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| Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after slap, Academy says | Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after slap, Academy says |
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| Best actor winner Will Smith took offence at a joke by presenter Chris Rock | |
| Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused, the Academy says. | Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused, the Academy says. |
| The body also says it has initiated "disciplinary proceedings" against Smith. | The body also says it has initiated "disciplinary proceedings" against Smith. |
| Smith slapped Rock after the comic made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, a result of the hair-loss condition alopecia. | Smith slapped Rock after the comic made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, a result of the hair-loss condition alopecia. |
| The actor - who won the first Oscar of his career at the ceremony - has since apologised. | The actor - who won the first Oscar of his career at the ceremony - has since apologised. |
| In its statement, the Academy said: "Mr Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, [but] we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently." | In its statement, the Academy said: "Mr Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, [but] we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently." |
| It also announced it had "initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr Smith for violations of the Academy's Standards of Conduct". | It also announced it had "initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr Smith for violations of the Academy's Standards of Conduct". |
| These include inappropriate physical contact, abusive or threatening behaviour, and compromising the integrity of the Academy, it said. | These include inappropriate physical contact, abusive or threatening behaviour, and compromising the integrity of the Academy, it said. |
| The Academy said action may be taken at its next board meeting on 18 April. That may include "suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions," the statement said. | |
| It also apologised directly to Rock, as well as nominees, guests and viewers. | |
| Why did Will Smith hit Chris Rock? | |
| What Will Smith's slap says about him - and us | |
| The incident on Sunday night happened just before Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor, when the comedian Rock was on stage to present the award for Best Documentary. | |
| Rock made a quip about Pinkett Smith's shaved head. The joke referred to the 1997 film GI Jane, in which Demi Moore played the title role with a severe buzzcut. | |
| Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes at the comment, while Smith appeared to initially laugh and clap his hands before he was seen on stage, walking up to Rock. | |
| The comedian looked stunned in the immediate aftermath of the incident, but told the audience: "That was the greatest night in the history of television." He is still yet to comment on the incident. | |
| In his apology, Smith said his behaviour was "unacceptable and inexcusable". | |
| "I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris," he said in a statement. "I was out of line and I was wrong." |