OSCAR 2022: Academy Opens Formal Review Into Oscars Slap Incident

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has launched a formal review into Will Smith’s slap on Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars.

On Monday, the Academy condemned Smith’s actions at Sunday’s Oscar awards show. It has now further revealed that action and consequences in accordance with its Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law will be explored.

The academy in a statement said:
“The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show. We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law,”

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Earlier on Monday, the Oscar Academy reviewing the slap incident said in a statement that it “does not condone violence of any form.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, members of the Academy’s board of governors will hold an emergency phone call on Monday.
“Some sanction of Smith is likely to come — perhaps the suspension of his Academy membership, as many Academy members are calling for, but not the revocation of his best actor Oscar, as others would like to see,” the Reporter writes.

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