The Academy of Oscars brings forward its meeting to sanction Will Smith

Will Smith will know sooner than expected what the American Film Academy will decide after the slap he inflicted on Chris Rock.

The date of April 18 had been announced, but it was brought forward, probably not to drag out a case that continues to embarrass Hollywood.

The meeting will now take place this "Friday at 9 am".

“The date of April 18 was set in accordance with California law and our standards of conduct because our agenda included the possibility of suspending or expelling Mr. Smith from the Academy.

We were required to notify Mr. Smith 15 days prior to the board meeting at which such action might be taken, and to provide him with an opportunity to provide the board with a written statement at least five days prior to such meeting,” continues the press release, signed by the president of the Academy, David Rubin, and relayed by

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Exclusion

The Academy hinted that the consequences of his act could be severe.

The acceleration of the procedure seems to go in this direction, even if it is no longer possible to dismiss Will Smith or to suspend him from the organization, since he himself resigned.

Among the possible sanctions (although some are unlikely), the Academy could decide to prohibit him from being nominated for the Oscars or even from attending the ceremony, as well as asking him to return the statuette he won for

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Variety

specifies that the meeting will take place virtually, via Zoom.

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