[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Swan

That's ridiculous. He made a stupid mistake, he should get to keep his Oscar at least!

More overreaction in the modern world.

If his Oscar is taken away then it speaks volumes with Hollywood, as they're happy for Roman Polanski & Harvey Weinstein to keep their awards.

It's such ashame as this is Will Smith's first Oscar,and he's gone and ruined it . If they had to ban him then they should have just banned him for 1 year not 10 years .

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

If they've banned him for a decade, then it's likely he'll get his award stripped.

They have already said this will not happen

[Beso]

Make him a male gay porn fluffer for 300 hours community service.

[bots]

The difference between Smith and the other names being mentioned is that Smith did it during the show, his actions were seen by millions in the here and now. The other people mentioned had actions in the dim and distant past. Under those circumstances, Smiths actions were always going to be more harshly dealt with

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

The difference between Smith and the other names being mentioned is that Smith did it during the show, his actions were seen by millions in the here and now. The other people mentioned had actions in the dim and distant past. Under those circumstances, Smiths actions were always going to be more harshly dealt with

This is why I think they MAY not strip the Oscar - I feel that the long ban, more than being for "what he did" - is because of how much he disrupted the event and the reputational damage caused. I don't think, for example, that he'd be getting such a long ban (or likely even a ban at all) if he'd run into Rock at an after-party event and hit him there... it's not about him hitting him... it's about him walking onto the stage and doing it (and then also, allegedly, refusing to leave).

[rusticgal]

It’s a long ban…and quite rightly so. They probably didn’t want to take his Oscar away which is why it’s a long ban.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

It’s a long ban…and quite rightly so. They probably didn’t want to take his Oscar away which is why it’s a long ban.

God knows where it's been by now anyway.

[UserSince2005]

The award needs to be stripped

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

The award needs to be stripped

No it does NOT