“The Oscar slap saved my marriage,” says Jada, wife of actor Will Smith

“The Oscar slap saved my marriage,” says Jada, wife of actor Will Smith


Will Smith reacted after Chris Rock joked about Jada’s hair loss being caused by an autoimmune disease




Actress Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of fellow actor Will Smith, said the slap her husband gave comedian Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony was what saved their marriage. She stated this during an interview with the magazine Youpublished this Sunday, 10.

She told the magazine that she almost didn’t go to the Oscars that year, but was happy to attend. “I call it (the slap) the ‘sacred slap’ because so many good things came after it,” she said.

At that moment, Will Smith came on stage and slapped Chris Rock in the face, who was announcing the nominees for the Best Documentary Award. Moments earlier, the comedian had joked about Jada’s shaved head, comparing her to actress Demi Moore’s GI Jane character in the film. At the limit of honorof 1997. Will’s wife, however, suffers from alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.

“Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, I can’t wait to see it, right?,” Rock joked during the ceremony. Shortly thereafter, Will Smith shouted, “Leave my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth,” went on stage, and slapped the comedian in the face.

After the episode, Smith was banned from Academy events for 10 years, however, Jada sees reason to celebrate, as this has improved the couple’s relationship.

“That moment where you hit the fan is when you see where you really are. After all these years of trying to figure out if I would ever leave Will’s side, it took that slap for me to realize that I will never leave.” Him. Who knows where our relationship would be if this hadn’t happened?” he said in the interview.

The couple revealed they had been separated for six years at the time of the 2022 Oscars.

Source: Terra

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