The actor, who later won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in a sports biopic, has since been banned from attending awards for 10 years.
Smith later apologized to Rock in an extensive statement on Instagram and decided early on to drop out of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before the organization made a decision.
After last year’s long delay and the COVID impact ceremony, the Tony Awards will be presented on Sunday, June 12 at Radio City Musical Hall in New York City.
The four -hour event will begin on Paramount + before airing for the first time on CBS Live in the continental United States. Nominations for this year’s ceremony will be announced on Tuesday, May 3rd.
Source: Huffpost
