This keeps going on and on…..
Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences days after slapping Chris Rock on live TV at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27.
“I have directly responded to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable. The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I betrayed the trust of the Academy,” Smith, 53, said in a statement on Friday, April 1, via Variety….
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David Rubin, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, issued a response soon after.
“We have received and accepted Mr. Will Smith’s immediate resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,” Rubin told Us Weekly. “We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy’s Standards of Conduct, in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April 18.”
During the Oscars, Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith‘s shaved head while presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature. Jada, 50, who has been candid about suffering from hair loss due to alopecia, rolled her eyes at the reference to her appearance….
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