Academy Leaders and Will Smith Discussed Oscars Slap Before Emergency Board Meeting (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comWill Smith on Tuesday to discuss his attack on Chris Rock, individuals with knowledge of the matter told Variety.Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson talked to the actor on Zoom about the fallout from the assault during Sunday’s Oscars telecast.
The talk lasted for roughly 30 minutes, according to a source. Another source familiar with the meeting said only that the conversation was “brief.” Smith apologized again to Rubin and Hudson for his action, expressed his awareness that there would be consequences and tried to explain why he snapped when Rock made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.
Pinkett Smith has said she suffers from hair loss due to alopecia. Attendees at an emergency meeting of the Academy’s Board of Governors on Wednesday did not recall Rubin or Hudson mentioning their talk with Smith on the previous day.
Following that meeting, the Academy announced that Smith had violated the group’s code of conduct and faced “suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions.” The Academy also said it asked Smith to leave the ceremony following the incident, but he refused.
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