Jada Pinkett Smith addresses Oscars slap in ‘deepest hope’ Will and Chris Rock reconcile

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Introducing the topic, Jada said: “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 what alopecia actually is.”Jada went on to say she hoped Chris and Will could talk about the tense Oscars moment and “reconcile”.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.“The state of the world today, we need them both.

And we actually all 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.”Will took to social media in the days following the slap to issue a public apology in view of his 64.5 million followers.He said he “deeply regrets” his behaviour at the star-studded ceremony and that he is “a work in progress”.Will also explained why the joke was “too much for [him] to bear” and why he lashed out the way he did.He wrote: “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.

My behaviour at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.“I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris.