Possible sanctions against renowned actor, Will Smith may take place after he slapped Chris Rock at the recently held Oscars ceremony in Las Vegas.
Concerning this plan, the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, in a statement revealed that there is a plan to fix a date for the meeting.
Academy president, David Rubin stated in a letter obtained by CNN Wednesday. The letter reads:
“I am calling a board meeting for this Friday morning, April 8, at 9:00 am PT, rather than the previously scheduled April 18 meeting, to address possible sanctions for Will Smith in response to his actions during the Oscars broadcast on March 27,”
“The April 18 date was set in accordance with California law and our Standards of Conduct because our agenda included possible suspension or expulsion of Mr. Smith from membership,” the letter reads. “We were required to provide Mr. Smith notice 15 days prior to the board meeting at which such action might be taken, and also give him the opportunity to provide the board a written statement no less than five days prior to that meeting.
In the letter, it was also stated that, in light of Smith resigning from the Academy last Friday, “suspension or expulsion are no longer a possibility and the legally prescribed timetable no longer applies.”
Rubin also made is clear that “It is in the best interest of all involved for this to be handled in a timely fashion,”
The option of sanction started when Will Smith slapped Rock after the comic and actor made a joke from the Oscars stage about Jada Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped hair.”
