Academy Vows “Appropriate Action” Against Will Smith

NBC News reports:

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will determine “appropriate action” against Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, the group told its members in a letter obtained by NBC News.

In the letter, film academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said the leaders of the nonprofit organization were “upset and outraged” that this year’s celebration of achievement in the film industry was “overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior on stage by a nominee.”

“The Academy’s Board of Governors will now make a determination on appropriate action for Mr. Smith,” they said, adding that the process “will take a few weeks.”

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