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    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors voted to expel actor Bill Cosby and director Roman Polanski, the organization announced Thursday. Both Cosby and Polanski have been convicted of sex crimes.

    In a statement to multiple outlets, the Academy says that both men violated the organization's standards of conduct.

    "The board continues to encourage ethical standards that require members to uphold the Academy's values of respect for human dignity," the statement said.

    The news comes less than a week after a jury in Philadelphia reached a verdict in Cosby's retrial case for sexual assault. Cosby was found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand during a 2004 incident at his suburban home. The guilty verdict, handed down for felony aggravated indecent assault, could see the 80-year-old comedian live out the rest of his days behind bars.

    Polanski, meanwhile, is losing his Academy status several years after fleeing to France while facing jail time over a plea deal that saw him plead guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old in 1978.

    The news comes 15 years after Polanski was given the award for Best Director in 2003 by the Academy for his movie "The Pianist."

    As for Cosby, this isn't the only prestigious organization to consider giving him the boot this week. The TV Academy said it is reviewing Bill Cosby's inclusion in the Academy's Hall of Fame following his sexual assault conviction.

    Although the Academy hasn't decided whether he'll remain in the Hall of Fame, Cosby's name had previously been removed a list of Hall of Fame honorees on the Academy's website.

    A bust of Cosby no longer will be part of a rotating Walk of Fame exhibit honoring TV heavyweights at the Academy's Los Angeles headquarters, an Academy spokesman said.

    Adopted in December, the Academy's code of conduct stipulates that the academy is no place for "people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates standards of decency."

    The academy's board may now suspend or expel those who violate the code of conduct or who "compromise the integrity" of the academy.

    Before Weinstein, only one person is thought to have been previously expelled from the academy: Carmine Caridi, a character actor who had his membership revoked in 2004 for lending DVD screeners of films in contention for Oscars that ended up online.
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    Obviously they had to sacrifice one so it wouldn't look like...Well, y'all know. Thing is, Polanski's crime was committed over 40 years ago, yet he's been celebrated by the Motion Picture Academy for decades since then. He was even awarded the Academy Award in 2003 for best director.

    So why expel him now? It takes 40 years after he was convicted of sexual misconduct with a 13-year old for The Motion Picture Academy Board of Governors to be outraged? I thought the Democratic Party were the epitome of hypocrisy...Seems Hollywood is running neck to neck with them. SMH


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    Too little, too late ... at least in the case of Roman Polanski.

    Despite its constant attempts to shame the American public for not sufficiently embracing Planned Parenthood, driving SUVs instead of hybrids, voting for Trump, and other acts of immorality, Hollywood has forever shamed itself for its embrace of the child-raping director.

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    In a statement to multiple outlets, the Academy says that both men violated the organization's standards of conduct.
    They have standards?!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Valiant Woman View Post
    Obviously they had to sacrifice one so it wouldn't look like...Well, y'all know. Thing is, Polanski's crime was committed over 40 years ago, yet he's been celebrated by the Motion Picture Academy for decades since then. He was even awarded the Academy Award in 2003 for best director.

    So why expel him now? It takes 40 years after he was convicted of sexual misconduct with a 13-year old for The Motion Picture Academy Board of Governors to be outraged? I thought the Democratic Party were the epitome of hypocrisy...Seems Hollywood is running neck to neck with them. SMH
    I was thinking this while I was reading the article before I got to this part. Had to throw Polanski in there to not seem hypocritical. And Polanski was child molestation for crying out loud.

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    Quote Originally Posted by victoryword View Post
    They have standards?!!!!


    My sentiments exactly!
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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    I was thinking this while I was reading the article before I got to this part. Had to throw Polanski in there to not seem hypocritical. And Polanski was child molestation for crying out loud.
    Yes, and that happened in 1978 in Jack Nicholson’s house. He’s won awards and accolades from Hollywood ever since. It’s obvious they’re trying not to appear racist.
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