Actor Will Smith banned from attending Oscars for 10 years

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(CNN) Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Academy Awards for the next 10 years, as a result of his slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during this year's Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced in a statement obtained by CNN.

"The Board has decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr. Smith shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually, including but not limited to the Academy Awards," Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement on Friday.

The decision was made during a Board of Governors meeting held earlier in the day in Los Angeles. The meeting, initially scheduled for April 18, was expedited after Smith announced his resignation from the Academy last week.

Smith issued a quick, concise statement on his ban from the Oscars for the next decade.

"I accept and respect the Academy's decision," the actor said in a statement to CNN.

arbitrageME on April 8th, 2022 at 20:58 UTC »

somewhere down the line, there's going to be a news article about "this is the first Oscars that Will Smith has attended in 10 years", and go into the slap and ban, and we'll all be like ... oh yeah, I remember.

and "goddamn, that was TEN fucking years ago? where did all the time go?" and have an existential crisis while fellating our robot overlords

karma3001 on April 8th, 2022 at 19:24 UTC »

I’d have thought a bigger punishment would be compulsory attendance at the Oscars for 10 years

finester39 on April 8th, 2022 at 19:11 UTC »

I got in one little fight and my ass got banned