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 Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Academy Award for the next 10 years, as a result of his Slapping comedian Chris Rock on sage during this Year's Oscars ceremony, The Academy of Motion picture Arts & Sciences announced in a statement.  "The board has decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022 , Mr Smith shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually, including but not limited to the Academy Awards, "Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement on Friday.  The decision was made during a board of Governors meeting held earlier in the day in Los Angeles. The meeting, initially schedules for April 18, was expedited after Smith announced his resignation from the Academy last week.  Smith issued a quick, concise statement on his ban from the Oscars for the next decade.  "I accept and respect the Academy's decision," the Actor said in a statement. The Academy's letter ad

 Following the altercation between Will smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, Netflix and Sony have decided to put their upcoming projects with him on hold.  According to the Hollywood Reporter, Smith was set to star in the next Netflix film "Fast and "Loose." However, sources close to the outlet say that the streaming giant has made it known that it is no longer working on the initiative.  According to the Hollywood Reporter, "Fast and Loose" had just lost its director, David Leitch, a week before the Oscars incident. Despite acting quickly "to put out an urgent" request for a filmmaker to direct "Fast and Loose", Netflix "quietly" scrapped the movie following Smith's behaviour at the Academy Awards.  The Hollywood reporter also mentioned that Sony had put a halt to the production of "Bad Boys 4" which will Smith was to star in.

 

 Idris Elba was taking requests at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal wedding reception! The actor, who DJ the couple's 2018 event, spilled the beans about one of the songs the Duchess of Sussex asked to be played on her big day. Elba revealed Dr Dre's 1999 hit song, "still D.R.E," was Meghan's choice," and all of the guests "went off" when it was played.  When asked about the song that got the royals on the dance floor, Elba said Whitney Houston's "I wanna Dance with Somebody" was a crowd pleaser. "They went off on that tune, "Elba said.

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  The Cinema Exhibition Association of Nigeria on Monday said that it generated N346.6 million from tickets sold across the country in March.  The CEAN's National president, Patrick Lee, said that the figure represented 45 percent increase compared to 189 million realized in March 2021.  He also stated that there was a seven percent improvement in ticket sales in March, as N301.48 milion ws generated in February.  he listed the highest-grossing films in Nigeria in the month of March as "The Batman", "Uncharted", "The contractor", "A Simple Lie" and "Turning Red".  "For the month of March 2022, we have N346,607,688.00 ticket sales, this is quite encouraging compared to what we had in February, N301,480,148.00. " The Batman sold the highest number of tickets accounting for 39 percent of box office revenue fir the month of March. "Comparatively, 2022 has continued to record higher box office revenue than 2021, March show

  Forbes is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. The Magazine which is published eight times a year features articles on finance, industry, investing and marketing topics.  It is also well known for its list and rankings, including the richest Americans, wealthy celebrities, +more.  On Tuesday, Forbes released its annual billionaires list. the likes of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Rihanna and many more made the cut. Being the first on the list for the first time is Elon  Musk whose estimated $219 billion fortune was strengthened over the last year as he added $68 billion to his fortune with the success of Tesla.   Elon beat Jeff  Bezos for the first time in four years as Amazon stock droppe and his charitable giving increased, lessening his net worth by $6 billion. Bezos still has $171 billion to his name.  However, the top five are French luxury goods Tycoon Bernard Arnault, with a net worth of $158 bill

  The Nollywood screen diva, Rita Dominic is set to walk down the aisle with her heartthrob, Fidelis Anosike.  The couple got engaged some time ago and have privately been putting plans together for their upcoming wedding,   Dominic and Anosike will reportedly be getting married in Imo state on April 18th and 19th this year. Anosike, is the founder of Folio Media Group, a multi-media company that own Daily Time Nigeria (founded in 1926), the country's oldest newspaper.  

  Although the likes of Wizkid, Burnaboy, Femi Kuti, Made Kuti and Tems were nominated in different categories, no Nigeria won a Grammy Award last night, Nigerian stars who have won a Grammy award. 1 Sade Adu : The first on the list to win a Grammy award is Nigerian-born British singer and songwriter, Helen Folasade Adu, popularly known as Sade Adu.   Sade is one of the most successful British Female artists in history and is often recognised as an influence on contemporary music. She is the first artist of Nigerian origin to win the Grammy award. Her first Grammy win was in 1986 for "Best New Artist" then another followed in 1994 with "No ordinary Love" for best R&B Performance by a Duo with Vocals.    She won her third Grammy in 2002 with "lovers Rock" in the Best Pop Vocal album and bagged her Fourth in 2011 with "Soldier of love for the Best R&B performance. 2 Seal: Nigerian-British singer and songwriter, Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, best

 Here are five nominees, some household names, some newcomers on the cusp of making history: 1 Kenye West : Kenye will earn a place in history if he surpasses Jay-Z's 23 Grammy wins, the most for a hip hop artist.  He has 22 Grammys and is nominated for five more, including album of the year for "Donda". 2 Boy band BTS : The group band will make history if their album "Butter" wins in the pop duo/group performance category.  They will be the first K-pop act to win a Grammy. 3 Olivia Rodrigo : Rodrigo has been nominated for seven awards for her debut album "sour". At 19, she could become the second-youngest artist to sweep the Grammys' four major categories; best album, best song, best record and new artist. 4 Tony Bennett : Bennett has five nominations this year for his collaboration with Lady Gaga. He won his first Grammy in 1963, and at 95 he's the oldesdt person ever to release an album of new material. 5 Jon Batiste : Jon Batiste leads all