Oscars 2023: How Jimmy Kimmel handles Will Smith’s Oscar slap
Since the slap, prompted by a dig aimed at Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett SmithThe Academy has taken steps to address potential surprises in the future. Invoice KramerCEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, recently confirmed that a “crisis team” has been formed for the 2023 program.
“We’ve run a lot of scenarios, so we expect that we’ll be prepared for anything that we might not be able to anticipate right now but we’re planning for the future. in case it happens,” he explained in a February interview with Time. “Because last year, we opened our minds to the many things that could happen at the Oscars.”
As for Smith, he resign from the Academy And make a public apology with Rock after the slap. “The jokes that I pay are part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s state of health was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally,” he said in an interview. . Statement March 2022. “I crossed the line and I was wrong. I felt ashamed and my actions were not indicative of the man I wanted to be. There is no room for violence in a world of love. and kindness”
Smith added: “I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the show, all those in attendance, and everyone watching around the world.”
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