Academy bans Will Smith from Oscars ceremony for 10 years over Chris Rock slap
The motion picture academy apologized for not taking steps to “adequately address the situation in the room” after the shocking event.
'The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will prohibit actor Will Smith from attending the Academy Awards for 10 years following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock, the organization announced Friday.
Smith, who slapped Rock for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, already resigned from the group behind the Academy Awards — a move that prevented the motion picture academy from suspending or expelling him.' - more via https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/04/08/academy-bans-will-smith-from-oscars-ceremony-for-10-years-over-chris-rock-slap/