Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Academy Awards for the next 10 years, as a result of his slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during this year’s Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced in a statement obtained by CNN.
Highlights
- Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Academy Awards for the next 10 years.
- The decision was made during a Board of Governors meeting held earlier in the day in Los Angeles.
- “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision,” Smith said in a statement to CNN.
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the ban during an earlier meeting of the board of governors on Friday.
- The meeting, initially scheduled for April 18, was expedited after Smith announced his resignation from the Academy last week.