Will Smith banned from Oscars for 10 years as Academy slams 'unacceptable' slap

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Will Smith has been banned from the Oscars for a decade after slapping Chris Rock at the televised awards ceremony.The actor had won the Best Actor award at the 94th Academy Awards last month for his role in King Richard.However, he caused uproar when he slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage at the star-studded event, which took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.The actor, 53, had stormed on stage after Chris made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved hair, quipping that she would appear in G.I.

Jane 2.Furious Will had told Chris to "keep my wife's name out of your fu**ing mouth" as he sat back down next to Jada, who suffers from a hair-loss condition called alopecia.However, Smith later apologised to the comedian for his actions and resigned from the Academy - after insisting violence is "poisonous".The Academy has now revealed it will not permit Smith to attend any Academy events for 10 years.The Academy's announcement came following a board hearing to discuss "possible sanctions" for Smith, which reportedly took place on Friday (April 8).The board members of the Academy were "almost entirely split" ahead of the hearing - according to an allegedly inside source.The source claimed to The Sun: "There have been at least two different Zoom and conference calls with various members, and specific governors over the past ten days."The decision was made earlier this week to expedite the hearing in the wake of Will’s resignation, and during that call it was clear that the decision would go to the wire."The members - of which there are over 9,000, with hundreds of WhatsApp groups flying about - are completely split." the insider continued."The governors themselves are also said to be in disagreement.