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Will Smith Banned from All Academy Events For 10 Years
Apr 8, 2022
Today April 8, 2022, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences banned Will Smith from attending all events of the academy, included are the Oscars for the next 10 years.
After Will Smith walked up on stage to slap Chris Rock for making a GI Jane 2 joke, delayed the Live Oscars Presentations. Smith was asked to leave the Oscars but he refused. A few days later Will Smith, resigned from the Academy after they scheduled a meeting to impose sanctions on him.
The famous Oscars Slap seen around the world will have lasting effects on Will Smith as the Academy banned him for 10 years, and he resigned from the Academy.