(03-30-2022, 11:52 PM)rsk19 Wrote:(03-30-2022, 11:07 PM)JamisBanda Wrote: Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after slap, Academy says
Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused, the Academy says.
The body also says it has initiated "disciplinary proceedings" against Smith.
Smith slapped Rock after the comic made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, a result of the hair-loss condition alopecia.
The actor - who won the first Oscar of his career at the ceremony - has since apologised.
In its statement, the Academy said: "Mr Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, [but] we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently."
It also announced it had "initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr Smith for violations of the Academy's Standards of Conduct".
These include inappropriate physical contact, abusive or threatening behaviour, and compromising the integrity of the Academy, it said.
Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after slap, Academy says - BBC News
But they didn’t ask him to relinquish the award and return the Oscar?
They could ban him from future Oscars so that will have a direct impact on his career, what's the point of returning the Oscar anyway ,it's just an award and he wanted it so bad so basically bullied himself through and got it. Now every time he looks at it all he will remember exactly what went through that day. A hollow victory.
They couldn't have dragged him out of the award show when he refused to leave btw, if that happened then he would be the victim of 'No blacks at Oscars' thing again. Another summer of BLM marches.. no thank you.