Europe 1 with AFP 9:10 p.m., April 8, 2022
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.
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.
"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 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
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