Will Smith–Chris Rock slapping incident
After the public and celebrities criticized Smith, he apologized the next day calling his actions "unacceptable" and "inexcusable". He later apologized to Rock saying "I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong". He later said he was embarrassed of his actions and that he was wrong to react violently. On April 1, Smith resigned his membership from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and said he would support any punishment by the academy.