Will Smith announced yesterday that he has resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. The actor posted an apology on Instagram the morning after he slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage. Billions of people across the world viewed and commented on the dramatic incident, quickly making viral memes out of the photo of Smith slapping Rock. Now Smith says he wants to commit himself to changing his behaviour. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a statement yesterday saying it will move forward with disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations of the Academy’s standards of […]
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