Will Smith excluded from huge Oscars honour after Chris Rock altercation

LOS ANGELES -- The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.The move comes after a meeting of the academy's Board of Governors to discuss a response to Smith's actions. It is unclear whether the ban would apply to future nominations.“The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year; however, those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr.

Will Smith will discover whether he will lose his Academy Award today. The King Richard actor could be stripped of his Oscar on Friday. The vote between Academy governors is reportedly 50/50.

Still reeling from the incident. Amy Schumer, who cohosted the 2022 Oscars, further discussed the Will Smith and Chris Rock drama in her most recent standup routine.

At the Grammys on Sunday, the hosts took the chance to make subtle digs at Will Smith’s already-infamous altercation at the Oscars. The 94th Academy Awards saw milestone wins for CODA, but it was overshadowed by one event - after Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia, Will walked on stage and slapped him.

Oscars producer Will Packer has claimed the Los Angeles Police Department was "prepared" to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during the Academy Awards. Packer, who produced Sunday's ceremony, told Good Morning America in an interview pre-released on Thursday that LAPD officers were willing to arrest Smith for battery after he slapped Rock in response to a joke made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. However, Rock wasn't interested in taking further action and was "dismissive" about his options during a conversation backstage.

An unexpected bump. Will Packer, who produced the 2022 Oscars, is opening up about what went down behind the scenes after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.

New details have emerged surrounding the question of why Will Smith wasn’t removed from the 94th Academy Awards following his viral smacking of Chris Rock. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday's Oscar ceremony after striking Rock but, they claim, he refused to do so. "Jada, ‘GI Jane 2,’ I can’t wait to see it," Rock said on stage in front of the Oscars audience, including to an unhappy Pinkett Smith.  The actress has been publicly outspoken about how she deals with alopecia – an autoimmune condition that causes hair loss.

Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday's Oscars after hitting Chris Rock but refused, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has said. It comes as many questioned why the former Fresh Prince was allowed to remain seated in the front row after the incident. "Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated," the academy said in a statement.

Shortly after Will Smith and Chris Rock’s confrontation during the 2022 Oscars, the Academy requested the departure of the King Richard star.

Jim Carrey, 60, was “sickened” by the standing ovation that Will Smith, 53, got at the 2022 Academy Awards on March 27. The King Richard star received huge support in the room when he won the Oscar for Best Actor, after he slapped Chris Rock, 57, on the stage earlier that night. Jim appeared on CBS Mornings two days later and explained to Gayle King why he was so turned off by the viral altercation.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorOrdinarily on an Oscars Sunday, the peak interest in Hollywood’s big awards show is around the top winners. But this year was… different.According to data from Google, in the 11 p.m.

Jada Pinkett Smith shared a cryptic message about healing on Instagram days after her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a joke. Rock quipped about Pinkett Smith's bald head while presenting an award at the 2022 Oscars on Sunday evening.The joke prompted Smith to walk on-stage and slap Rock in the face. Smith has since apologized directly to Rock and to the Academy.

Chris Rock has declined to file a police reported after Will Smith slapped him on live TV at the Oscars on Sunday night.The comedian, 57, was hosting the awards ceremony when he made a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, which led to the actor getting on stage to hit him, before yelling: "Keep my wife's name out of your f****** mouth." Speaking about the altercation between the two, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed that Chris had declined to file a police report. A spokesperson said the force is "aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards programme... [which] involved one individual slapping another".

In the rearview window. Chris Rock chose to focus on having fun after getting slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.

It appears actions might, in fact, have consequences.

Sheree Zampino has taken to social media to share a snap of her basking in her ex-husband Will Smith’s glory after the actor was awarded his first ever Oscar. Will, 53, and Sheree were married between the years of 1992 and 1995, and share 29 year old son Trey together.The I Am Legend actor went on to marry Jada Pinkett Smith two years after his divorce from Sheree. While the pair went their separate ways some time ago, Sheree, 54, still supports her ex-husband, and celebrated his Oscar win with him.

Will Smith was spotted enjoying his Oscars win and dancing at the Vanity Fair after party Sunday night after he slapped presenter Chris Rock during the award show earlier in the evening. Shortly before appearing at the party, Smith slapped Rock across the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. However, once at the after party Smith was mobbed by people filming the scene and squeezing next to him for selfies following his best actor win for his role in "King Richard." Smith danced and rapped along to a mash-up of his own songs, from "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" to "Summertime." "Congratulations Will Smith, I love you!" shouted DJ D-Nice as he spun the medley.

The morning after a raucous Oscarcast which saw Will Smith slap presenter Chris Rock in the face over his joke about the King Richard Oscar winner wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued another statement.

It’s safe to say the 94th Academy Awards were a roller-coaster for the Smith family — and not just because Will Smith stormed the stage to slap Chris Rock over his joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.

“Obviously, he’s got emotional problems,” said Howard Stern on this SiriusXM show today about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last night. “Where’s security? This is a live television event. Not one person came out, because he’s Will Smith.”