The Academy of Oscars decided on Friday, April 8, to ban Will Smith from any ceremony or event that it will organize for a period of ten years, as punishment for the slap that the actor had struck the comedian. Chris Rock in the middle of a gala evening, at the end of March.
"Will Smith will not be permitted to attend any Academy event or program, in person or virtually," whether or not it is the Oscars, and effective immediately, the board wrote in a statement. administration of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which met Friday morning.
The Academy has accepted Will Smith's resignation, which he submitted last week, but did not strip him of the Best Actor Oscar he received last month for 'The Williams Method'.
Will Smith said he accepts this decision
"The 94th Academy Awards were meant to be a time of celebration for all members of our community who have done an incredible job over the past year," Academy President David Rubin said in a statement.
"However, those moments were overshadowed by Will Smith's unacceptable and damaging behavior on stage."
Will Smith, who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in 'The Williams Way' ("King Richard"), less than an hour after slapping Chris Rock over a bad joke about his woman, said she accepted this decision.
With AFP
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