Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Oscars Slap

Here are the stories you might have missed this week. View in your browser | Update your preferences A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks April 03, 2022 Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Oscars Slap "My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable," the actor says in a new statement. R E A D  M O R E » Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Probably Won't Be Splitting a Milkshake With Two Straws Any Time Soon The former first son-in-law reportedly gave the House January 6 committee "valuable" and "helpful" information about the events surrounding the attack on the Capitol. R E A D  M O R E » "This Shouldn't Happen": Inside the Virus-Hunting Nonprofit at the Center of the Lab-Leak Controversy Chasing scientific renown, grant dollars, and approval from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Peter Daszak transformed the environmental nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance into a government-funded sponsor of risky, cutting-edge virus research in both the U.S. and Wuhan, China. Drawing on more than 100,000 leaked documents, a V.F. investigation shows how an organization dedicated to preventing the next pandemic found itself suspected of helping start one. R E A D  M O R E » Chris Rock's First Stand-Up Set Since the Slap: "How Was Your Weekend?" The comedian took the stage in Boston to roars of approval. R E A D  M O R E » How the Whitney Pulled Off a (Knock on Wood) Scandal-Free Biennial Five years after a painting of Emmett Till set off a new culture-war front—and three years after a vice board chair resigned mid-show—the country's glitziest survey of contemporary art attempts to pull off a show where people talk about the art. R E A D  M O R E » Kirsten Dunst Was In on Amy Schumer's Oscars 2022 Seat-Filler Joke "Wouldn't disrespect that queen like that," Schumer wrote on Instagram, clarifying that a bit involving Dunst and her partner, Jesse Plemons, was scripted. R E A D  M O R E » This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.