The 2022 Oscars featured a surprising moment where Will Smith decided to slap comedian Chris Rock. As those who’ve watched already know, Chris Rock was making fun of Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith regarding her hair loss. Will Smith then took the opportunity to retaliate by slapping Rock. Now Jada Pinkett Smith has opened up about Will Smith’s Oscars slap.
As you can see below, she spoke about the event while on Red Table Talk. Interestingly, she opened up her discussion by giving her thoughts on the slap. However, Jada Pinkett Smith only wanted to give a brief message regarding the slap incident before moving on.
Here’s what she said:
“Now about Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile,” Pinkett shared with viewers. “The state of the world today, we need them both. And we all actually need one another more than ever. Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years, and that’s keep figuring out this thing called life together. Thank you for listening.”
Jada Pinkett Smith then took the opportunity to redirect the discussion back to alopecia which was the basis for the entire event.
“This is a really important Red Table Talk on alopecia. Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories. I’m using this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it’s like to have this condition and to inform people about what alopecia actually is.”
It’s unclear how this event will shape the connection between comedians and their audiences. Especially with some believing audiences will start attacking comedians like with the recent Dave Chappelle incident. As for Will Smith and Chris Rock, sources seem to suggest that they’ve reconciled, but those details are being kept ambiguous for now.