Jim Carrey says Jada Pinkett Smith is ‘a tough girl’ who ‘can defend herself’
msn.comJim Carrey has explained his earlier comments in which he said that Will Smith “should have been” arrested for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars.
The actor was one of many celebrities to weigh in on the dramatic moment, which took place after Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, referring to her as “GI Jane”.
Pinkett Smith has been open about her struggles with alopecia. Carrey said he would have sued Smith for “$200m (£153m)” had he been Rock, and said that the King Richard star “should have been” arrested.
In a later interview with Associated Press, Carrey clarified his comments. “I see it as a larger issue, and it’s an issue of the boundaries being broken – boundaries and allowances and permissiveness to certain behaviours,” Carrey told the outlet. “The fact is that licence is being given to people to act out violently when they don’t like what they hear.
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