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Why Did the Oscars Omit Will Smith’s Best Actor Speech From YouTube Until Now?

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Clayton Davis Roughly a month after a chaotic Academy Awards ceremony ended, the full speeches from this year’s telecast were finally made available on the Oscars YouTube page over the past few days.

But until about 2 p.m. Tuesday, there was one dramatic exception. Will Smith’s best actor speech for his performance in “King Richard” was conspicuously absent from the uploads posted Monday and earlier.Variety reached out to ABC and the Academy for comment on this story.

Just before this story was published, the Academy uploaded Smith’s video clip, after the organization uploaded the final category of the evening, best picture, which went to Apple Original Films’ “CODA.”Did it have something to do with the slap heard around the world and Smith’s controversial, tear-streaked speech that he delivered later that same night?

All of the clips of the winners had been released over the last seven days, in the order of their presentation. Anthony Hopkins later referenced Smith’s speech in his introduction for the best actress prize, but that part of his remarks was also left on the cutting room floor when things were uploaded.Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after slapping comedian and presenter Chris Rock during the Oscars telecast, resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences five days after the incident.

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