Tony Awards producers are warning event-goers to refrain from slapping presenters or they'll face severe consequences. Amid the fallout from last month’s Oscars slap, producers for the upcoming Tony Awards are warning potential copycats to refrain from following suit — or they’ll face severe consequences. “The Tony Awards has a strict no violence policy,” read the PSA. Since the incident, Smith has apologized to Rock and resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The 2022 Tony Awards will be held Sunday, June 12, at 8 p.m. at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

Source: The Nation April 20, 2022 20:38 UTC