10-year ban from the Oscars doesn’t necessarily spell the end of his Academy Award journey. According to three-time Oscar winner Paul N.J. Ottosson, there might be a chance for him to return in the future. However, this path to redemption comes with a key requirement: acceptance of responsibility for his actions at the 2022 ceremony. Even with the box office success of bad boys 4.However, he did mention that although Smith’s previous successes won’t sway the Academy’s opinion on the slap’s repercussions, as reported by the Mirror, he can still restore his “Hollywood gala night stature” by maintaining success, outstanding behaviour, and sincere remorse.In an exclusive interview with the Mirror, Ottosson expressed personal forgiveness for Smith but insisted the ban must remain. “Well, I think as a human being, we should forgive. As long as he accepts what he did was wrong. But as a private institution, we have the right to ban something that we do not tolerate. And if we tolerate it, we say this is acceptable. But by giving him a punishment, we don’t accept it,” he said.
