I really don't know what punishment is suitable, but the resignation is not nearly enough. I seriously doubt that any punishment given by Hollywood will be anywhere close to enough.
I just hope his fellow comedians teach Smith a lesson and don't hold back on his cuck status and his wife.
Total humiliation would be a start.
He will be sitting down with a bunch of very expensive lawyers as we speak, and their main objective for him will be “ damage limitation “ now.
ie. Get in there before anyone else does, to save face.…Jump before you are pushed.
So, as he was told he would probably get kicked out of the academy, he decided to leave ( so it looks like it was his choice ).
He is probably also aware that they won’t take away his Oscar. But, if I was him, I would hand it back anyway to save face ( as it doesn’t really stand for anything now ).
He will probably go to rehab, and then come out and do a one to one with Oprah.
He will be tearful, apologetic, blame his upbringing blah blah blah, but it wont wash. We all know the real WS and how he acted on the night after the slap.
He will probably lie low for a while, before finally coming back with a movie at some stage.
I hope his career is over tbh, but I bet it won’t be.