The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer confirmed that the organisation has implemented a new \u201ccrisis team\u201d for the upcoming 2023 Oscars in order to quickly navigate any potential real-time emergency.
He shared the details in an interview with Time magazine, reports \u2018Variety\u2019.
The creation of a crisis team is a response to the 2022 Oscars, where Will Smith walked on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock across the face.
Academy president Janet Yang previously said the group\u2019s response to the incident was not swift enough.
\u201cWe have a whole crisis team, something we\u2019ve never had before, and many plans in place,\u201d Kramer said.
\u201cWe\u2019ve run many scenarios. So it is our hope that we will be prepared for anything that we may not anticipate right now but that we\u2019re planning for just in case it does happen.\u201d
\u201cBecause of (the slap) last year, we\u2019ve opened our minds to the many things that can happen at the Oscars,\u201d Kramer continued.
\u201cBut these crisis plans — the crisis communication teams and structures we have in place — allow us to say this is the group that we have to gather very quickly. This is how we all come together. This is the spokesperson. This will be the statement. And obviously depending on the specifics of the crisis, and let\u2019s hope something does not happen and we never have to use these, but we already have frameworks in place that we can modify.\u201d
Smith slapped Rock at the 2022 Oscars while the latter was presenting the best documentary feature category. Rock made a controversial joke about Will Smith\u2019s wife Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s bald head, which she shaved following an alopecia diagnosis.
The ceremony continued with Smith remaining in attendance as he won the best actor Oscar for his performance in \u2018King Richard.\u2019
The 2022 Oscars aired on March 27. Smith resigned from the Academy on April 1, writing in a statement, \u201cI betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken.\u201d
It took several more days for the Academy to announce it was revoking Smith\u2019s AMPAS membership and banning him from attending the Oscars ceremonies for 10 years.
Speaking at the 2023 Oscars nominees luncheon earlier this month, AMPAS president Janet Yang admitted the organisation dropped the ball by waiting too long to respond to the slap. It appears the new crisis team will react in as close to real-time as possible should any emergencies break out at the 2023 Oscars.
Smith apologised again for his actions in a July 2022 video post in which he revealed, \u201cI\u2019ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is he\u2019s not ready to talk, and when he is, he will reach out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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