but a lot in Hollywood They are calling for the award-awarding academy to sanction the actor for resorting to violence, which in their view has unfairly diverted attention from the evening’s other winners.
A letter signed by Academy President David Rubin and General Manager Dawn Hudson and addressed to thousands of Academy members stressed that "The live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards Sunday was supposed to be a celebration of the many people (…) who have done an amazing job over the past year.".
The message added: "We are shocked and angry that these moments were obscured by the unacceptable and harmful behavior of a candidate on stage".
The problem arose when Rock teased the shaved head of Jedda Pinkett Smith, Will Smith’s wife, who suffers from alopecia areata, which causes hair loss, and who has publicly revealed years ago that she suffers from it.
Smith came up on stage and slapped Rock hard in the face, to the astonishment of the audience in the hall and the spectators who watched the evening from their homes. Smith, 53, shouted the host of the ceremony after returning to sit next to Jada "Let my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!".
Smith then apologized via his account on Instagram From rockstar and organizers as he wrote "My behavior last night at the Oscars is unacceptable and unforgivable".
Oscar Academy officials’ message added "To be very clear, we condemn Smith’s actions"promising to take "Appropriate actions" According to the organization’s regulations.
The letter indicated that this matter will happen according to "A formal process that takes a few weeks".
And American media indicated that the Academy’s board of directors is scheduled to meet on Wednesday evening to evaluate the celebration, as it does every year. Network reported "CNN" TV that slap Will Smith will be "main priority" to the two communities.
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And father will Smith who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in “King Richard” to publicly apologize to Chris Rock and the Academy after the incident.
but a lot in Hollywood They are calling for the award-awarding academy to sanction the actor for resorting to violence, which in their view has unfairly diverted attention from the evening’s other winners.
A letter signed by Academy President David Rubin and General Manager Dawn Hudson and addressed to thousands of Academy members stressed that “the live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards Sunday was supposed to be a celebration of the many people (…) who have done an amazing job over the past year.” “.
“We are shocked and outraged that these moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior of a candidate on stage,” the letter added.
The problem arose when Rock teased the shaved head of Jedda Pinkett Smith, Will Smith’s wife, who suffers from alopecia areata, which causes hair loss, and who has publicly revealed years ago that she suffers from it.
Smith came up on stage and slapped Rock hard in the face, to the astonishment of the audience in the hall and the spectators who watched the evening from their homes. “Let my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth,” Smith, 53, shouted to the host, after returning to sit next to Jada.
Smith then apologized via his account on Instagram From The Rock and the Organizers, he wrote, “My behavior last night at the Oscars is unacceptable and unforgivable.”
“To be very clear, we condemn Smith’s actions,” the Academy officials’ letter added, promising to take “appropriate action” in accordance with regulations.
The letter indicated that this would happen according to “a formal process that takes a few weeks.”
And American media indicated that the Academy’s board of directors is scheduled to meet on Wednesday evening to evaluate the celebration, as it does every year. CNN reported that slapping Will Smith would be a “key priority” for the congregants.