Just two days after the slapping scandal during the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences initiated disciplinary proceedings against American actor Will Smith. The film association announced this in a statement on Wednesday. Smith’s behavior at the Oscars on Sunday violated the Academy’s code of conduct. As a possible consequence, there is the threat of being excluded from the film association, the industry journals quoted as saying Variety and Hollywood reporters from the message. Smith had Chris Rock at Sunday night’s show slapped on stage after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett. It was about her shaved head, the actress suffers from pathological hair loss. Smith later accepted the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in King Richard. At the On Monday he apologized via Instagram. The Academy Board met on Wednesday to discuss next steps. The next meeting is scheduled for April 18th. According to the announcement, after the incident on the Oscar stage, Smith was asked by the organizers to leave the awards ceremony. But he did not comply.
- Following Wednesday’s emergency meeting, the Academy also issued an apology to Chris Rock, guests and viewers. They wanted to apologize for what happened to the comedian on their stage and thank him for his resilience, the statement said. Rock, who initially did not comment publicly after the incident, was on stage Wednesday night with his comedy show “Ego Death Tour” in Boston. There the 57-year-old was greeted with thunderous applause, like the film sheet Variety reported. He would still “process” the Oscar incident and address it at a later date. “And this is going to be serious and fun,” the comedian said loudly Variety. According to the newspaper, ticket sales for Rock’s performances have multiplied.