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Notes on a Scandal: The Worst Week for Hollywood

What I’m hearing about the post-slap resignation, the Will Packer fallout, what happens to Smith’s projects, the race issue, and the Scientology question.

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Matthew Belloni
April 4, 2022

As Jerrod Carmichael noted in his great SNL monologue last night, it’s kinda hard to believe that The Slap was just a week ago. It feels like a different era. Since I’ve now written two long missives on this subject, today I’m emptying my notebook with some brief news and notes…