Will Smith banned from all Academy events for 10 years following Oscars slap

Will Smith banned from all Academy events for 10 years following Oscars slap (Doug Peters/PA)

Will Smith has been banned from all Academy events or programmes for 10 years following his “unprecedented” behaviour at the 94th Academy Awards.

Academy president David Rubin acknowledged the organisation “fell short” in its response to the incident and hoped the decision would “begin a time of healing and restoration for all involved and impacted”.