Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith sums up the surprising consequences of the gigantic commotion.
Actor Will Smith’s uproar at the 2022 Oscars made Jada Pinkett-Smith realize she never wants to leave her husband.
– It was close to not going to the Oscars that year, but I’m glad I did, Pinkett-Smith recalls The Daily Mail in the interview.
– I call it “holy slapping” now, because so much good came of it, Pinkett-Smith sums up the surprising consequences of the commotion.
The situation started when Smith got nervous with the comedian who hosted the gala, by Chris Rock a joke. Rock told a joke in his talk about Pinkett-Smith, who was sitting in the front row. Pinkett-Smith suffers from the inflammatory autoimmune disease alopecia, whose symptoms include hair loss.
Pinkett-Smith has spoken openly about her illness and hair loss in public. Rock commented on Pinkett-Smith’s bald head in his show. Smith got so upset that he climbed on stage and punched Rock in the face.
The beating immediately made headlines around the world. The quarrel had surprising consequences for the relationship.
– The moment the crap hits the fan, you see what your situation really is, says Pinkett-Smith.
Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith got married in 1997. Stella Pictures, AOP
Pinkett-Smith recently told NBC News in an interview that the married couple parted ways seven years ago. He said that he considered an official divorce, and also revealed that he was never able to file the divorce papers.
The couple lived apart during the Oscar frenzy.
– After all the years of wondering if I should give up on Will, the slap made me realize that I would never leave him.
– Who knows what mess our relationship would be in if it hadn’t happened.
Jada Pinkett-Smith now calls the uproar caused by her husband a “holy slap”. Stella Pictures, AOP
Sources: Daily Mail, People