When Will Smith got up out of his seat, walked across the Oscars stage, and slapped Chris Rock across the face on national television, it was impossible to predict the ramifications of those actions. Now, a year later, we have a clearer picture.
After assaulting Rock for telling a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett, Smith was banned from the Academy for a decade, but not before resigning from the Academy himself and issuing a public apology. Still, on that fateful night in 2022, Smith was awarded the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in King Richard, thus setting the stage for what would become an awkward absence this year in which he would have presented the award for Best Actress.
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By: Cody Raschella
Title: Will Smith’s Oscars slap continues to sting, breaking a distinguished Oscars tradition that puts the 2023 ceremony in an awkward spot
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Published Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:36:12 +0000
