BREAKING: Academy issues punishment for Will Smith over Oscars slap
“Smith shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually, including but not limited to the Academy Awards.”
Rock joked about the bald head of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss, during the Academy Award ceremony last month.Rock after the joke, before returning to his seat and yelling at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth.”
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