And So It Begins…

With just three days to go before Los Angeles works out how best to host the Oscars during wartime, Will Smith has become the first actor to declare publicly that he won't be attending the ceremony. 'He felt uncomfortable in attending and respectfully asked to be excused,' explained the star's publicist in a statement released today. 'There's no agenda, there's no speeches. He just felt uncomfortable in attending.' Will the actor's 'exsqueeze me' be the first of many? We wait with baited breath...