As Jerrod Carmichael noted in his great SNL monologue last night, it’s kinda hard to believe that The Slap was just a week ago. It feels like a different era. Since I’ve now written two long missives on this subject, today I’m emptying my notebook with some brief news and notes…
The upshot: The thinking seems to be that Smith was smart to resign on Friday from the Academy before he could be kicked out or suspended. I agree. After all, it’s mostly a symbolic move, and he needs a lot of symbolism to help claw back his career—the thing he actually cares about. But the Academy should also be smart and go further, revoking Oscar nomination and attendance privileges, certainly for a year and possibly longer. We’ll see what happens on April 18th.
