Academy expediting process to decide on Will Smith sanctions

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is speeding up its process on debating whether to levy sanctions or other disciplinary actions against Will Smith over his slap of Chris Rock.

A meeting of the board of governors has been moved from April 18 to Friday, which academy President David Rubin attributed to Smith resigning from the academy, meaning “suspension or expulsion are no longer a possibility and the legally prescribed timetable no longer applies” for the process under California law and the academy’s standards of conduct, according to a memo reviewed by the Washington Examiner.