According to a statement released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization has begun disciplinary action against Will Smith after he slapped host Chris Rock during the Oscars telecast on March 27. That same evening, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in “King Richard,” the actor’s first award after two previous acting nominations for “Ali” and “The Pursuit of Happyness.” In his acceptance speech, Smith apologized for the altercation.
He later apologized to Rock personally in a public statement. The Academy said in their statement that Smith had violated the terms of the organization’s code of conduct, “including inappropriate…The post The Academy has Begun Disciplinary Proceedings Against Will Smith appeared first on /Film.
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