Academy will decide THIS WEEK how Will Smith will be disciplined for slapping Chris Rock
Academy President David Rubin moved up a meeting first scheduled for April 18. He said the board no longer needs to give Smith time to respond after the actor voluntarily resigned last week. Smith infamously slapped Rock on air after the comic joked about his wife's hair.
'It is in the best interest of all involved for this to be handled in a timely fashion,' Rubin told the board in a letter on Wednesday. The board could make him ineligible for future awards or ban him for ceremonies. The Academy has only rescinded an Oscar once, over a technicality, in 1969
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