The Screen Actor’s Guild reacted after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences opened a “formal review” into the attack between Chris Rock and Will Smith.
The Screen Actor’s Guild on Monday night slammed Will Smith’s Oscar night slap involving Chris Rock, calling the outburst “unacceptable” and vowing to take action against the “King Richard” star.
“As the union representing presenters and other performers working on the Oscars, SAG-AFTRA is focused on ensuring our members always work in a safe environment,” SAG-AFTRA said in a“Violence or physical abuse in the workplace is never appropriate and the union condemns any such conduct. The incident involving Will Smith and Chris Rock at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable.
Earlier on Monday, the officers of the AMPAS’ board of governors, including bigwigs like President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, convened an emergency phone call Monday morning to discuss the viral incident, While presenting at Hollywood’s biggest night, Rock cracked a controversial joke about Pinkett Smith’s baldness, referring to her as “G.I. Jane” — and prompting Smith, 53, to charge up the stage and smack the comedian across the face.
“Will Smith just smacked the s–t out of me,” a stunned Rock, 57, remarked to the audience as he regained his composure. Pinkett Smith, 50, suffers from the autoimmune disease alopecia, which causes hair loss.
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