The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has moved up it’s planned date to decide on possible sanctions against Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars ceremony. “I am calling a board meeting for this Friday morning, April 8, at 9:00 am PT, rather than the previously scheduled April 18 meeting, to address possible sanctions for Will Smith in response to his actions during the Oscars broadcast on March 27,” Academy president David Rubin stated in a letter obtained by CNN Wednesday. “We were required to provide Mr. Smith notice 15 days prior to the board meeting at which such action might be taken, and also give him the opportunity to provide the board a written statement no less than five days prior to that meeting. Smith slapped Rock after the comic and actor made a joke from the Oscars stage about Jada Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped hair. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it,” Rock said while presenting the award for best documentary.

Source: CNN April 06, 2022 16:18 UTC