Will Smith resigns from Academy, saying he betrayed its trust
by Maya Yang and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5XRVW)
Actor will accept any further consequences' the body's board considers appropriate after Oscars slap
Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony, saying that he betrayed the trust of the Academy" and will accept any further consequences".
In statement released on Friday afternoon, the actor described his actions at the 94th Academy Awards as shocking, painful, and inexcusable".
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