As fans might recall, was given a 10-year ban from the Motion Picture Academy due to his behavior at the 94th Oscars in 2022, where he slapped presenter onstage. While some believe the actor's punishment was too severe, three-time Academy Award winner, Paul N. J.
Ottosson, says it was deserved, but he does have a . Paul, who is an Oscar voter, sound supervisor, sound designer, and re-recording mixer, worked with Will on the Men In Black movies, told The Mirror that while he wants to forgive Will for the slap, he believes the actor has to serve the 10-year ban before he is welcomed again by . “Well, I think as a human being, we should forgive.
As long as he accepts what he did was wrong. But as a private institution we have the right to ban something that we do not tolerate. And if we tolerate it, we said this is acceptable.
But by giving him a punishment, we don't accept it," Paul said. "We're going to punish you for a bit, but you can come back and you can earn your way back and show your way back. That's what I think we all we can ask for: 'to give me opportunity, earn my way back.
You didn't let me in again. I made a mistake.” So what exactly does Will have to do to redeem himself? Here is how the movie star can "earn" his way back into the industry's good graces.
Will got on stage at the 2022 Oscars after Chris Rock made a joke about Will's wife, . Chris joked about Jada's haircut, comparing her to GI Jane. Will shouted "Keep my wife's name out of your mouth" to the c.
