The Academy is taking full responsibility for its lack of a swift reaction
after Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock at last year�s Academy Awards show.

�I�m sure you all remember we experienced an unprecedented event at the
Oscars,� the organization�s president Janet Yang said while speaking at a
nominees luncheon in Los Angeles on Monday.

�What happened onstage was fully unacceptable and the response from our
organization was inadequate,� she continued. �We learned from this that the
Academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions, and
particularly in times of crisis you must act swiftly, compassionately and
decisively for ourselves and for our industry. You should and can expect no
less from us going forward.�

It all started when Rock made a joke about Smith�s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith,
having a bald head. This prompted the �Men in Black� actor to stride onto the
stage and slap Rock across the face. After the slap, Smith said, �Keep my
wife�s name out your f***ing mouth!�

The Academy was later criticized for allowing Smith to remain in the audience
and to take the stage after winning �Best Actor� for his performance in �King
Richard.�

The organization sent out a tweet several hours after the event, which said,
�The Academy does not condone violence of any form. Tonight we are delighted
to celebrate our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this moment of
recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world.�

Later, the organization launched a review of how the incident was handled.
Smith was subsequently banned from Academy events for 10 years.

The �King Richard� actor has publicly apologized on multiple occasions and
resigned from the Academy.

�Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,� Smith captioned
an Instagram post the day after the 2022 Academy Awards. �My behavior at last
night�s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense
are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada�s medical condition was too much
for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.�

�I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,� he went on. �I was out of
line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of
the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and
kindness.�

Rock chose not to press charges against Smith, saying he is �not a victim.�

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Let's go Brandon!

Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> The Academy is taking full responsibility for its lack of a swift reaction
> after Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock at last year’s Academy Awards show.
>
> “I’m sure you all remember we experienced an unprecedented event at the
> Oscars,” the organization’s president Janet Yang said while speaking at a
> nominees luncheon in Los Angeles on Monday.
>
> “What happened onstage was fully unacceptable and the response from our
> organization was inadequate,” she continued. “We learned from this that the
> Academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions, and
> particularly in times of crisis you must act swiftly, compassionately and
> decisively for ourselves and for our industry. You should and can expect no
> less from us going forward.”
>
> It all started when Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith,
> having a bald head. This prompted the “Men in Black” actor to stride onto the
> stage and slap Rock across the face. After the slap, Smith said, “Keep my
> wife’s name out your f***ing mouth!”
>
> The Academy was later criticized for allowing Smith to remain in the audience
> and to take the stage after winning “Best Actor” for his performance in “King
> Richard.”
>
> The organization sent out a tweet several hours after the event, which said,
> “The Academy does not condone violence of any form. Tonight we are delighted
> to celebrate our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this moment of
> recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world.”
>
> Later, the organization launched a review of how the incident was handled.
> Smith was subsequently banned from Academy events for 10 years.
>

Should’ve banned Fish for life.

> The “King Richard” actor has publicly apologized on multiple occasions and
> resigned from the Academy.
>
> “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,” Smith captioned
> an Instagram post the day after the 2022 Academy Awards. “My behavior at last
> night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense
> are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much
> for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.”
>
> “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,” he went on. “I was out of
> line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of
> the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and
> kindness.”
>
> Rock chose not to press charges against Smith, saying he is “not a victim.”
>
> --
> Let's go Brandon!
>
>

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The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

On 15 Feb 2023 at 07:53:29 CST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> “We learned from this that the
> Academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions . . . "

So presenters will now be protected from the audience by thick plexiglas
shields, and winners will have to wait for an Academy employee to unlock the
case holding their Oscar statuettes.

In article <tsm2mo$3bh2t$1@dont-email.me>, nmassello@yahoo.com wrote:
> On 15 Feb 2023 at 07:53:29 CST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>> "We learned from this that the Academy must be fully transparent and
>> accountable in our actions . . . "
>
>So presenters will now be protected from the audience by thick plexiglas
>shields, and winners will have to wait for an Academy employee to unlock the
>case holding their Oscar statuettes.

Heh.

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Let's go Brandon!

On 2023-02-15 16:13:29 +0000, anim8rfsk said:

> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> The Academy is taking full responsibility for its lack of a swift reaction
>> after Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock at last year’s Academy Awards show.
>>
>> “I’m sure you all remember we experienced an unprecedented event at the
>> Oscars,” the organization’s president Janet Yang said while speaking at a
>> nominees luncheon in Los Angeles on Monday.
>>
>> “What happened onstage was fully unacceptable and the response from our
>> organization was inadequate,” she continued. “We learned from this that the
>> Academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions, and
>> particularly in times of crisis you must act swiftly, compassionately and
>> decisively for ourselves and for our industry. You should and can expect no
>> less from us going forward.”
>>
>> It all started when Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith,
>> having a bald head. This prompted the “Men in Black” actor to stride onto the
>> stage and slap Rock across the face. After the slap, Smith said, “Keep my
>> wife’s name out your f***ing mouth!”
>>
>> The Academy was later criticized for allowing Smith to remain in the audience
>> and to take the stage after winning “Best Actor” for his performance in “King
>> Richard.”
>>
>> The organization sent out a tweet several hours after the event, which said,
>> “The Academy does not condone violence of any form. Tonight we are delighted
>> to celebrate our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this moment of
>> recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world.”
>>
>> Later, the organization launched a review of how the incident was handled.
>> Smith was subsequently banned from Academy events for 10 years.
>
> Should’ve banned Fish for life.

The Fish did it! The Fish did it! BAN THE FISH!! BAN THE FISH!!

>> The “King Richard” actor has publicly apologized on multiple occasions and
>> resigned from the Academy.
>>
>> “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,” Smith captioned
>> an Instagram post the day after the 2022 Academy Awards. “My behavior at last
>> night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense
>> are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much
>> for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.”
>>
>> “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,” he went on. “I was out of
>> line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of
>> the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and
>> kindness.”
>>
>> Rock chose not to press charges against Smith, saying he is “not a victim.”

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"Who would ever do this to him!?" - HottCiara on DOOL (04-27-2020), asking
who would stab Victor Kirakis... How about ANYONE WHO'S EVER MET HIM??!!