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Actor Will Smith was banned Friday from the Academy Awards for 10 years as punishment for slapping comedian Chris Rock onstage at the March 27 Oscars.

But the Academy did not revoke the Oscar that Smith won or impose any ban on him for future nominations.

While Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Oscars, he gets to keep his award - which he won on that very night for 'King Richard'

Will Smith has been banned by the Academy of Oscars for 10 years for slapping Chris Rock on stage | Tellychakkar.com

It is certainly not hard to understand that when Chris Rock made the tasteless and hurtful joke about Will’s wife Jada’s appearance (hair loss as a consequence of alopecia), it triggered all those emotions of rage, shame, and misplaced guilt. All of a sudden, when his wife expressed her pain, he was that 9-year-old boy again, and “By God, I’m not going to fail my loved one again,” and he jumped up and acted.

The announcement came several weeks after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the awards show.

Will Smith's gotta sit this one out-- for the next 10 years!

It is certainly not hard to understand that when Chris Rock made the tasteless and hurtful joke about Will’s wife Jada’s appearance (hair loss as a consequence of alopecia), it triggered all those emotions of rage, shame, and misplaced guilt. All of a sudden, when his wife expressed her pain, he was that 9-year-old boy again, and “By God, I’m not going to fail my loved one again,” and he jumped up and acted.

March 27 marked the annual Oscars — a night celebrating the best of Hollywood.  This year’s lineup was one of the most monumental to date, with Ariana Debose winning Best Supporting Actress as the first openly queer and Afro-Latinx woman, Troy Kotsur winning Best Supporting Actor as the first deaf man and many more notable accomplishments. ...

We can’t always control getting “slapped,” but we do get to decide how we’ll respond.