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Not to mention the success of Bad Boys, Aladdin and the shows Bel Air and Cobra Kai that he is an executive producer for that are highly successful streaming shows as well.

Yeah totally fallen star.
 

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Pauly Shore wouldn’t even get hired to clean these guys toilets if they were doing a set somewhere
 

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It should also be mentioned that most people lost respect for him and if this was a stunt everyone would. And by most people I also mean almost the whole industry. There will be ramifications from this. He might find it a lot harder to find people to work with. He assaulted a respected member of the industry, he didn’t hit Andy Dick..
 

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I don't think Smith should or (even will) have his win rescinded but being barred from attending future ceremonies is justifiable.
 

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It should also be mentioned that most people lost respect for him and if this was a stunt everyone would. And by most people I also mean almost the whole industry.
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As for Smith's fallen star, he's had a big career slump in the last decade, box office wise, or maybe we've forgotten everything he did between After Earth and Gemini Man, with only Suicide Squad and Aladdin standing out in terms of gross. Successful producer in that time? Yes. As big a draw as a movie star as he was between Independence Day and Hitch? Not really.
 
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As for Smith's fallen star, he's had a big career slump in the last decade, box office wise, or maybe we've forgotten everything he did between After Earth and Gemini Man, with only Suicide Squad and Aladdin standing out in terms of gross. Successful producer in that time? Yes. As big a draw as a movie star as he was between Independence Day and Hitch? Not really.

Aladdin and Gemini Man came out like 2 years ago lol

The perfect time to do this is when he’s about to win his first Oscar after 30 years of acting. Right. Ok, Vince.
 

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I don't think Smith should or (even will) have his win rescinded but being barred from attending future ceremonies is justifiable.

This is the same group that has given awards to literal rapists, sexual abusers, and someone who fled the country after they were arrested for sexual abuse. There's no way Will should have to give his award back. They continue to celebrate far worse people than him.
 

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Anyway, he seemed drunk and/or stoned in his acceptance speech. Hope this isn't a sign of a larger problem!
 

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Will just humiliated himself more with a groveling apology so work theory is way out the window.
 

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The official Smith apology, late in arrival likely because it had to be strenuously reviewed and revised by several PR people before being released, is "fine".
 

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If this was the MTV Awards or the People's Choice or some shit I could buy the idea that it was a work of some kind maybe. Not at the Oscars and not on the biggest night of Will Smith's professional career. There is no upside to doing this for Smith. Yes he isn't as big as box office draw as he was. He's in a different phase of his career where he's as mentioned doing far more things behind the scenes and winning accolades. Being involved in this is the exact kind of shit that closes doors.
 

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"I also think it’s worth noting for anyone who hasn’t thought of it, that this veers into the territory of Misogynoir. Black women have had their hair used against them for centuries and it’s context that those of us who are not Black do not have and need to be aware of-"

Based Facebook.
 

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So it turned out that the Academy told Will to leave and he refused, then they wound up giving him his award because all of it happened so quickly. So he punked them out too, but I get the feeling this is about to turn into a Chappelle's Show skit where he starts getting dropped from projects because people don't want to work with him.

Also, Kareem wrote a bunch:

https://kareem.substack.com/p/will-smith-did-a-bad-bad-thing?s=r
 
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Harvey Weinstein still has all his Oscars. They gave an Oscar to Roman Polanski just a few years ago, who fled the country after raping a 13 year old, to a standing ovation. The Academy trying to take the high road in this is hilarious.

They just now say, days later, that they asked him to leave instead of saying this right away? He'll be brought in so they can hear his side before making their decision. He'll say how sorry he is, they'll say he can't come to the ceremony next year, and people will find something else to be angry about.
 
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