The story goes on under the ad “I honestly do not understand ‘Take the Oscar!’ He won. It’s not like we learned that somehow he won by cheating. And what then, to give it to whoever came second? Clear memory for everyone? “It’s silly,” Mark Harris, a journalist and author of numerous books on the history of cinema, wrote on Twitter. “I do not think [the academy] will take away his Oscar, “said Matthew Belloni, a former Hollywood Reporter editor and co-founder of Puck, who was in the audience on Sunday. “I think the feeling is that the Oscar is for the work and he won the Oscar, but the punishment will be for his behavior.” He also does not believe that Smith’s capacity at the academy will be revoked, which he described as “Harvey Weinstein’s territory”. Instead, Belloni said, he believes the announcement of a “formal review” could result in Smith possibly receiving a six-month to one-year suspension. “The academy is extremely upset about this,” he said. “I am convinced that there will be a significant punishment for him.” The story goes on under the ad “I think it underestimates how embarrassing this is for many members of the academy. This is their identity. This is their job. This is their art. And they care a lot about the Oscars. “Having something like this bring the event to its knees and take all the wind out of it and the attention from the art and the winners is very angry and embarrassing for many of these members,” he added. “If the academy does nothing, there will be a small but vocal uprising among the members that is very upset.” Marshal Herskovic, director, producer and member of the academy, was initially outraged, writing on Twitter shortly after the incident: “I call on the academy, of which I am a member, to take disciplinary action against Will Smith. “Shame on our whole community tonight.” But his feelings have cooled after Smith apologized. “I think he recognized the significance of the event and that changes the way I see it,” he said. “I was very angry that night, but he’s a guy I respect very much. He has been an incredible kind of positive force in the industry and an incredible professional throughout his life. “Well, you know, I do not feel the need to stack the guy now that he has taken responsibility for what he did.” The story goes on under the ad “I do not think anyone can gain anything with punishment at this point,” Herskovic added. What he would like to see is “a statement from the academy about how seriously it takes the idea that there can be no violence at these events.” Devin McRae, an associate of Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae, said that while the case could be prosecuted as a criminal assault and assault, there seemed to be some unlikely legal implications at this point – especially since Rock refused to charge the police. of Los Angeles. “The Los Angeles or sheriff’s office does not really need a complaining witness in such a case if the evidence of the act is on film,” he said. “Many criminal services are so overburdened with work that, for such things, if the victim does not want to be charged, it may be routine for them not to prosecute them and not have to devote resources.” The story goes on under the ad However, McRae added, “public outcry can affect this decision as well.” However, he said he did not expect to be prosecuted. Celebrities’ feelings about the situation seem equally divided. Shortly after the show, comedian Tiffany Haddish said the slap “was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen because it made me believe that there are still men out there who love and care about their wives, their wives.” Other defenders include One Direction member Liam Payne, rapper Nicki Minaj and actress Jameela Jamil. On CBS Mornings on Tuesday, actor Jim Carey said that if it was Rock, would have “announced this morning that I was suing Will for $ 200 million, because this video will be there forever, it will be ubiquitous.” He added that he “got sick from the applause”, calling Hollywood “inanimate”. David Letterman, meanwhile, joked on Facebook that during his disastrous concert at the 1995 Oscars, “No one was hit. No one was hit that night I hosted. That’s all I have to say. “ The story goes on under the ad SAG-AFTRA, the guild of actors, condemned Smith’s behavior, calling it “unacceptable” in a statement. “Violence or physical abuse in the workplace is never appropriate and the union condemns any such behavior,” he continued. “We are in contact with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC about this incident and we will work to ensure that this behavior is properly addressed.” The shock of the situation even extended to Smith’s mother, Caroline, who told a local Philadelphia television station: “He is a very uniform man. It’s the first time I’ve seen him leave, the first time in his life… I’ve never seen him do that. “ Belloni said: “There are clearly mixed feelings in this. Not everyone applauded him. And I think the applause was a bit silent, considering that he’s a guy who’s been a movie star for 30 years and that was the crowning achievement of this career, his first Oscar. And the applause in the hall was not in my opinion what you would expect for someone who receives this coronation “. Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife’s hair during the March 27 Oscars. Smith won the first male role for “King Richard”. (Video: Allie Caren / The Washington Post, Photo: Brian Snyder / Reuters / The Washington Post) The split in reactions was evident on the internet afterwards, with viewers quickly splitting into two camps: Smith’s defenders and Rock’s defenders. The story goes on under the ad Some described the slap as the lowest point in the history of the Oscars, while others were quick to point to arguably lower points, such as Hattie McDaniel who had to sit at a separate table in 1940 when she became the first black woman to win an Oscar and Sahin Lidolfe the crowd and was ridiculed by Clint Eastwood for rejecting an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Marlon Brando in 1973 while calling for better treatment of Native Americans. There is no precedent for what is happening to Smith, who has spent the last decade transforming himself from an untouched rapper who has become a movie superstar into a radically vulnerable and sometimes awkwardly open celebrity he is today, as he is likely to speak. for works of passion such as “King Richard” as the trials of his marriage. The story goes on under the ad “I just think it might be a hit on the radar in the long run,” Harvey said, suggesting that given the timing and release of a movie like “Emancipation,” Smith’s upcoming slavery movie, audiences can move on. One aspect that was lost in the conversation that followed was how Jada Pinkett Smith felt about everything, as “the joke was painful enough for her,” said Elaine Lui, senior correspondent at Etalk Canada and the woman behind Lainey. Gossip. He added that “it must be such a big punch in the gut” for Pinkett Smith to make her hairstyle “a thing at the Oscars”. For her part, Pinkett Smith posted her own letter on Instagram on Tuesday with a caption with the caption: “This is a time for healing and I’m here for it.” As for Will Smith, Louis thinks he will be fine. If he wanted to, he could go to Pinkett Smith’s Facebook Watch show, “Red Table Talk,” and fragment things that “would not be out of the question.” For now, though, Lui says Smith should be down – an “undervalued strategy” – and he’ll be fine. In addition, he added, “as crazy as everyone is with Will Smith, do we honestly believe that no one accepts his calls?”
