Emma Baehr: Last News

+4

All news where Emma Baehr is mentioned

metro.co.uk
51%
378
Bafta insists Will Smith would have been removed from UK awards ceremony after Chris Rock slap
Will Smith would have been removed from the Bafta Awards if he had slapped a presenter, bosses have said.The King Richard actor left Oscars viewers shocked when he stormed the stage at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday to confront Chris Rock, after the comedian made a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.He returned to his seat and yelled at the presenter, before appearing on stage shortly after to collect his trophy for best actor.Since the scenes, there has been a lot of conversation over the decision to allow the 53-year-old to stay at the ceremony – with Bafta organizers stating that things would have been different if the incident occurred at their event.‘They would be removed from the ceremony,’ said Sara Putt, chair of Bafta’s TV committee, and deputy chair of Bafta, told Hollywood Reporter when questioned on their protocol for talent storming the stage.Sara also insisted that they would not have any opportunity to later collect an award or make a speech in front of the audience. ‘They would not be in the buildings, so they would not physically be able to collect their award,’ she continued.‘It’s just a complete red line for us.’Emma Baehr, Bafta’s executive director of awards and content, agreed: ‘We do not tolerate violence of any kind.’Will also won the Bafta for best actor, for his role as Richard Williams, but was not present at the ceremony earlier this month to collect the gong.The Academy has since launched a formal investigation into the scenes, which saw Will confront Chris after he made a joke about Jada’s buzzcut hairstyle.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoThe Gotham actress has been open about suffering from alopecia, and was
DMCA