{"id":1408362,"date":"2022-03-29T19:14:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T23:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408362"},"modified":"2022-03-29T19:14:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T23:14:59","slug":"academys-board-of-governors-to-meet-wednesday-to-discuss-will-smith-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/academys-board-of-governors-to-meet-wednesday-to-discuss-will-smith-fate\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy&#039;s Board of Governors to Meet Wednesday to Discuss Will Smith Fate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Facademys-board-of-governors-to-meet-wednesday-to-discuss-will-smith-fate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The Academy\u2019s Board of Governors is expected to meet Wednesday to discuss Will Smith\u2019s physical assault on Chris Rock at the Oscars. Smith could face disciplinary measures, and possibly expulsion, and the forfeiture of the Oscar he won on Sunday for his performance in\u00a0<em>King Richard<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The rules give the Board of Governors considerable latitude in adjudicating misconduct cases brought for review.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Most cases aren\u2019t publicized and don\u2019t garner media attention. But in recent years, the Academy has ruled on members caught up in the #MeToo movement that shook up the industry starting in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The academy expelled Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, and Roman Polanski in the wake of the #MeToo movement. Weinstein was expelled \u2018for \u201csexually predatory behavior and workplace harassment\u201d while Cosby and Polanski were expelled \u201cin accordance with the organization\u2019s Standards of Conduct\u201d stemming from their sexual assault cases.<\/p>\n<p>Both Weinstein and Polanski were allowed to keep their Oscars for <em>Shakespeare in Love<\/em> and <em>The Pianist<\/em>, respectively, which suggests Smith is likely to hold onto his statuette, whatever disciplinary action he may receive.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Little transparency about the proceedings can be expected from the board, which is comprised of members from each of the Academy\u2019s various branches. But recent public comments provide a hint at which way the winds are blowing. Among the board members is Whoopi Goldberg, who used her position on ABC\u2019s <em>The View<\/em> to speak sympathetically about Will Smith.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20442152\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1239558965-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>US actor Will Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (ROBYN BECK\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think he overreacted,\u201d she said on Monday\u2019s show. \u201cI think he had one of those moments where it was like G.D. it, just stop. I get it, not everybody acts the way we would like them to act under pressure. And he snapped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2022\/03\/28\/whoopi-goldberg-were-not-going-to-take-that-oscar-from-will-smith\/\">said<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re not going to take that Oscar from him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The board\u2019s current president is David Rubin, a longtime Hollywood casting director who has cast Smith in multiple movies, including\u00a0<em>Men in Black\u00a0<\/em>and <em>Wild Wild West<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_20441873\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1235410890-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20441873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1235410890-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2880\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President David Rubin speaks during a press conference, in Los Angeles, California, September 21, 2021. (VALERIE MACON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Academy\u2019s standards of conduct are vague about the kind of behavior it expects from its members.<\/p>\n<p>Members must \u201cbehave ethically by upholding the Academy\u2019s values of\u00a0respect for human dignity, inclusion, and a supportive\u00a0environment that fosters creativity,\u201d the guidelines state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Academy asks\u00a0that members embrace their responsibility to affirm\u00a0these principles and act when these principles are\u00a0violated. There is no place in the Academy for people\u00a0who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner\u00a0that violates recognized standards of decency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s assault on Rock was a major embarrassment for the Academy, which was looking to mount a comeback from last year\u2019s disastrous telecast that only drew 10 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Smith has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/28\/will-smith-publicly-apologizes-to-chris-rock-unacceptable-and-inexcusable-behavior\/\">publicly apologized<\/a> to the Academy and Rock, saying on Instagram, \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow David <\/em><em>Ng on Twitter\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at\u00a0<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Academy\u2019s Board of Governors is expected to meet Wednesday to discuss Will Smith\u2019s physical assault on Chris Rock at the Oscars. 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