Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski expelled from Oscars academy

Pair removed following a vote of the academy board on Tuesday

Bill Cosby and Roman Polanksi have been expelled by the Oscars academy
Bill Cosby and Roman Polanksi are thought to be the third and fourth people ever to be expelled by the Oscars academy
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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, which oversees the Oscars, has expelled Bill Cosby and Roman Polanksi following a vote of the board on Tuesday.

In a statement, the academy said it had expelled the actor and director “in accordance with the organisation’s Standards of Conduct”.

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