announcement that he is candidate for president in the next election and the sitting president s stated intention to be a candidate as well, i have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint a special counsel. such an appointment underscores the department s commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters. now, smith is expected to set up an office separate from the justice department with prosecution teams and fbi agents currently handling the investigation, reporting directly to him. in a statement smith said that the pace of the investigations will not pause or flag under my watch. i will exercise independent judgment and remove the investigations forward and expeditiously and thoroughly to whatever outcome the facts and the law dictate. a spokesman for trump attacked the appointment a as a political stunt. amara, martin? thank you so much for that.
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the academy of motion picture arts and sciences accepts will smith s resignation after the actor slapped presenter chris rock on stage last weekend during the oscars. the statement smith apologized for his actions saying i will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. my actions of the 94th awards presentation were shocking, painful and inexcusable. i betrayed the trust and deprived nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. it will continue with disciplinary proceedings against smith. two ukrainian film makers made a movie about war between ukraine and russia, they didn t know how early accurate the prediction would be. three years after creating the reality is mirroring their art. turning their cameras to
is raising new questions ability the star s future. and now actor denzel washington is talking about what happened the night smith slapped chris rock steve patterson reports from hollywood. i make this look good reporter: for decades will smith conquered hollywood. welcome to earth. reporter: but now damage control as for the slap that shocked the world. wow reporter: last night will smith announcing his resignation from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences in a statement smith calling his actions shocking, painful and inexcusable. with the resignation he ll no longer be able to vote on academy awards or attend academy screenings, but for now he could still be nominated for and win another oscar. smith says he will accept any further consequences from the academy who last night issued its own statement saying it would, quote, continue to move forward with disciplinary proceedings against mr. smith. do you have any idea what sort of actions the academy may take no
film muhammad ali. showing a new angle of the incident this time filmed from behind smith s wife jada pinkett smith. packer says that los angeles police were prepared to arrest smith that night. and they were saying this is battery. we will go get him. you can press charges. you can arrest him. as they were talking chris was, he was being very dismissive of those options. he was like no, i m fine. the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences released a statement this week saying they asked smith to leave and he refused. academy leaders had told smith s publicist to deliver a message to the actor. now packer is saying chris rock did not want smith removed from the show. they were about to physically remove smith. i said rock has made it clear that he does not want to make a