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Film academy condemns Will Smith slap, starts review of Oscars incident

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Will Smith (R) hits Chris Rock as Rock spoke on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. Reuters/Brian Snyder" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/reuters/03/28/20220328-rock-smith.jpg"/><figcaption>Will Smith (R) hits Chris Rock as Rock spoke on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. <em>Brian Snyder, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that hands out the Oscars, on Monday condemned Will Smith&#x27;s slap of presenter Chris Rock at Sunday night&#x27;s ceremony and said it had started a formal review of the incident.</p><p>Smith strode on stage during the televised ceremony and struck Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about the appearance of Smith&#x27;s wife. Less than an hour later, Smith won best actor for his role in &quot;King Richard.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/29/22/oscars-ratings-bounce-back-as-will-smith-hooks-viewers">Oscars ratings bounce back, as Will Smith hooks viewers</a></li></ul><p>In a statement on Monday, the academy said it &quot;condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night&#x27;s show.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law,&quot; the academy added.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wC5hmp8uXAM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

In a statement on Monday, the academy said it 'condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night's show.'