‘Heartbroken’ Will Smith resigns from the Academy after slapping Chris Rock
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Will Smith resigned from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Friday after slapping Chris Rock during the Oscars on Sunday. “I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any further consequences the Board deems appropriate,” Smith announced in a statement on Friday. The actor — who slapped the comedian over a bald joke he’d made aimed toward Jada Pinkett Smith — added, “My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable. “The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear…