A zero tolerance coverage. A producer on the 74th annual Emmy Awards on Monday, September 12, jokingly warned the viewers not to get any concepts about speeding the stage after Will Smith’s notorious habits on the Oscars earlier this yr.
“You will get your ass severely beaten,” the producer quipped earlier than the present started, a supply solely revealed to Us Weekly, including that there was additionally a discover to preserve speeches to 45 seconds and take be aware that the bar within the again was only a prop.
Smith, 53, walked on stage on the prestigious awards present in March and struck Chris Rock throughout the face after the comic made a joke about his spouse, Jada-Pinkett Smith. The 57-year-old Longest Yard actor in contrast Pinkett-Smith, 50, to G.I. Jane due to her shaved head. The Collateral actress was recognized with alopecia in 2018.
In April, the Academy introduced that Smith can be banned from attending any Academy occasions for the following 10 years on account of his actions.
“The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year; however, those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr. Smith exhibit on stage,” Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson acknowledged in a letter after the choice was made. “During our telecast, we did not adequately address the situation in the room. For this, we are sorry.”
After the confrontation, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum received the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Richard Williams in King Richard. Smith gave an emotional speech whereas accepting the accolade.
Will Smith seems to strike Chris Rock in the course of the 94th Annual Academy Awards on March 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Rob Latour/Shutterstock
“Oh, man. Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people. I know to do what we do, you got to be able to take abuse. You got to be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business you got to be able to have people disrespecting you. And you got to smile, you got to pretend like that’s OK,” he stated on the time.
The Pennsylvania native continued: “I want to apologize to the academy. I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. … Thank you for this moment. And thank you on behalf of Richard and the entire Williams family. Thank you. I hope the academy invites me back.”
Smith has since publicly apologized to Rock, 57, however the two performers haven’t but made amends.
“I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is he’s not ready to talk, and when he is, he will reach out,” the Men in Black actor stated through Instagram in July.
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