Will Smith resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in a statement Friday, saying he will accept any further consequences the Academy’s board deems appropriate after his Oscars slap of presenter Chris Rock.
“Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason,” the “King Richard” star said in a statement.
Smith added that he had directly responded to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice. And he again apologized to the Academy, to Chris Rock, his family and friends and those in attendance, the nominees and winners and more.