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Chris Rock’s joke about Jada Pinkett Smith wasn’t in the original Oscars script
Oscars joke about Jada Pinkett Smith was not originally planned in his script, ABC Unscripted chief Rob Mills has confirmed.Mills, who was in the Oscars production trailer with director Glenn Weiss at the moment Will Smith slapped Rock over the joke, broke down the situation to Variety yesterday (March 28).“Chris Rock came on and he was doing, I think, material based on what happened that night as any comedian will do,” Mills said.“He made the [‘G.I. Jane’] joke.