Film Academy Moves Up Discussion of Will Smith Slap to Friday

Film Academy Moves Up Discussion of Will Smith Slap to Friday
Will Smith wins the Oscar for Best Actor in "King Richard" at the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., on March 27, 2022. Brian Snyder/Reuters
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LOS ANGELES—The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has moved up its meeting to discuss possible sanctions against best actor winner Will Smith for slapping presenter Chris Rock to Friday, a letter from the group’s president said.

The board of governors of the organization, the group that hands out the Academy Awards, previously had been scheduled on April 18 to discuss the incident at last month’s Oscars ceremony.