CHRIS ROCK SLAPS BACK 

It's been a year since the 2022 Oscars saw the slap heard 'round the world, and the recipient of said slap, comedian Chris Rock, has finally, explicitly addressed the infamous moment in a live stand up special for Netflix. Titled Selective Outrage, it also tackled hot topics such as "wokeness," racism, and addiction, but Rock saved his comments about Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith for the last 10 minutes of his set. After some not-safe-for-morning-TV kind of jokes, Rock said the slap was more about the couple's relationship than him. He also said you won't see him sitting down to talk about the incident with the likes of Oprah, saying "it will never happen."

CREED III WINS AT BOX OFFICE

Creed III knocked out its competition at the box office this weekend and became the reigning champ of its own franchise, beating out its two predecessors and pulling off the highest ever debut for a sports movie. The movie raked in $58.7 million dollars domestically and $41.8 million internationally for a total of more than $100 million. This means it has already earned back its $75 million budget and surpassed two-time champ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

TEENAGE MUTANT MAYHEM 

Paramount Pictures has dropped its teaser trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, the latest installment in a franchise about nunchuck-wielding, pizza-gobbling, crime-fighting turtles named after artists from the Italian Renaissance. The CGI flick stars Micah Abbey as Donatello, Shamon Brown Jr. as Michelangelo, Nicolas Cantu as Leonardo, and Brady Noon as Raphael. Comedian Hannibal Burris, John Cena, Jackie Chan, and Ice Cube are also in the credits. The movie is set to hit theaters on August 4, 2023. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver are producing. 

Updated March 7, 2023 at 11:58 a.m. ET to add "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" trailer video.

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