Will Smith was asked to leave the room during the Oscar ceremony last weekend, the organization says. The actor hit Chris Rock after a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith and is said to have refused to leave. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said this in a statement on Wednesday, announcing that the procedure has officially started.
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Will Smith would have refused to leave Oscar ceremony after being hit
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