Jada Pinkett-Smith Breaks Silence About The Slap at The Oscars - But She Really Wants To Talk About Alopecia Instead
After many months, Jada Pinkett-Smith has finally broken her silence about the slap that took place at this year's Oscar Awards.
At the 2022 Oscar Awards, comedian Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair. Shortly after, Will Smith stormed the stage, slapped Chris Rock in the face, and yelled profanities at the comedian, telling him to, "Keep my wife's name out of your f****** mouth." While words from those involved have been shared in part, Pinkett-Smith had really not commented on the events.
Until now.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.
On Red Table Talk, the actress finally talked about the evenings events from her perspective. She first addressed the many that have come to her, sharing their own stories about life with 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."
Then she spoke more specifically about the incident between the two men.
"My deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile 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."
We hope that her words ring profetically and that peace is able to come to all that were invovled.
