Smith from Oscars for 10 years
Smith, who resigned from the Academy last week, replied soon after in a statement, saying “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision”
Nehemiah Persoff, one of Hollywood’s busiest actors, dies at 102
He was in constant demand to play ethnic characters including Egyptians, Moroccans, Greeks, Italians and Russians
