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Academy Decides to Ban Will Smith from Oscars for 10 Years
According to reports, Will Smith has received a significant punishment from the Academy. A ten-year ban has been handed down and comes after Smith walked up on stage and slapped Oscars' host Chris Rock in the face.
Will Smith Chris Rock Oscars punch
Per reports, the powers-at-be over at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences met today to discuss a punishment for Smith's slap on Oscars host Chris Rock. While Smith did recently resign from the Academy, that didn't stop them from dishing out this punishment.
The Academy released a lengthy statement in regards to their decision.
See the report from @Variety on Twitter below.
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Check out pics of Chris Rock and Will Smith together over the decades.
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