Chris Rock appears at the the FX portion of theTelevision Critics Association Winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2020, left, and Will Smith appears at the 94th Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Los Angeles on March 7, 2022. Smith was banned from Oscars, other film academy events for 10 years for slapping Rock onstage at Academy Awards. (AP Photo)
April 8, 2022
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April 8, 2022 12:50 p.m.
Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap
The academy also apologized for its handling of the situation and allowing Smith to stay and accept his best actor award for “King Richard.”