{
  "id": 800261,
  "title": "Will Smith’s ‘King Richard’ Co-Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Defends the Oscars Slap: ‘I Stand By That’ Because the First Amendment Should Not ‘Protect A—holes’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/will-smiths-king-richard-co-star-aunjanue-ellis-taylor-defends-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T18:45:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/aunjanue-ellis-taylor-will-smith-oscars-slap-1236834055/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When it comes to Will Smith’s shocking Oscars slap, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is sticking with her “King Richard” co-star. The Oscar nominee, who played Smith’s on-screen wife as the mother of Venus and Serena Williams in the biopic, told The Daily Beast’s “Obsessed” podcast that she understands why Smith stormed the stage in 2022 and smacked […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}