Will Smith’s Violent Outburst Made the Oscars Impossible to Love

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The vibes were actually good… until the most famous man in the world assaulted a beloved comedian. How do we reconcile that?

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There was a time when we thought no one would ever care about the Oscars.

Ratings had done a beautiful swan dive into a tropical lake of irrelevance.

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