Will Smith Resigns From The Academy

[nATAH 49,830]

anyways something tells me they made him resign rather than stripping him of his award to avoid everyone demanding they strip other assaulters they protected for years of their awards

[LaLa 19,662]

28 minutes ago, ConnorFilm said:

This means he can never be nominated again, no matter how critically acclaimed his future performances are.

No that's not how it works. Being a member means you can vote on nominees and winners, but you don't have to be a member to be nominated. Gaga was only invited to become a member after ASIB

[REALITY 76,788]

29 minutes ago, ConnorFilm said:

This means he can never be nominated again, no matter how critically acclaimed his future performances are.

 

[Borisapillar 9,191]

39 minutes ago, ConnorFilm said:

This means he can never be nominated again, no matter how critically acclaimed his future performances are.

Not you making things up 

[nATAH 49,830]

10 minutes ago, Borisapillar said:

Not you making things up 

uneducated fleas really do be out here

[jacs vs looser 4,308]

26 minutes ago, Reality said:

 

I think it would be fitting if he was not allowed to attend the ceremony for 1 or 2 years. 

Also, I don't think that resigning prevents him from re-joining in the future, so there's that. 

[Roughhouse Dandy 11,568]

That's stupid. Oh well! Good for him trying to hold himself "accountable" I guess. 

[SKANK 14,288]

Will choosing to resign from The Academy isn't that significant, but his apology is significant. 

He acknowledged that his actions were wrong, he acknowledged how his actions negatively effected others, and he's willing to accept accountability. What more can you ask of him?

As quick as our culture is to demand an apology, we aren't great at accepting them. We should work on that.

[Flippy 12,927]

Why is there so many artdolls?! I —

Sorry, I know it was off topic but… anyway

Is the Will thing real…? 

[Tyler1992 2,264]

2 hours ago, ConnorFilm said:

This means he can never be nominated again, no matter how critically acclaimed his future performances are.

I think this means he can no longer vote. You can still be nominate without AMPAS membership

[HardlyaSaint 727]

1 hour ago, SKANK said:

Will choosing to resign from The Academy isn't that significant, but his apology is significant. 

He acknowledged that his actions were wrong, he acknowledged how his actions negatively effected others, and he's willing to accept accountability. What more can you ask of him?

As quick as our culture is to demand an apology, we aren't great at accepting them. We should work on that.

This. 
 

like the man got caught up in the heat of the moment and just wanted to defend his wife even if she does tarnish his image and she isn’t good for him. 
 

People are really nailing him to the cross for being a human being. 

[NCgaga 4,324]

Why? What happened?! 

[LilyLark 10,104]

3 hours ago, ConnorFilm said:

This means he can never be nominated again, no matter how critically acclaimed his future performances are.

I've seen some saying he can be nominated, he just can't vote for the Oscars?

[LilyLark 10,104]

26 minutes ago, HardlyaSaint said:

People are really nailing him to the cross for being a human being. 

This is how I feel. I understand why he went after Chris, even though I think he handled it poorly. But I also feel like people (mostly yt) wildly overreacted about the incident. I also rolled my eyes a bit at the people going "he did nothing wrong" because yeah, he did mess up even if folks overreacted. Anyway, people need to learn to let sh*t go, people make mistakes, and move on. The fact that this is going on a week later...so ridiculous.

All and all, though, the publicists for the Academy and even Will's publicist handled this poorly. On Monday they should have had him make an apology, give him a 1 or 2 year suspension from the Academy, and let it rest. Dragging out like this is insane.

[LilyLark 10,104]

32 minutes ago, HardlyaSaint said:

 she isn’t good for him. 

 

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She was DEEP into Scientology and still is. Allegedly he's only dabbled, but she's the one into it and the one behind the Scientology school they used to fund. The journos who cover Scientology have talked about this before. And if they have an open marriage, fine, but I though it was kind of shitty how she publicly went with she wasn't getting what she needed...

One can acknowledge Black women are unfairly maligned and attacked and few people stand up for them and they face intense racism/sexism...and that Jada seems like she isn't very good for Will.