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Will Smith resigns as Oscar Academy member
Chris Rock mocks Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett, during the Oscars. Will Smith, who heard the joke, climbed on stage and slapped Chris Rock.
Will Smith has said he could not accept his wife’s joke about Jada Pinkett’s bald head.
Zada Pinkett, 50, suffers from alopecia areata. He revealed this in a show in 2018.
A “disciplinary inquiry” has been launched against Will Smith.
Under the circumstances, Smith has resigned as a member of the Oscar Academy.
“My action at the 94th Academy Awards was shocking, painful and unforgivable,” Will Smith said in a statement Friday.
He added, “The list of people I have hurt is long, and I have hurt Chris, his wife, my dear friends, those who were on the show, and the global audience.”
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Will Smith – Jada Pinkett Smith
“I have shattered my confidence in the academy. I have snatched the opportunity to celebrate the Oscar nominees and award winners for their outstanding work. My mind is shattered,” he said.
He said he wants “their achievements to be the focus”.
“I am committed to working to ensure that change takes time and that I do not allow violence to continue again for no apparent reason,” he concluded.
David Rubin, president of the Oscar Academy, acknowledged that his resignation was a signal of a formal antitrust inquiry into the allegations.
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Chris Rock
Speaking at a stage show in Boston on Wednesday, Chris Rock said, “I’m still trying to understand what happened.”
It has also been reported that he has decided not to file a criminal case against Will Smith.
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