The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said that Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars after hitting Chris Rock, but he refused. The academy's board of governors met on Wednesday and decided to start proceedings against Smith for violating the group's standards of conduct. Smith could be disciplined by the academy, including suspension, expulsion or other sanctions. Smith was seated in the front row at the Academy Awards after the incident. The academy suggested that it tried to remove the actor from the audience. The academy said that things unfolded in a way they could not have anticipated. A representative for the academy wouldn't say how it tried to remove Smith. After Smith hit Rock in response to a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, a number of stars spoke with the 53-year-old Smith. Smith has the chance to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18. The film academy condemned Smith's onstage assault of Rock, but it used stronger language Wednesday. The academy apologized to Mr. Rock for his actions at the Oscars. We apologize to our nominees, guests and viewers for what transpired during the event. Smith apologized to Rock, the academy and to viewers on Monday, saying he was out of line. A representative for Smith didn't respond to messages about the academy's latest moves. The Roots frontman Questlove, who can now go by Academy Award-winning Director Questlove, made it back to his stomping grounds at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday night, where he shared what was going through his mind during the now-controversial and viral moment, when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars Sunday night after the comedian cracked a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith. And as it turns out, what was going through his mind was nothing at all.
The incident happened while Rock was on stage to present the award for Best Documentary, the category in which Questlove's film Summer of Soul was nominated. In order to deal with his anxiety and nerves after being notified that his category was up, Questlove said he went into a state of meditation during the commercial break.
"So when I opened my eyes, I didn't realize, like, why is everyone so quiet? Like, I literally was not present for that whole entire moment," Questlove shared with Fallon. "And as I'm walking to the stage, I'm kind of putting two and two together and I realize that that was a real moment, like, maybe three seconds before I spoke words."
Questlove went on to share that, in his mind, he thought Smith and Rock, who are two close friends of his, were just doing a sketch, so he chose to instead spend the moment remembering who he would need to thank if he won.
"So I was not present at all. I was just in a blank space," admitted Questlove. The board of the Academy met today to begin the hearings against the actor. Just hours before Chris Rock is set to take the stage in Boston tonight, Will Smith's fate from the actor's rage-filled slap of the comic at Sunday's Oscars is now resting in his own hands. You probably have a photographic memory if you can name these car parts. After the slap heard around the world, viewers didn't see what happened. The radio host said that they dodged accountability because of who they are. Smith apologized for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars. The president received his second booster shot a day after the FDA approved them for Americans over the age of 50. Major market swings can be predicted weeks before they happen. The icon says mark your calendar for 4/27. Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, and this week, Whoopi Goldberg said she believed he overacted. Chris Rock is performing in public for the first time since Will Smith slapped him for making a joke about his wife. The performance comes just three days after Smith slapped Rock on the Oscars stage, stunning the crowd at the 94th Academy Awards and those watching at home. Jada Pinkett Smith had a buzzed haircut. John B. Williams, who was on the receiving end of a bald joke from Will Smith on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1991, called it unfortunate. The fruit needs to be thrown away. If you spot your parents here, it's fun. Donald Trump sought to explain his glowing appraisal of the Russian leader's moves leading up to the war after the U.S. public showed a lot of disapproval of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Anti-lynching legislation was considered by Congress more than 120 years ago. It had failed to pass such legislation nearly 200 times until March of this year. Harris sponsored the bill when she was in the Senate. You can get unlimited data for $25 a month. 5G was included. Family plan savings. No family was needed. There are terms that apply. Susan Collins said Wednesday that she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and assuring that Jackson will become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Collins met with Jackson a second time this week after four days of hearings last week and said that she possesses the experience, qualifications and integrity to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. We are screaming profanities and attacking people on stage. Will Smith was allowed to stay at the Oscars despite hitting Chris Rock, according to Wanda Sykes. Can you pass the world map quiz? According to the White House, intelligence officials have determined that Putin is being misled by advisers about his military's poor performance in Ukraine. The intel says advisers are scared to tell him the truth. The findings show that Putin is aware of the situation and that there is tension between him and senior Russian military officials. Will Smith had a long week after collecting an Oscar and hitting Chris Rock in front of the world. It looks like it will get a bit longer now that Jada Pinkett Smith has entered the conversation. The singer decided his followers. Tony Rock doesn't approve of Will Smith's apology to his brother Chris Rock, whom Smith hit during the Oscars after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head. We now know that many of the beliefs we've been told are not true. Bruce was diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that is impacting his cognitive abilities, his family shared on social media. The former Pussycat Doll showed off her strong legs and butt in a video on Tuesday. Strength training and running help her stay in shape. The host of Fox News made a commentary on the film industry and conservatives.Associated Press
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