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    Will Smith resigns from the academy amid Oscars slap fallout

    by Jen Yamato and Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times Apr 01, 2022 3 minutes
    Will Smith accepts the award for best actor in a leading role for "King Richard" during the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — Five days after sending a shock wave through Hollywood by striking presenter Chris Rock on live television, Oscar winner Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    The resignation letter, obtained by the Los Angeles Times on Friday, apologizes not only to Rock but to other Academy Award nominees and winners.

    “The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many

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