The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday (6 April) that it will advance its annual meeting by 10 days in order to discuss possible sanctions for Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at last month’s Oscars.
Five days after the slap, Smith sent an official resignation to the Academy, stripping him of his membership to the Oscars awards body.
Smith has since apologised to Rock for his actions that occurred after Rock jokingly referred to Jada Pinkett Smith as “GI Jane”.
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