A joke about his wife made the actor slap the anchor Chris on the live stage. "Keep my wife's name out of your f*****g mouth", he said.
After this dramatic incident on the OSCAR stage, Smith deeply apologized to Chris and the Academy. He also posted an apology on his Instagram the next day.
On 29, July 2022, Will Smith posted a 5 min. and 44s long video on his youtube channel and Instagram captioning "It's been a minute..."
In the video, he apologized again. "My behavior was unacceptable and I am here whenever you are ready to talk," Will said.
Will Smith has resigned from "The Academy" which was accepted."We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings" President David said.
Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for the next 10 years for the violation he has done on the stage.