Academy Expedites Process to Decide 'Possible Sanctions' for Will Smith After His Resignation
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is speeding up the process that will determine repercussions toWill Smith’s behavior at this year’s Oscarsafter the star’s own resignation. Rubin explained that the meeting was bumped up given Smith has already formally resigned from the Academy, meaning “suspension or expulsion are no longer a possibility and the legally prescribed timetable no longer applies” for the process under California law and the Academy’s Standards of Conduct....