Following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, the motion picture academy prohibited Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for ten years.
Following a meeting of the academy's board of governors to discuss a response to Smith's activities, the decision was made.
"The 94th Academy Awards were supposed to be a celebration of the many people in our community who performed wonderful things this year." The disrespectful and damaging behavior we saw Mr. Smith demonstrate on stage, however, eclipsed those moments," the academy stated in a statement.
As a result of the suspension, Will Smith will not be presenting one of the major trophies at the Academy Awards next year, as is customary for the best actor winner.
"Deep thanks to Mr. Rock for retaining his cool under difficult circumstances," the academy said in a statement on Friday.
Smith could not be nominated for an Oscar during his 10-year ban, according to the academy's statement. It also did nothing to invalidate Smith's Academy Award.
Harvey Weinstein and Roman Polanski, both expelled members of the Academy, have not had their Oscars removed.