The Academy has delivered its verdict.
The Academy of Oscars decided on Friday to ban Will Smith from any ceremony or event it will organize for a period of ten years, as punishment for the slap that the actor had struck comedian Chris Rock in full gala evening at the end of March.
"Mr. 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. directors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which met on Friday morning.
Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars and all other Academy events for 10 years: pic.twitter.com/2soTXFJkr6
— Mariel Turner (@mariel_turner) April 8, 2022
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