BREAKING: Will Smith will not be allowed to attend any Academy events, including the Oscars, for 10 years after slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage at the ceremony. SkyKatieSpencer reports. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Following the outburst, Rock recovered the situation and after a stunned silence the ceremony continued - with Smith going on to win the actor for best Oscar, for his performance playing the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams in King Richard.
Smith, the star of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air and Hollywood blockbusters such as I Am Legend, Independence Day and the Men In Black and Bad Boys films, apologised to the Academy and fellow nominees on stage and later attended the Vanity Fair after party with Pinkett Smith and his children, where he posed for photos with his statuette.Smith posed for photographs at the Vanity Fair after party following the awards.
But as criticism grew the following day, he released a statement giving a public apology to Rock, saying he reacted"emotionally" to the joke but that"violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive". He resigned from the Academy a week after the incident, saying:"My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable."
He added:"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.
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