Will Smith’s Oscars altercation condemned by the Academy as inquiry launched

Will Smith’s Oscars altercation condemned by The Academy as inquiry launched (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Will Smith has been condemned by the Academy as it launched a formal review into his altercation with comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars ceremony.

The 94th annual awards show was thrown into chaos when Smith went onstage and hit the comedian in front of a star-studded audience, after Rock made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and her hair loss.