Los Angeles police officers showed up at the home of Will Smith just two days after the violent behavior he had on Sunday March 27th Oscars 2022.
Both artists were harshly criticized. On the one hand, the moderator is pointed out for having made a bad joke about a person’s condition. On the other hand, her husband’s unjustified and violent reaction is questioned.
Why did the police go to Will Smith’s house?
This Tuesday, April 29 Los Angeles police showed up at Will Smith’s mansionin the exclusive area of Calabasas, California.
According to the Page Six portal, the agency was seen entering at 2:40 p.m. Lizette Salcon, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, told this outlet that they followed suit Someone reported a drone flying through the posh neighborhood.
He did not confirm whether the Smiths were the ones who filed the complaint or whether it was filed by another neighbor.
“Easy We sent this unit there to try and locate the drone and see if there were paparazzi or what was going on,” the spokeswoman confirmed.
“But when the agents got there, They couldn’t locate the drone. He had already left the area.”
Will Smith could be charged with hitting Chris Rock
” The City Attorney (of Los Angeles) could file charges evidence-based without necessarily relying on the victim,” said Steve Cooley, the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012, in an interview with the New York Post on Tuesday, March 29.
“The victim has no control over whether or not a prosecutor should file charges,” Cooley continued, “but in fact, charges can and should be filed because The crime was directed against the state of California“.
“This is not Chris Rock vs. Will Smith in a criminal matter. The Los Angeles Police Department and The prosecutor shouldn’t close the door an obvious and easily verifiable crime,” said the former prosecutor.
Almost 24 hours after what happened Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock in a message via Instagram: “I want to publicly apologize to you Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy considers punishing Will Smith
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will decide on Wednesday, April 30, the possible “consequences” it will determine after a “review” of the altercation, it said in a statement.
According to the EFE agency, “the penalties that the institution is considering for Will Smith” range from immediate or temporary suspension from the academy to reprimand or even Taking back the prize he won on Sunday for his starring role in ‘King Richard'”.
