ROBYN BECK via Getty ImagesWill Smith has announced his resignation from the Academy following his “shocking, painful, and inexcusable” actions at last weekend’s Oscars. AdvertisementIt comes less than a week on from the ceremony, during which Smith took to the stage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Even Oscars producer Will Packer thought Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was “a bit” at first. “So I immediately went to the Academy leadership that was on site and I said, ‘Chris Rock doesn’t want that’. “So, I was advocating what Rock wanted at that time, which was not to physically remove Will Smith at that time.

Source: Huffington Post April 02, 2022 17:29 UTC