Jada Pinkett Smith talks about the Oscars slap and alopecia
Jada Pinkett Smith has opened up on the Oscars slap – saying she hopes her husband Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock can “reconcile” after the incident.
It is the first time Jada has spoken on the incident which happened back in March. Chris Rock had made a joke about Jada’s bald head – due to alopecia.
Jada opened up on her talk show – Red Table Talk – about her experience with alopecia, a medical condition that causes hair loss.
Pinkett Smith said at the beginning of the episode: “This is a really important Red Table Talk on alopecia.
“Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories.
“I’m using this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it’s like to have this condition and to inform people what alopecia actually is.”
She added that she hopes Smith, 53, whom she met in 1994, can eventually “talk it out” with Rock.
Pinkett Smith said: “Now about Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile.
“The state of the world today, we need them both. And we actually all need one another more than ever.
“Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years, and that’s keep figuring out this thing called life together.”
The Oscars Slap
Will Smith was widely criticised for slapping Rock on stage – only 20minutes later Smith picked up his first Oscar for Best Actor.
He later resigned from the Academy and was later banned from attending all Academy events for the next 10 years.
Smith shared a statement on Instagram apologising for his behaviour at the event.
“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,” he said.
In her RTT, Jada said she wanted to turn the Oscars slap into a teachable moment as she explored how alopecia affects millions of people and the “shame” that surrounds it.
Describing her experience, Pinkett Smith said: “I think the part that makes it most difficult for me is that it comes and goes.
“You’re going through a spell of something, and you got to shave your head.”
They also spoke to guests including the mother of a 12-year-old girl, Rio Allred.
She was bullied over her hair loss and killed herself.
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