{"id":27423,"date":"2022-05-24T19:49:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T19:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/will-smith-resigns-from-the-academy-following-his-inexcusable-oscars-behaviour\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T19:49:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T19:49:14","slug":"will-smith-resigns-from-the-academy-following-his-inexcusable-oscars-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/entertainment\/will-smith-resigns-from-the-academy-following-his-inexcusable-oscars-behaviour\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith resigns from the Academy following his \u2018inexcusable\u2019 Oscars behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Will Smith said he had \u201cbetrayed the trust of the Academy\u201d as he resigned from the organisation, following his \u201cshocking, painful, and inexcusable\u201d actions at the Oscars.The actor, 53, said he was \u201cheartbroken\u201d and would accept any consequences that emerged from his scheduled disciplinary hearing, in a statement announcing his decision.It comes less than a week on from the ceremony, during which Smith took to the stage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s shaved head.Moments later he was awarded the Oscar for best actor for his performance in King Richard and gave a tearful acceptance speech about the importance of protecting fa&#8230; 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