After Oscars 2022, Tony Awards Tells Guests It Has A No-Violence Policy & Delays Nominations Announcement
Oscars 2022's biggest incident has had a major impact on all of the entertainment industry. After Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage, other event organizers have come forward with no violence pol
Oscars
2022's
biggest
incident
has
had
a
major
impact
on
all
of
the
entertainment
industry.
After
Will
Smith
assaulted
Chris
Rock
on
the
Academy
Awards
stage,
other
event
organizers
have
come
forward
with
no
violence
policies
including
Tony
Awards
set
to
take
place
in
June.
The
Tony
Award
organisers
on
Friday
(April
22)
released
a
letter
informing
attendees
that
they
have
a
"strict
no
violence
policy".
The
letter
added
that
any
"perpetrator" will
be
immediately
removed
from
the
ceremony
if
any
incident
takes
place.
The
letter
also
mentioned
several
other
rules
including
a
dress
code
and
COVID-19
policies,
which
require
attendees
to
be
fully
vaccinated.
The
letter
came
after
Will
Smith
slapped
Chris
Rock
on
stage
for
a
joke
referencing
Smith's
wife
Jada
Pinkett
Smith.
Chris
suggested
Pinkett's
bald
look
felt
like
she
was
preparing
for
a
sequel
to
G.I.
Jane.
The
joke
did
not
go
down
well
with
Will
and
his
wife
Jada
who
suffered
from
hair
loss
due
to
alopecia.
Smith
also
swore
at
Chris
after
returning
to
his
seat
and
screamed
at
Chris
to
keep
his
wife's
name
out
of
his
"f*****
mouth."
Tony
Awards
also
delayed
its
nominations
announcement
by
a
week
from
May
2
to
May
9
citing
changes
among
Broadway
releases.
The
eligibility
cutoff
date
for
the
2021-2022
season
was
delayed
to
May
4.
Charlotte
St.
Martin,
president
of
The
Broadway
League,
and
Heather
Hitchens,
president
and
CEO
of
the
American
Theatre
Wing,
said
in
a
statement,
"Due
to
the
challenges
that
Broadway
has
faced
in
recent
weeks,
and
in
an
effort
to
allow
nominators
to
see
Tony
eligible
shows,
we
have
decided
to
extend
the
deadline
for
eligibility
requirements."
Notably,
with
rising
cases,
several
Broadway
shows
have
had
to
be
cancelled.
However,
the
nomination
delay
has
not
impacted
the
ceremony
date.
The
75th
annual
Tony
Awards
broadcast
is
scheduled
for
Sunday,
June
12,
from
Radio
City
Music
Hall.
The
ceremony
will
air
live
on
CBS
and
Paramount+
starting
at
8
p.m.
ET.