Oscar 2022: the Hollywood Academy condemns Will Smith’s slap and analyzes possible consequences
The Oscars film academy on Monday condemned Will Smith’s slap in the face of Chris Rock at Sunday’s ceremony and announced a review of the incident.
In a statement, the academy said that “will analyze actions and consequences in accordance with California law and the agency’s standards of conduct.
Smith slapped Rock across the face onstage after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Moments later, Smith won his first Oscar for best actor for “King Richard”
Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, a result of hair loss from alopecia.
The incident overshadowed what should have been Hollywood’s biggest celebration and overshadowed the achievements of others.A member of the Academy of Cinema, Arts and Sciences, the organization in charge of the Oscar ceremony, told the BBC.
“I woke up very bummed out by what Will Smith did,” said an Academy member, who asked not to be named. “For me, it stole the spotlight. I don’t think that was the place to be so violent. Most people were shocked. There were children there. It was a place to celebrate.”
Monday’s statement from the organization behind the Oscars reads: “The Academy condemns Mr. Smith’s actions in the ceremony last night. We have officially begun a formal review of the incident and will explore further actions and consequences consistent with our statutes, standards of conduct, and California law.”
Shortly after the Sunday night incident, Smith was seen apparently being comforted by actors Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry.
Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish, who co-starred with Jada Pinkett Smith in the 2017 sitcom Girls Trip, described the exchange to People magazine as “the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in my life”. And he noted that Smith had defended his wife.
This Monday, the 53-year-old actor offered an apology via Instagram to Chris Rock, the Academy and the public.
“My behavior at the Academy Awards it was unacceptable and inexcusable. Teasing at my expense is part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me and I reacted emotionally,” she continued.
“I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of place and I was wrong. I am ashamed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”
A mistake
However, many said Smith was wrong to use violence.
Marshall Herskovitz, a film producer, tweeted early Monday morning: “I ask the Academy, of which I am a member, to take disciplinary action against Will Smith. He disgraced our entire community.”
Roger Ross Williams, a black member of the Academy’s board of trustees, told “The Hollywood Reporter” that the confrontation brought him to tears because it “reinforces stereotypes about black people and it hurts me to the core.”
Rock’s joke referenced the 1997 film GI Jane, played by Demi Moore with a shaved head.
On social media, some users suggested that Smith’s actions might have violated the Academy’s code of conduct and wondered if Smith would be asked to return his Best Actor award, which he collected onstage shortly after slapping the actor. Rock.
The code states that the Academy is “categorically opposed to any form of abuse, harassment or discrimination,” including those members who act “in a manner that violates standards of decency.”
It also reserves the right to have the Academy board suspend or expel those who violate the code.
However, Hollywood pundits such as actress Whoopi Goldberg have said Smith is unlikely to lose her award.
“We are not going to take that Oscar away from him,” he predicted. “There will be consequences, I’m sure, but I don’t think that’s what they’re going to do.”
Smith won the award, his first, for his portrayal of Richard Williamsthe father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, in the movie “King Richard.”
In a tearful acceptance speech, Smith apologized to his fellow nominees but not to Rock, saying “love makes you do crazy things.”
His wife previously described hair loss due to orna autoimmune disease as “scary”.
She seemed surprised when Rock joked. “Jada, I can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved head and a 1997 film in which the main character sports a shaved head.
Moments later, Smith took the stage and punched Rock before returning to his seat and yelling, “Keep my wife’s name out of your [improperio] mouth”.
Comedian Kathy Griffin said that the slap feels a dangerous precedent.
“Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in the comedy clubs and theaters,” he wrote.
Rock declined to press charges and has not commented publicly on the slap.
In the moments after the altercation, he joked that it was probably “the biggest night in television history”, before handing out the award for best documentary.
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The Oscars film academy on Monday condemned Will Smith’s slap in the face of Chris Rock at Sunday’s ceremony and announced a review of the incident.
In a statement, the academy said that “will analyze actions and consequences in accordance with California law and the agency’s standards of conduct.
Smith slapped Rock across the face onstage after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Moments later, Smith won his first Oscar for best actor for “King Richard”
Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, a result of hair loss from alopecia.
The incident overshadowed what should have been Hollywood’s biggest celebration and overshadowed the achievements of others.A member of the Academy of Cinema, Arts and Sciences, the organization in charge of the Oscar ceremony, told the BBC.
“I woke up very bummed out by what Will Smith did,” said an Academy member, who asked not to be named. “For me, it stole the spotlight. I don’t think that was the place to be so violent. Most people were shocked. There were children there. It was a place to celebrate.”
Monday’s statement from the organization behind the Oscars reads: “The Academy condemns Mr. Smith’s actions in the ceremony last night. We have officially begun a formal review of the incident and will explore further actions and consequences consistent with our statutes, standards of conduct, and California law.”
Shortly after the Sunday night incident, Smith was seen apparently being comforted by actors Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry.
Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish, who co-starred with Jada Pinkett Smith in the 2017 sitcom Girls Trip, described the exchange to People magazine as “the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in my life”. And he noted that Smith had defended his wife.
This Monday, the 53-year-old actor offered an apology via Instagram to Chris Rock, the Academy and the public.
“My behavior at the Academy Awards it was unacceptable and inexcusable. Teasing at my expense is part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me and I reacted emotionally,” she continued.
“I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of place and I was wrong. I am ashamed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”
A mistake
However, many said Smith was wrong to use violence.
Marshall Herskovitz, a film producer, tweeted early Monday morning: “I ask the Academy, of which I am a member, to take disciplinary action against Will Smith. He disgraced our entire community.”
Roger Ross Williams, a black member of the Academy’s board of trustees, told “The Hollywood Reporter” that the confrontation brought him to tears because it “reinforces stereotypes about black people and it hurts me to the core.”
Rock’s joke referenced the 1997 film GI Jane, played by Demi Moore with a shaved head.
On social media, some users suggested that Smith’s actions might have violated the Academy’s code of conduct and wondered if Smith would be asked to return his Best Actor award, which he collected onstage shortly after slapping the actor. Rock.
The code states that the Academy is “categorically opposed to any form of abuse, harassment or discrimination,” including those members who act “in a manner that violates standards of decency.”
It also reserves the right to have the Academy board suspend or expel those who violate the code.
However, Hollywood pundits such as actress Whoopi Goldberg have said Smith is unlikely to lose her award.
“We are not going to take that Oscar away from him,” he predicted. “There will be consequences, I’m sure, but I don’t think that’s what they’re going to do.”
Smith won the award, his first, for his portrayal of Richard Williamsthe father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, in the movie “King Richard.”
In a tearful acceptance speech, Smith apologized to his fellow nominees but not to Rock, saying “love makes you do crazy things.”
His wife previously described hair loss due to orna autoimmune disease as “scary”.
She seemed surprised when Rock joked. “Jada, I can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved head and a 1997 film in which the main character sports a shaved head.
Moments later, Smith took the stage and punched Rock before returning to his seat and yelling, “Keep my wife’s name out of your [improperio] mouth”.
Comedian Kathy Griffin said that the slap feels a dangerous precedent.
“Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in the comedy clubs and theaters,” he wrote.
Rock declined to press charges and has not commented publicly on the slap.
In the moments after the altercation, he joked that it was probably “the biggest night in television history”, before handing out the award for best documentary.
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