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Will Smith will resign from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after hitting presenter and comedian Chris Rock during last Sunday’s Oscars. “My actions at the 94th Academy Awards were shocking, painful and unforgivable,” Smith said in a statement Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dearest friends and loved ones, all those who attended and the world audience at home. I betrayed the confidence of the Academy. I deprived other candidates and winners. of their opportunity to celebrate and be honored for their outstanding work.I’m cracked.I want to focus again on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to return to the incredible work it does to support creativity and creativity and art in cinema “. Academy President David Rubin said the organization accepted Smith’s “immediate resignation.” “We will continue to pursue our disciplinary proceedings against Mr Smith for breaches of the Academy’s standards of conduct before our next scheduled board meeting on April 18,” Rubin said in a statement. A Smith spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to the Reporter, Smith’s resignation means he can not vote for future Oscars, but he can be nominated, attend the event and keep the statue of the best actor he won on Sunday night. Smith won by playing Richard Williams, the father of tennis greats Aphrodite and Serena Williams, in the movie King Richard. Smith took to the stage during the live show and slapped Rock after the comedian joked about the short hair of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, which causes hair loss. On Monday, Smith apologized on Instagram for the slap. On Tuesday, Jada Pinkett Smith posted on Instagram: “This is a time for healing and I’m here for it.” As for Rock, he did not address a member of the public who shouted against Smith at a comedy show in Boston this week, instead saying, “No, no, no, no, no, no,” according to People magazine. The Los Angeles Police Department said Rock chose not to file a police complaint against Smith.
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