Nearly two weeks after ‘the slap that was heard around the world’, actor Will Smith awaits a disciplinary decision from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Will Smith, right, slaps presenter Chris Rock on stage during the Oscars on March 27 in Los Angeles.
The governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will meet on Friday to discuss what disciplinary action, if any, to take against Smith for slapping Rock during the Oscars ceremony on March 27. Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the Oscars. Pinkett Smith has said she shaved her head because she suffers from alopecia, which caused her hair to fall out.Hollywood-watchers say the academy is walking a tightrope: how can it take a stand now after failing to act against other members' misconduct for decades?
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