Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences leadership"strongly considered" removing Will Smith from the Oscars telecast Sunday night after the actor stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock in the face, a source close to the situation tells CNN.
"Academy leadership strongly considered removing Will Smith from last night's broadcast following the incident. There were immediate discussions but the Academy decision makers were seated in various spots in the Dolby Theater and couldn't mobilize to make a decision before he won best actor," the source said.Following the ceremony, the Academy Awards tweeted a short statement about the on-stage incident that read:"The Academy does not condone violence of any form.
Will Smith should be barred from next year’s Oscars. There is no excuse for his display of violence in front of millions of viewers whatever the reason. He has lost the respect of a lot of people and the Academy has to show that it won’t tolerate such behaviour.
i understand Mr Smith’s anger but he should deal this in a more gentle way，not to perform like barbarians.
The academy condemning anything is laughable. They should take a look in the mirror and condemn themselves first. Very brave of them to discipline Will for defending his wife. Are they brave enough to condemn the insulting joke used against a woman with a medical condition?
Why did the Academy allow Will Smith to continue to verbally abuse with crass foul language Chris Rock after physically abusing him during the most prestigious awards ceremony in the World. The embarrassment caused to the Academy and the film industry was UNACCEPTABLE Oscars
I strongly considered working out this morning. All good!
Remove him the message he given gone wrong for millions from now on everyone use as trends …Black life matters too
“Mostly peaceful” assault on national television.
I strongly considered doing the right thing but didn't thsts what I read
He shouldn’t be invited back. He should watch from home like everyone else
Will the academy react to sexist and ableist jokes?
You cant remove an Oscar for a staged thing!
TBH, I don’t need to see this being recycled. Man did what he did. Move on. Meanwhile in Ukraine…
Every action has equal and opposite reaction...!!!!!
they should have done it - but the standing ovation shortly after it confirms that they never would have considered it
whocares
Strongly considered lol
Well, I think it is disingenuous to characterize Will's actions as storming the stage. He calmly walked up and committed a crime. And, somehow thought he was justified. Complete bullshit.
Shame on AcademyAwards
They must remove him! If a person can be ban for life in sports for doping why can't Will Smith be removed from Hollywood for life! For assault on another human being on the Grandest stage of the Movie World!
Wise Axx Chris Rock should not attack those loved by their spouses or families. It's not funny! But that is normal for he. I do not condone the slap from Will Smith but do understand why/ Actually too much booze at event. Too bad CBS news casters think defending family is wrong
Yes, it is like rewarding unjustified violence, and a bully attitude.
I disagree… You can’t have a world in which you ask people to be excepting & respectful of everyone, Me2 movement etc. etc. & at the same time allow artists calling themselves comedians a free pass to humiliate degrade to the lowest level. It’s not art, it’s harassment.
He should have been wrong time to have confronted Chris. He could have taken care of the issue he had with him after the awards. During was not the time nor the place!
Was Chris asked to present or perform? PoorTaste
But... they did nothing but tweet about it. Make Chris Rock the host next year!
Chris Rock should serve jail time over this. It's never okay to joke about a man's wife! ✊🏿
So what stopped them? Let me guess…
Ooh, seriously considered. So scary.
Did they consult Susan Collins on that?
I’m wondering if he (chris rock) will use this episode in his next work
Why wasn’t Will Smith removed from the theater immediately after the incident?
Strongly considered …
Strongly considered.. lol. A lot of people do a lot of strong consideration these days. Is anyone ever going to act?
As they should! What a shameful outburst from a once-respectable actor. He just inked his name on the forever sh.t list
Will is God. Rock is Suck
Why didn't they?
I hope Will does not have similar outburst at home. NevercondoneViolence
Strongly considered it too damn slowly … message sent violence by some is ok … bad look AcademyAwardsHD
But they Didn’t….they are afraid of the backlash you know why
Sure
Thank God it was black on black violence or there would be Civil War II preparations by now
BUT they DIDN'T....
They allowed violence, by not removing Will from the Oscars.
But they didn’t. They gave him a standing ovation! What would happen if I walked on stage and slapped a performer?
Fair to consider. But also, PLEASE consider removing such hosts and comedians from presenting the Oscars. The jokes are always bad, not funny at all. Took a long time to get to this point. getoutChris
STAGGED
BUT he was getting the academy award so they said fuck it. If it were Gary Bussey, he would have been gone.
Ahahahahaha. Strongly considered!?!? There was nothing to “consider”. Chris Rock was assaulted, Mr Smith should have been escorted out and arrested. Period.
charlesadler strongly considered...how brave.
That would be the best option. The slapper doesn't seem bothered by his own action.
Yeah right …. A publicity stunt to get some viewers or after event media coverage
Something needs to be done about this. What Will Smith did was NOT RIGHT. Other comedians have said much worse and nobody has gotten up and smacked them. His ego is so out of control. People should not be defending him.
Yeah good idea. This should never be excepted as the norm
I condemn violence . He abused in my opinion, his status within the community. Smith’s arrogance is well known, and instead of making people aware of his wife’s condition, he came out as a looser . He acted out well his crocodile tears .... but too late ...
How many more damn times are they going to talk about this today?
Lol at the people trying to cancel will Smith. Bar him from the awards. Who cares. He gave the Oscars the best numbers they've had in years. They should be thanking him.
So. What we have learned is....The Academy is ok with physical violence.
And they should have ! No questions asked !! Plus his verbal assault after the physical one was just as disturbing & very inappropriate!!
'Strongly considered' before they realized that they needed both a functioning spine and testicular fortitude to complete said task....
Enough with this story. Two rich guys have a spat. Go home to mansions. Who cares?
That is almost as harsh as a letter of condemnation.
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