This whole Slap situation is really a mess to sort through! After non-stop Slap coverage over the past few days, you probably know most of the story already.
But let’s recap: Chris Rock (who has made fun of Jada Pinkett Smith on the Oscars stage before, and has a mixed history when it comes to Black women’s hair) made a joke while presenting an award about Jada’s shaved head (which she styled because of losing her hair to alopecia) looking like “GI Jane 2.” Jada rolled her eyes HARD, looking very displeased.
Cameras caught Will Smith laughing at the joke at first, but something shifted (off-screen) and he got up on the stage and slapped Chris. Related: Chris Rock’s First Statement Since The Infamous Slap… Now there’s another wrinkle in the story: a viral TikTok (below) shows video footage from the audience behind the Smiths right after the slap.
As Will walks away, Chris exclaims: After he says it, Jada’s body can be seen rocking forward, seemingly in laughter. (A lot of the audience is laughing along at that point — as we know, many assumed that it was a planned bit before Will began yelling for the comedian to “keep my wife’s name out of your f**king mouth.”) When Chris recovers from the awkward moment by calling it “the greatest night in the history of television,” Jada can be seen nodding forward slightly and raising her hands, perhaps with another laugh or just in acknowledgment — it’s hard to say.
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