Jabari Banks revealed that he has “mixed feelings” about the “slap heard around the world” from Will Smith to Chris Rock in an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife at the The 4th Annual Griot Gala Oscars After Party (presented by Beam Suntory/Courvoisier) on Sunday March 27.
The Bel-Air star admitted that he felt that Will shouldn’t have acted violently, but he also understood that he was sticking up for Jada Pinkett Smith. Jabari, who plays Will in the Fresh Prince reboot, admitted that ultimately Will was keeping his promise to defend his wife. “I have mixed feelings about it.
The number one rule in Hollywood is that women and children you stay clear of. He took a vow and that was to stand up for his Jada and that is what he did,” he told HL. “For better or for worse, he stood up from Jada.” Even though Will “stood up” for Jada, the Bel-Air actor explained that slapping him wasn’t the best solution to the problem. “Violence is never the answer for anything and for all the kids in the world I encourage them not to do something like that.
You can get into a lot of trouble. As far as where it came from, it came from a Godly place. He is like that is my wife,” he said.
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