Sunday, February 16, 2025

Grammys Offer Second Chances to Ostracized Will Smith, Chris Brown

This year, the Grammys are offering seconf chances to two outliers.

Chris Brown won Best R&B album this afternoon. On Grammy eve in 2009, Brown was arrested for beating Rihanna black and blue. He was convicted of domestic assault and received 5 years of probation and community service.

Only in the Trump world could he given an award.

In 2022 Will Smith hit Chris Rock on the Oscars. He was suspended by the Academy for 10 years and lost a lot of work and respect.

Tonight Smith is speaking on stage during the Quincy Jones memorial tribute.

Go figure.

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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