Will Smith banned from Oscars: A look at who else got the boot from the academy
09.04.2022 - 05:27
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Will Smith was banned from attending the Oscars and any other Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences event for the next decade, the academy announced Friday following a meeting to address Smith's slap of Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards last month. Smith slapped Rock after the presenter made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, referring to the 1997 film "G.I.
Jane," starring Demi Moore. Pinkett Smith, 50, has struggled with alopecia.
In addition to the board's decision, Smith previously resigned from the academy. Here's a look at other Hollywood figures who have been banned from either attending the ceremony – similar to Smith – or from the academy altogether: Will Smith was banned from attending the Oscars and any academy event for the next decade, the academy announced Friday.
(AP/Chris Pizzello, File) Adam Kimmel 2021 Cinematographer Adam Kimmel was banned by the academy last year and removed as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Kimmel, who is behind films like 2005's "Capote" and 1996's "Beautiful Girls," was arrested in 2003 and pleaded guilty to rape in the third degree, Variety reported. As part of his sentencing, he had to register as a sex offender.
In a statement to the outlet at the time, Kimmel stated it was "consensual sex with someone under the legal age of consent." He was 43.The girl was under 17. In 2010, Kimmel was arrested again on charges of fourth-degree sexual assault, two counts of risk of injury and failing to register as a sex offender in Connecticut, according to the publication. Kimmel disputed the allegations but was convicted on the last charge. Variety noted this crime resulted in his removal from the Brad Pitt movie "Moneyball." Roman
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