The Academy will be exploring further action and consequences. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was imprisoned for 23 years for sex crimes in March 2020 and banned from the Academy – but he retains his Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, awarded in 1998. In Oscars history, just one award has had to be returned. Earlier on Monday, the 9,900-member Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences condemned Smith’s actions and said it was reviewing the matter.
A day after superstar Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock minutes before accepting the best actor Oscar at the 94th Academy Awards, Hollywood power ...
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Actor Will Smith walked on stage and struck comedian Chris Rock after a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
“The excuses he made tonight were bulls***.” “There is no excuse for what he did. Assault is never the answer. And that’s what a man is supposed to do.” During his acceptance speech, Smith apologised to the Academy and his “fellow nominees”, but did not reference Rock directly. “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said.
The actor says he was "out of line" after he slapped the comedian on stage at the Oscars.
"I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things." He could still receive a gentler sanction such as having his Academy membership suspended, but that may now be less likely following his apology. It would be impossible for any journalist or chat show host to interview either of them while they're plugging a new film without bringing it up. "I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris," he said in a statement. The signs so far suggest he intends to shrug the episode off with good humour. "My behaviour at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.
Actor Will Smith attacked Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, at the ceremony. The joke appeared to reference Pinkett ...
However, it is worth noting that Polanski – who won best director for The Pianist in 2003, almost 30 years after his conviction for rape – has not had his Oscar taken away from him. “My behaviour at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable,” the statement said. The Academy has issued a statement condemning Smith’s actions, announcing it will launch an inquiry to determine further action and consequences. Later in the night, Smith won his first Oscar for his role in King Richard. So was Bill Cosby, who spent more than two years in jail convicted on sexual assault, but had his charges overturned last year. The joke appeared to reference Pinkett Smith’s alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss.
The actor stunned the world on Sunday after slapping Rock for a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
I would like to apologize to the Williams Family and my King Richard Family. I deeply regret that my behavior has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us. “I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.