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Given the recent decision of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to prohibit the entry to any physical or virtual event that he performs for the next 10 years to the listed actor Will Smith, due to the slap he gave comedian Chris Rock at the ceremony of the Oscars 2022.
The winner of the award for best actor, spoke before the overwhelming news, accepting his punishment for what happened last March.
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“I accept and respect the Academy’s decision,” Smith said in a statement.
It is worth remembering that the organization made the decision after advancing a meeting initially scheduled for April 18, which would analyze the measures against the actor for the March 27 altercation.
The resignation of Will Smith it means that he is no longer part of the voting body of the Academy, however, it does not prevent the famous actor from being nominated in future celebrations.