Will Smith banned from the Oscars for ten years after slapping Chris Rock

Apr 8 2022

Will Smith has been banned from the Oscars gala and other Academy events for 10 years after he slapped presenter Chris Rock at the Oscars.

In a statement, The Academy said that the 94th Oscars ceremony had been “overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behaviour we saw Mr Smith exhibit on stage” , after Smith slapped Rock for joking about his wife’s shaved head – a result of the hair-loss condition alopecia. Less than an hour later, Will Smith was awarded the best actor award for his role in “King Richard”.

Smith has since apologised for his actions and resigned from the Academy.

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PN’s strategy brought new faces ‘but not new votes’, says Clyde Puli

Apr 8 2022

Former Nationalist Party secretary general Clyde Puli has stated that while the PN’s strategy to sideline members of the old guard may have worked to elect new faces but failed to win new votes.

In a recent Facebook post, Puli highlighted that while the PN gained a number of new MPs, it did not gain votes, shining a light on the PN’s 12,000 lost votes from 2017.

The seasoned politician argued that such a strategy impacted every district except the 2nd and 3rd, where Stephen Spiteri contested, with the first-elected PN candidate being a new face.

Puli did not contest the 2022 general election and together with Kristy Debono, Mario Galea and Claudio Grech, withdrew his candidature on the first day of the electoral campaign.

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WATCH: Two arrested in Qormi for dangerous driving and number of other crimes

Apr 8 2022

Two individuals have been arrested in Triq il-Mitħna, Qormi for a number of suspected crimes which include dangerous driving.

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A spokesperson for the Malta Police Force has revealed that dangerous driving is among the list of suspected crimes, with photos and videos making the rounds on social media showing police officials making the arrest.

ONE News have claimed that the arrests also consider a number of armed robberies from Qormi shops.

Daniel Radcliffe thinks he would be a “natural fit” for the Spider-Man role

Apr 8 2022

As if there weren’t enough Spider-Men already, former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has expressed that he would make for a great Spider-Man and that he is interested in doing superhero films when the opportunity comes.

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Stating that he is “not rushing” into it, Radcliffe told magazine Insider that he thinks he would be a “natural fit” for the web-slinger role after it was done by three very good actors, calling Tom Holland “incredible and [that] no one could ever replace him.”

Despite not mentioning the franchise by name, Radcliffe was probably referring to Holland’s Spider-Man role within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Holland himself all played the role of everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood superhero between 2002 and 2021.

Could you imagine Radcliffe playing the Spider-Man role?

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