- Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars
- It was all because of a joke at Jada Pinkett's expense
- THIS is what she thinks about it all now
Jada Pinkett Smith has dubbed Will Smith's Oscar night outburst as the "holy slap"! In an exclusive with 'YOU Magazine', she spills the beans on how the slap heard around the world became a marital epiphany! For many fans, it was one of the most incredible moments in the history of modern television, and it opened up a million conversations in a million different homes.
Is Jada on to something here?
Jada, who graced the 94th Annual Academy Awards alongside her hubby, revealed that the notorious incident was a blessing in disguise. "I call it the 'holy slap' now," she confessed, "because so many positive things came after it."
Following the controversial incident, Smith was banned from attending the Academy events for 10 years. The famous couple has been married since 1997, but while promoting her book 'Worthy' in October, the 'Red Table Talk' host admitted that the two have been separated since 2016.
"By the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying,” she explained to NBC’s Hoda Kotb. "I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be."
Despite all the drama, Pinkett Smith went on to tell the 'Daily Mail' that the moment s*** hit the fan" ultimately helped bring the two closer together.
"Who knows where our relationship would be if [the slap] hadn’t happened?" she said.
The couple was seated in the front row when comedian and host Chris Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaven head. Although Smith initially appeared to laugh, his wife responded with an unamused eye-roll. Smith then took the stage and slapped Rock’s face in front of a global TV audience.
"Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth!" Smith raged in the deathly silent auditorium. Pinkett Smith reeled. But this was the moment that remade their marriage.
The moment Will Smith took a swing at comedian Chris Rock, it did more than just stir up a media frenzy. It solidified Jada's commitment to her man. "That slap for me to see I will never leave him," Jada declared. It seems the Oscars fiasco was the ultimate love test!
Who said romance was dead? Just smack anyone who challenges your partner. The "slap heard around the world" will be engrained in the minds of all of those who saw it when it happened. What has followed for the Smiths since has been a whirlwind of media speculation into the integrity of their marriage.
Will has become a bit of a laughing stock online, with many wondering if their marriage was ever even real. Who knows where the future lies for them now?
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Post-Oscars, Jada thought it was all an act. "There’s no way that Will hit him," she recalled. But as reality set in, her support never wavered. "Are you okay?" were her first words to Will. Her stance? "I’m going to be by his side," she affirmed.
Will Smith's Reflections on Fame and Virtue! Meanwhile, the 'Emancipation' star reflected on his trials and tribulations at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
"Fame is a unique monster," Will mused, emphasizing the need to stay true to oneself amidst the chaos. He's now on a mission "to perfect my light" and inspire others.
