Will Smith Gets 10-Year Oscars Ban Over Chris Rock Slap At the Oscar Awards 2022 Ceremony

The
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences
on
Friday,
April
8,
banned
Will
Smith
from
attending
the
Oscar
Awards
or
any
other
Academy
event
for
10
years
following
his
slap
of
Chris
Rock
at
the
2022
Academy
Awards.
The
move
comes
after
a
meeting
of
the
academy’s
Board
of
Governors
to
discuss
a
response
to
Smith’s
actions.

“The
94th
Oscars
were
meant
to
be
a
celebration
of
the
many
individuals
in
our
community
who
did
incredible
work
this
past
year;
however,
those
moments
were
overshadowed
by
the
unacceptable
and
harmful
behavior
we
saw
Mr.
Smith
exhibit
on
stage,”
the
Academy
said
in
a
statement.

Smith
pre-emptively
resigned
from
the
Academy
last
week
during
the
run-up
to
the
meeting
and
said
he
would
accept
any
punishment
the
Academy
handed
down.

“I
accept
and
respect
the
Academy’s
decision,” Smith
said
in
a
statement.

The
Academy
also
apologised
for
its
handling
of
the
situation
and
allowing
Will
Smith
to
stay
and
accept
his
Best
Actor
Award
for

King
Richard.

“During
our
telecast,
we
did
not
adequately
address
the
situation
in
the
room.
For
this,
we
are
sorry,”
the
Academy
said.
“This
was
an
opportunity
for
us
to
set
an
example
for
our
guests,
viewers
and
our
Academy
family
around
the
world,
and
we
fell
short
—
unprepared
for
the
unprecedented.
”

(AP)
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