It sounds just like the individuals who personal the Oscars had been each bit as shocked that Will Smith obtained up and smacked Chris Rock throughout the mouth for a tasteless joke about his spouse—just for him to select up the Greatest Actor statuette a couple of minutes later. The Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences, after ignoring the fracas on its social media all night, remembered that perhaps it must say one thing. So when it was all wrapped up bar the shouting, it despatched out a tweet: “The Academy doesn’t condone violence of any kind. Tonight we’re delighted to rejoice our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this second of recognition from their friends and film lovers around the globe.” Don’t fear, Will—you’ll undoubtedly be invited again.
