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‘Why Did He Get a Pass?’: Academy Reckons With the Slap • Shock turns to hand-wringing over how the Oscars’ leadership should handle Will Smith hitting Chris Rock—and whether the King Richard star will face any public fallout over the act of violence

Behind CODA’s Big Win: ‘This Movie Became the Disrupter’ • As Apple TV+ upstages Netflix for best picture, the film’s producing team elaborates on the carefully crafted awards season rollout for the drama that peaked just at the right time

Bob Chapek’s Missteps Fuel Confidence Crisis at Disney • Amid a staff revolt over his handling of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, insiders speculate how long he might last on the job: ‘There’s a lack of awareness’

Why Star Wars and Marvel Are Crucial to Disney+ • Though Disney movies (like Encanto) score sizable viewership figures, a close look at Nielsen’s streaming data shows that none of the service’s original series outside its top two franchises has had notable staying power

More Wolf? CNN+ Joins Crowded Field • The cable news brand bets it has fans willing to pay for more of its talent — even if rivals are free

The Playlist • Podcast and audio news worth following

NETFLIX KEEPS UP TORRID VIDEO GAME STUDIO BUYING SPREE

After Oscars, Flee Finds Next Act in Books

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

7 Days of DEALS • Who’s inking on the dotted line this week

Love Is Blind Holds Viewers

Minha Kim • The Korean actress shines with her first major role in the Apple TV+ epic Pachinko: ‘She was undeniable’

Ina Garten Moves From Cooking Into Chatting • The Barefoot Contessa, star of a new Discovery+ interview series, on her life’s biggest barrier, why her publisher didn’t ‘get’ her first book and the universal allure of cooking

A New Members’ Club to Support ‘Inward Work’ • With Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz as key partners, Storyhouse Foundation will open in Koreatown in April: ‘The U.N. for creatives,’ says founder Sylvia M. Zakhary

A Very L.A. Makeover for Armani on Rodeo • Silhouetted palm trees — ‘the emblem of Los Angeles,’ says the designer — decorate the luxury label’s renovated Beverly Hills boutique, which includes a special new room for made-to-order womenswear

‘Modern Design’ Surf Brand From South Africa Pops Up on Abbot Kinney

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

Did I Really Say That?

Rambling Reporter

Red Carpet

Power Dining

Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news

Birthdays

Clea Shearer & Joanna Teplin • The doyennes of color-coded organization talk about the return of their Netflix series, expanding their merchandising arm and the long, long list of dream clients (attention Meghan Markle!)

Does Hollywood Need to Rethink its China Strategy? • As the Asian power’s domestic film market thrives, the disappointing box office for Warner Bros.’ The Batman suggests a continuing decline in audience enthusiasm for U.S. tentpoles: ‘China seems to have turned its back on Hollywood’

Diminishing Returns in the Middle Kingdom • In the past five years, Chinese tentpoles have steadily outpaced Hollywood’s

‘This Is Our Moment’

The Arrivals, the Winners

‘IT SHOWS ME AS MYSELF IN EVERY WAY’

Execs on Parade

RAMBLING REPORTER

The Preshow Parties

BILL HADER IS KILLING IT • For the star and creator of HBO’s...