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(CNN) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences wrote to its members that their leaders were “excited and outraged” by Will Smith’s behavior during Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Smith took the stage at the awards ceremony and slapped Chris Rock after making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, the actor’s wife.
The letter, from Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, said the group is working on a “decision” on the “appropriate action” for Smith, a decision that could reportedly take “a few weeks.” The letter states that the process will be conducted in a convenient and respectful manner for all involved, while adhering to Academy standards.
As CNN previously reported, the Academy’s board of directors will hold its annual post-Oscar meeting on Wednesday. And Smith’s slap will be his “top priority,” according to a source close to the trial. This meeting is expected to take place in the afternoon.
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On Tuesday, Academy board member Whoopi Goldberg warned that there would be “major consequences” after Will Smith’s action on stage.
“Let me say this, there are consequences” said Goldberg, host of ABC’s The View, on the show this Tuesday. “There are big consequences because nobody, nobody agrees with what happened. Nobody, nobody. What’s happening is people are calming down now and they’re like, ‘Wait a minute, what could have triggered this?’”
Goldberg also addressed questions about why Smith wasn’t pulled from the show after the onstage incident with Rock and was seen chatting with other stars.
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“The reason people stood up is because a lot of people thought, is it collapsing? do we have to take it out What do we have to do?’” Goldberg said. “And the reason they didn’t go and get him out is because that would have been another 15 or 20 minute explanation of why we gave the black guy five seconds before they decide if he won an Oscar or not , would have gotten out.”