Film academy response to Will Smith slap was 'inadequate,' group's president says

The Academy was criticized for allowing Smith to remain in his seat, and accept the best actor trophy, after he assaulted Chris Rock on stage.

Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock

at the Academy Awards last March, the organization’s president said on Monday, February 13, at a gathering of this year’s Oscar nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was criticized for allowing Smith to remain in his seat, and accept the best actor trophy, after he assaulted Rock on stage.

“What happened on stage was totally unacceptable,” academy president Janet Yang said at the annual Oscar nominees’ luncheon in Beverly Hills. “And the response from the organization was inadequate. “We learned from this that the academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions, and particularly in times of crisis,” she added.

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