{"id":425267,"date":"2022-04-02T02:54:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T23:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-smith-resigns-from-academy-following-chris-rock-assault-i-am-heartbroken\/"},"modified":"2022-04-02T02:54:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T23:54:02","slug":"will-smith-resigns-from-academy-following-chris-rock-assault-i-am-heartbroken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-smith-resigns-from-academy-following-chris-rock-assault-i-am-heartbroken\/","title":{"rendered":"#Will Smith Resigns From Academy Following Chris Rock Assault: &#039;I Am Heartbroken&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b9affb6ced\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b9affb6ced\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-smith-resigns-from-academy-following-chris-rock-assault-i-am-heartbroken\/#%E2%80%9CWill_Smith_Resigns_From_Academy_Following_Chris_Rock_Assault_I_Am_Heartbroken%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Will Smith Resigns From Academy Following Chris Rock Assault: &#039;I Am Heartbroken&#039;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWill_Smith_Resigns_From_Academy_Following_Chris_Rock_Assault_I_Am_Heartbroken%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Will Smith Resigns From Academy Following Chris Rock Assault: &#039;I Am Heartbroken&#039;&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Will Smith Resigns From Academy Following Chris Rock Assault: 'I Am Heartbroken'\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Neilson Barnard\/Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nAs Will Smith faced possible expulsion from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s for his assault on Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards broadcast on Sunday (March 27), the\u00a0<em>King Richard\u00a0<\/em>actor announced on Friday (April 1) that he is voluntarily resigning from the Academy.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/will-smith-resigns-academy-oscars-slap-chris-rock-1235221041\/\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>, Smith described his actions in a statement as \u201cshocking, painful and inexcusable\u201d and said he accepts any additional consequences that may come his way as a result of him sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing Chris Rock in the face on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-message_pane_message__message_label c-message_kit__labels c-message_kit__labels--light\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_content\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added, \u201cI want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film,\u201d he stated, concluding with \u201cchange takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s resignation comes after he charged the stage and assaulted co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n Chris Rock for referring to Smith\u2019s wife Jada Pinkett Smith as \u201cG.I. Jane,\u201d likening her shaved head to the Demi Moore character from the 1997 film. Jada had been open about her recent struggle with alopecia, and the joke set off her husband, who followed the slap by demanding Chris rock keep \u201chis wife\u2019s name\u201d out of his \u201cfucking mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the first night of his\u00a0<em>Ego Death World Tour<\/em>, Chris Rock said he was still processing the assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cHow was your weekend?\u201d he asked the crowd after walking on stage, as reported by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/chris-rock-responds-will-smith-oscars-slap-1235218763\/\"><em>Variety<\/em>.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t have a bunch of shit about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend. I\u2019m still kind of processing what happened. So at some point, I\u2019ll talk about that shit. And it will be serious and funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Revisit the slap below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch the uncensored moment Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, drops F-bomb\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/myjEoDypUD8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Mackenzie Cummings-Grady\"><br \/>\nby Mackenzie Cummings-Grady\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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