Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap

Thank you. Thank you to the Academy. Sunday's 94th Academy Awards made history with trailblazing winners and shocked viewers with a raw onstage confrontation. Jada I love you G I jane to can't wait to see it. A silence fell over the ceremony as will smith took offense to a joke made by chris rock about his wife. Jada Pinkett smith smith walked on stage and smacked the committee. Oh wow! When Rock tried to laugh it off, smith directed expletives from his seat after winning best actor for his role in King Richard. An emotional smith apologized to the Academy in this business. You gotta be able to have people disrespecting you and you gotta smile and you gotta pretend like that's okay. The drama nearly upstaged history is kota won best picture marking a streaming first. Oscar goes to, okay koda Troy carter became the first deaf actor to take home supporting actor honors for the film. I learned so much from you, I'll always love you. You are my hero. I love directing because it's a deep dive into story. Yet the task of manifesting a world can be overwhelming. The sweet thing is I'm not alone jane. Campion won best director for netflix, the power of the dog. Best actress went to Jessica Chastain, winning her first Oscar for her empathetic portrayal of the televangelist tammy faye Bakker in the eyes of tammy faye. The evening's first award went to Ariana DeBose. Her win came 60 years after rita Morena one for the same role in the 1961 original West side story. John Carucci, the Associated Press

Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed.Smith in a statement released Friday afternoon said he will "fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable."Film academy president David Rubin said Smith's resignation was accepted. "We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy's Standards of Conduct, in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April 18.""I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work," his statement said. "I am heartbroken. I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film."Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason," Smith concluded in the statement.The resignation came two days after the academy's leadership board met to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group's standards of conduct.On Sunday, Smith strode from his front-row Dolby Theatre seat onto the stage and smacked Rock, who had made a joke at the expense of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Moments later, he went on to win the best actor award for his role in "King Richard."Rock, who was about to present Oscar for best documentary, declined to file charges when asked by police. He has only briefly addressed the attack publicly, saying at one comedy concert in Boston this week that he was still "kind of processing what happened."Smith shocked the theater crowd and viewers at home when he took the stage after Rock joked: "Jada, I love you. 'G.I. Jane 2,' can't wait to see it."Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the hair loss condition alopecia, had a closely shaved head similar to that of Demi Moore in the original movie.

Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed.

Smith in a statement released Friday afternoon said he will "fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable."

Film academy president David Rubin said Smith's resignation was accepted. "We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy's Standards of Conduct, in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April 18."

"I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work," his statement said. "I am heartbroken. I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film.

"Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason," Smith concluded in the statement.

The resignation came two days after the academy's leadership board met to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group's standards of conduct.

On Sunday, Smith strode from his front-row Dolby Theatre seat onto the stage and smacked Rock, who had made a joke at the expense of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Moments later, he went on to win the best actor award for his role in "King Richard."

Rock, who was about to present Oscar for best documentary, declined to file charges when asked by police. He has only briefly addressed the attack publicly, saying at one comedy concert in Boston this week that he was still "kind of processing what happened."

Smith shocked the theater crowd and viewers at home when he took the stage after Rock joked: "Jada, I love you. 'G.I. Jane 2,' can't wait to see it."

Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the hair loss condition alopecia, had a closely shaved head similar to that of Demi Moore in the original movie.

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