Jada Pinkett Smith has opened up about that infamous Oscars slap as she revealed she and Will Smith have been living “completely separate lives” since 2016.
Pinkett Smith revealed the news in her new memoir Worthy and she spoke about the incident in an interview with People. She recalled watching her husband storm the stage during the 2022 Academy Awards and slap presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about her shaved head.
She suffers from alopecia, which causes hair loss. “I thought, ‘This is a skit,’ Pinkett Smith told People.” Not believing it was real at first, “I was like, ‘There’s no way that Will hit him’.
It wasn’t until Will started to walk back to his chair that I even realized it wasn’t a skit.” She said the first words she said to Will when they were alone backstage were “‘Are you okay?'” Pinkett Smith also spoke with NBC News’ Hoda Kotb on Today about the couple’s separation.
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