Will Smith's Oscar fate to be decided within hours as Academy 'split' over Chris Rock slap

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Will Smith could find out his Oscars fate within hours. It's been reported that a decision should come today (Friday) on whether the star can keep his trophy for Best Actor, which he won at the Academy Awards for King Richard last month.

Of course, the biggest story of the night was not Smith's win, but his actions on stage after host Chris Rock cracked a joke at his wife Jada's expense.

AI actor Smith marched up and slapped the comedian following his "GI Jane 2" jibe about Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.

Smith, 53, shouted: "keep my wife's name out of your f***ing mouth" after smacking Rock in front of the world's biggest celebrity's in attendance at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.Days later, Will resigned from the Academy and according to one member, the 54 board members - 25 of whom are female - were "almost entirely split" ahead of the hearing.