The Academy issued a statement about two hours after Will Smith walked onstage and slapped Oscar presenter Chris Rock Sunday night.
The tweet, made about two hours after the hit heard round the world, urged for the focus to be on the winners of the evening. "The Academy does not condone violence of any form," the tweet read. "Tonight we are delighted to celebrate our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this moment of recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world." Despite the response, "The Last Samurai" producer Marshall Herskovitz stressed that the Academy should do more than just issue a statement. "I call upon the Academy, of which I am a member, to take disciplinary action against Will Smith," he tweeted. 'He disgraced our entire community tonight." Smith, 53, publicly confronted Rock, 57, after the comedian took at his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s head during the ceremony. "Jada, I love you. ‘G.I.
Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it, all right?" Rock joked, referring to the 1997 film "G.I. Jane," starring Demi Moore, who shaved her head to portray a fictional Navy Seal candidate.
Pinkett Smith, 50, revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with alopecia.The actress has often discussed the challenges of hair loss on Instagram and other social media platforms.
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