Academy president says organisation’s response to Will Smith slap was inadequate

Academy president says organisation’s response to Will Smith slap was inadequate (James Manning/PA)

The president of the Academy says the organisation’s response to Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap in 2022 was “inadequate”.

Janet Yang, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), said the incident was “unprecedented” and “unacceptable”.