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Academy member on trial over child molestation charges draws scrutiny

LOS ANGELES — Jeffrey Cooper, a renowned architect and acoustic engineer, carved out a prestigious place in the Hollywood firmament. Over the years he designed movie theaters and sound studios, including an Academy of Television Arts and Sciences theater and more than two dozen of the mixing studios that produced…

Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022

What does a movie producer do? ‘The Offer,’ a series about the making of ‘The Godfather,’ provides an answer

A few years ago, ahead of the 2019 Oscars, I wrote a column that started with a simple question: What does a movie producer do? Despite the ubiquity of the term, it’s a job title that fails to capture the day-to-day work itself. Director? Sure, most of us have a…

Chicago Tribune · Apr 27, 2022

Scots actor Gianni Capaldi brands former co-star Mickey Rourke 'total scum'

Capaldi, of Hamilton, was outraged by Hollywood star Rourke's praise of disgraced film director Roman Polanski.

Daily Record · Apr 15, 2022

Will Smith is banned for 10 years from academy events, including the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — Nearly two weeks after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday it is forbidding Smith from attending any academy events, including the Oscars, for 10 years.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2022

Will Smith Banned From Oscars Events For 10 Years

The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) has voted to ban Will Smith from all of its events, including the Academy Award ceremony, for the next 10 years.

Benzinga · Apr 8, 2022

Will Smith is banned for 10 years from academy events, including the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — Nearly two weeks after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday it is forbidding Smith from attending any academy events, including the Oscars, for 10 years.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2022

Will Smith resigns from Academy after Oscars slap

Will Smith resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday, five days after slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022

Can the Will Smith and Chris Rock slap live on stage force the Oscars to change their ways?

Ripples from 94th Academy Awards, the slap, and the joke that led to it, are likely to reverberate across Hollywood — an industry that has for years been trying to recover from allegations of misogyny, racism and sexual harassment.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2022

What does it take to be kicked out from the Oscars?

There have only been five expulsions from The Academy in it is 92-year history including a registered sex offender

Wales Online · Apr 1, 2022

How will the academy punish Will Smith for his Oscars slap? It has various options

LOS ANGELES — As the sting of Will Smith’s hand striking Chris Rock’s face begins to fade, a big question remains: What, if anything, will the film academy do to punish the “King Richard” Oscar winner for his inappropriate on-camera behavior?

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2022