Roman Polanski’s lawyer says that the director was “blindsided” by his expulsion from the organization that decides Academy Awards. Attorney Harland Braun says Polanski will ask the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a hearing so that he can prevent his reasons for remaining in the organization. Braun said that Polanski’s team already has a case for the Oscar-winner to remain in the Academy, but they were not given a chance to present it.
On Thursday, the organization announced that Polanski had been expelled by its board of governors after a vote. They also expelled Bill Cosby. Braun plans to ask the committee to reinstate Polanski, who, according to Page Six, remains a fugitive after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977.
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