show <\/a>was taped earlier in the year, the 53-year-old actor will not discuss his argument with the comedian on the stage of the Academy Awards ceremony on March 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSmith is said to have taped the interview in January when the two were together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, after the ceremony, the Gemini Man star issued a statement admitting that he had \u201cbetrayed the trust of the Academy\u201d before resigning from the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result, the star is no longer eligible to vote in the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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