{"id":32788,"date":"2022-06-01T23:11:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T23:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jada-pinkett-smith-oscars-slap-statement-will-smith-vs-chris-rock\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T23:11:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T23:11:58","slug":"jada-pinkett-smith-oscars-slap-statement-will-smith-vs-chris-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jada-pinkett-smith-oscars-slap-statement-will-smith-vs-chris-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Jada Pinkett Smith Oscars Slap Statement: Will Smith Vs. Chris Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articlebody\">\n<p>For the first time since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in March, Jada Pinkett Smith is directly addressing the controversy in a new episode of Facebook Watch&#8217;s <em>Red Table Talk<\/em>.<span id=\"more-1234835693\"\/><\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline-floating-gallery\">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>As you likely recall &#8211; either from watching the incident live, or from the media&#8217;s incessant replay of the footage &#8211; the slap was in response to a joke Rock made about Pinkett Smith being bald;  she had previously spoken about her struggles di lei with alopecia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile,\u201d Pinkett Smith says of her husband and Rock.  &#8220;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&#8217;s keep figuring out this thing called life together.  Thank you for listening. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>This latest <em>Red Table Talk<\/em> episode, which focuses specifically on alopecia, was inspired by the response Pinkett Smith received from women around the world following the incident at the Oscars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsidering what I&#8217;ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories,\u201d she says atop the episode.  &#8220;I&#8217;m using this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it&#8217;s like to have this condition and to inform people about what alopecia actually is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Pinkett Smith previously alluded to the controversy, posting an image on Instagram that read &#8220;This is a season for healing and I&#8217;m here for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Smith resign from the Academy after the incident, but the actor has also been banned from attending Oscar ceremonies for the next 10 years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=228932107161302\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in March, Jada Pinkett Smith is directly addressing the controversy in a new episode of Facebook Watch&#8217;s Red Table Talk. 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