'You Don't Need Them People's Approval': Fans Tell Will Smith to Move on Following Report Chris Rock Is a Big Obstacle to Rescinding Actor’s 10-Year Oscars Ban

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'You Don't Need Them People's Approval': Fans Tell Will Smith to Move on Following Report Chris Rock Is a Big Obstacle to Rescinding Actor’s 10-Year Oscars Ban

Two years after being banned from the Oscar Awards, Will Smith has some momentum to have the Academy reinstate him, a new report claims. The […]

'You Don't Need Them People's Approval': Fans Tell Will Smith to Move on Following Report Chris Rock Is a Big Obstacle to Rescinding Actor’s 10-Year Oscars Ban

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