Jada Pinkett Smith finally speaks out after Oscars drama between husband Will Smith and Chris Rock over alopecia joke

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Jada Pinkett Smith has spoken out for the first time after Chris Rock’s joke over her hair led to husband Will Smith slapping him on stage at the Oscars.In scenes which shocked the world, the King Richard star stormed to confront the comedian after he made a comment on her buzz cut, while presenting an award at the ceremony.The Scream 2 actress, 50, has kept quiet over the scenes ever since the drama kicked off on Sunday, but has now appeared to address what happened on Instagram.Taking to her social media page, Jada – who has been candid about her battle with alopecia – shared a quote with fans.‘This is a season for healing and I’m here for it,’ it read.Jada did not share a caption with the post, and has limited comments from followers below.Her post comes hours after Will issued an apology over the incident on his own page, explaining that his behavior was ‘unacceptable’, but that he found quips about Jada’s health ‘too much’.‘Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,’ he began a lengthy statement. ‘My behavior 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.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video‘I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris.

I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.‘I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world.