Janet Yang, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), admitted that the Academy should have acted more 'swiftly, compassionately and decisively'.
The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has admitted the Oscars' response to Will Smith's Chris Rock slap was"inadequate" and says lessons must be learned.star hit the comedian after he joked about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith at last year's Academy Awards, was"fully unacceptable", and that the Academy should act"swiftly, compassionately and decisively" in times of"crisis".
Smith resigned from the Academy on April 1, just days after the March 28th ceremony, admitting he had"betrayed" their trust, but insisted he was"heartbroken".
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