Recently, the 94th Oscar Awards, the leading award ceremony in the cinema world, was held. However, this ceremony was on the agenda with another event rather than the movies. World-famous actor Will Smith, 53, slapped comedian Chris Rock, who was joking about his wife on stage, and then warned him with abusive words.
As you can imagine, this event immediately became a world agenda. Will Smith, who was awarded the Best Actor award for the movie King Richard, shared on Instagram the day after the event and apologized to both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Chris Rock, who organized the ceremony. Also, 57-year-old Rock took the stage recently and said that he is still trying to perceive the event. Now, new statements have come from Will Smith about the event.
Will Smith has resigned from the Academy, but what will happen as a result?
First of all, let’s state that the Academy recently launched a disciplinary investigation on the subject and condemned Smith. In their statements, the authorities stated that Will Smith was warned to leave the hall after the incident; however, he added that the player refused this. In addition, it was a matter of curiosity how the Academy would impose sanctions on Smith and whether his membership would be suspended.
While waiting for such a decision from the Academy, new statements came from Will Smith in the past hours. The 53-year-old actor announced his resignation from his Academy membership. Smith, who said he would accept other punishments given by the board, said that he betrayed the trust of the Academy, that he injured Chris Rock, his family and millions of viewers, and that he was offended by saying that it cast a shadow over the awards won by the other nominees at the ceremony. He added that he would ensure that violence never overtakes logic again.
So what does Smith’s resignation mean?
- Retain the Best Actor award for King Richard
- Continue to attend future Academy Award Ceremonies
- To be nominated again at future ceremonies
- He will no longer be able to participate in the voting for the Oscar Awards
Following these statements, a statement came from Academy President David Rubin. Stating that they accepted Will Smith’s resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Rubin stated that the disciplinary investigation against the famous actor would continue until the board meeting on April 18.
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