Academy “Condemns The Actions” Of Will Smith After Chris Rock Slapping Incident; Conducting Formal Review

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The morning after a raucous Oscarcast which saw Will Smith slap presenter Chris Rock in the face over his joke about the King Richard Oscar winner wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued another statement.“The Academy condemns the actions of Mr.

Smith at last night’s show. We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law.”The follows a late night tweet by AMPAS following the altercation in which they posted, “The Academy does not condone violence of any form.”That probe could see Smith ejected from AMPAS or suffer some sort of suspension from the organization and its events, including next year’s Oscars.View co-host and Academy Governor in the Actor’s branch Whoopi Goldberg said today, “We’re not going to take that Oscar from him.”“There will be consequences I’m sure, but I don’t think that’s what they’re going to do, particularly because Chris said ‘Listen, I’m not pressing any charges.’” added Goldberg referring to how Rock wasn’t pressing any charges against Smith with the LAPD.“I think it was a lot of stuff probably built up,” Goldberg said today, noting that Will and Jada Pinkett Smith have been the butt of jokes for various reasons for years, including previous jabs from  Rock. “I think he overreacted…I think he had one of those moments where it was like G.D.

it, just stop. I get it, not everybody acts the way we would like them to act under pressure. And he snapped.”MORE.New and returning series on broadcast, cable and streamingSeries that made it or didn’t make it in 2020-21Broadcast networks’ fall lineups and schedules