The Academy defends inaction during Oscars, tracking sentiment over religious objections to vaccines and Bruce Willis’ diagnosis prompts dialogue on aphasia

Hello, communicators:

Did you know that the Twitter’s own official account follows only one other account?

@Twitter has more than 61 million followers, but the singular object of its affections seems to be the official account for NASA’s Perseverance rover (@NASAPersevere).

Unfortunately, Twitter’s admiration seems to be one-sided: @NASAPersevere does not follow them back.

It’s a good reminder that playing around with which accounts your brands follow on social media can drum up interest and intrigue. (Remember KFC?)

Here are today’s other top stories:

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is setting the record straight when it comes to what happened following Will Smith’s violent outburst at the Oscars.

In a new statement published yesterday, the organization asserts that it did, indeed, ask Smith to leave the ceremony after the incident — but he refused.

Additionally, The Academy’s statement included details about disciplinary actions it will take against Smith and addressed Chris Rock directly: