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Summer of Soulproducer Joseph Patel is weighing in onWill Smith’s headline-making slap atthe 94th annual Academy Awards.At the Sunday ceremony,Chris Rockmade a joke aboutJada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head while presenting the Best Documentary Feature category. The actress, 50, hasalopecia.Smith, 53, proceeded tostorm on stageand slap the 57-year-old comedian across the face, in a now-viral moment from Hollywood’s biggest night.On Wednesday, Patel — who won the Oscar for Best Documentary — said that Smith “robbed” him and the other filmmakers of their celebratory moment....

Matt Blankinship and Frannie Marin.Photo: Robert Voets/CBS (2)Matt BlankinshipandFrannie Marinhave taken their on-screen alliance off-screen!TheSurvivorplayers are officially dating, Blankinship revealed this week, in an interview withEntertainment Weekly.“We’re still dating,” he told the outlet, confirming their relationship. “We’re still going strong.“Of course, Blankinship and Marin’s romance should come as no surprise toSurvivorviewers. The couple met as contestants on season 44 of the competition survival reality show — currently airing on CBS — and immediately hit it off....

Photo: Robert Voets/CBS “Nothing that you experience on a television screen carries the same weight as experiencing it in real life.” – Mari Takahashi,Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X Survivorreturned after its summer hiatus, with a new season and a new theme.David vs. Goliathpits two teams, divided based on a totally incomprehensible rubric, against each other in the world’s greatest strategy game. After a pitched early battle between the tribes, maintenance manager Pat was pulled from the game when he injured his back in an off-camera boat ride between challenges....

Photo: Arnold Turner/Getty Malia Obama’s future in Hollywood is bright. SwarmstarDominique Fishbackrecalled working with the budding screenwriter onDonald Gloverand Janine Nabers’s Amazon Prime Video series during an interview withE! News, raving that Obama, 24, is “so intelligent” and “so cool.” “When we did the mall scene in the first episode, she was there for a while,” said Fishback. “We got to talk. We plan on meeting up and chatting and continuing to build our relationship....

Mackenzie McKeeis single after six years of marriage.TheTeen Mom OGandTeen Mom 3star announced she and husbandJosh McKeeare calling it quits. The couple tied the knot in 2013 and have been dating since 2009.“However I would like to say, that due to stress, me needing to stay focused, the media, etc. I am deciding my marriage needs a break. My heart breaks for my kids. But as of right now, this is what’s best....

Photo: Tyler Baltierra/Instagram TylerandCatelynn Baltierraare going strong. TheTeen Mom OGstars, who are expecting their third child together, celebrated Christmas as a family this week. Catelynn shared a sweet photo of the couple with their arms around each other on Tuesday. She also revealed what presents her husband surprised her with: two pairs of Christian Louboutin heels. The couple — who shares daughterNovalee Reign, almost 4, and placed daughterCarly, 9, for adoption in 2009 —announced in Octoberthat they are expecting another daughter theyare naming Tezlee....

Photo: Kayla Jones/Instagram She announced her daughter’s birth hours later, simply writing, “She’s here!” She added, “I’m exhausted as hell y’all lmao give me a couple of hours.” Kayla Jones/Instagram Kayla J appeared onTeen Mom: Young & Pregnantfor its third season, which premiered last year. The series is scheduled toreturn for a fourth seasonon June 28. “From the moment I knew you would be arriving I was in complete awe, couldn’t believe it and battled within....

Photo: Bri Springs/InstagramBri Springs is rethinking leaving that day job.On Tuesday, theBachelorcontestant joked on her Instagram Story that she was looking to return to her job as a communications manager after recently revealing that she quit her position to go on the dating show.In the post, Springs is seen standing near a luxurious pool overlooking the ocean while talking on the phone and holding a coffee mug.“Me on the phone trying to get my job back,” she captioned the photo of her laughing....

Sarah Trott is speaking out after Monday night’s episode ofThe Bachelorsaw herchoose to leavethe show amid brewing tensions with her fellow contestants. At the end of the episode, which featured a few hostile exchanges between Trott and some of the other women, she told leadMatt Jamesthat she didn’t think she could go on. “I just felt really called to go home and be with my family,” said the 24-year-old broadcast journalist, whose father has ALS....

The Bachelorette‘sHannah Browncontinued hersearch for loveon Monday night — and uncovered “some little red flags” about one contestant in particular. During the Memorial Day episode, Hannah had a one-on-one date and two group dates. The former pageant queen, 24, selected Connor S. for the coveted one-on-one and hinted that the two would be going sailing. The 24-year-old investment analyst said ahead of the date, “I feel like the luckiest guy in the world....

Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Walter McBride/Getty It seems things are heating up — and fast — betweenKaitlyn BristoweandJason Tartick. A little over a week after Tarticksent Bachelor Nation into a frenzyfor asking Bristowe out on a date, she surprised Tartick while he was in Seattle with his pals. “There’s my boy Nate, he’s on the phone with his sweet girlfriend. And there’s Derek. And there’s me, drinking a little —,” he said in the video, as he held up his glass....

Katie ThurstonandBlake Moyneshave taken their romance across the border!TheBachelorettestar, 30, took a trip to Canada to visit her 31-year-old fiancé’s home country in the days following Monday’s season 17 finale, during which the two officially got engaged.Thurstonshared a collection of photos and videosof their journey on her Instagram Story over the weekend.The couple made their way up north on Saturday — but not without first stopping at Tim Hortons, of course....

Gigi Hadidis leaning on Tyler Cameron as she grieves the loss of her grandmother. While both Hadid, 24, and Cameron, 26, have been playing coy about their budding relationship, the pair seemingly confirmed their status as a couple as they were photographed attending the funeral for Hadid’s grandmother, Ans van den Herik,Yolanda Hadid’s mother, whodied Friday from cancer. BACKGRID Fans have been keeping a close eye on Hadid and Cameron’s romance since they were first photographed together atSoHo House in Brooklyn in early August....