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Academy Releases Statement Condemning Will Smith's Actions, Says Inquiry Into Incident 'Will Take a Few Weeks'

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is making another statement about confrontation that took place between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

During the awards show on Sunday night (March 27), the comedian was presenting an award and made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.

After she seemed upset by the joke, Will jumped on stage and slapped Chris in the face, then returned to his seat and shouted profanities at him.

The Academy released a statement about the incident a day later. They followed up with another letter on Tuesday night, condemning Will‘s actions once more and sharing an update about where they were in the investigation process. Click inside to find out what they wrote… The Academy asked that the public respect that a formal review of the incident “will take a few weeks” and added that they were “upset and outraged” that Will‘s actions had overshadowed the hard work the show was supposed to celebrate.

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