The 2022 Oscars winner for Best Actor, Will Smith, has been banned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 10 years due to his slap of Chris Rock after the comedian’s joke during the awards ceremony on March 27th. BREAKING: Will Smith gets a 10-year ban from attending the #Oscars after slapping Chris Rock. Smith resigned his membership in the Academy earlier this week, but was subject to further discipline anyway under the Academy’s Standards of Conduct. “The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 08, 2022 19:20 UTC