In addition to the awards given to actors and directors during the 2022 Oscars ceremony, those present and viewers only remember one thing: the slap given by Will Smith to Chris Rock after a bad joke from the latter about Jada Pinkett
the companion of the American actor.
A few days after the incident, the actor who played in Men in Black, I am a legendor Hitchquickly apologized to the comedian. “So, I’m telling you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”, he particularly regretted in a video of several minutes published on his social networks. Several months after his mea culpa, he reiterated his apology to Trevor Noah in The Daily Showand took the opportunity to explain his misconduct.
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Jada Pinkett opens up about Will Smith slapping for the first time
“I always wanted to step in and save the damsel in distress. I had to be humble and understand that I am an imperfect human being”he tried to justify himself before continuing: “I was no longer myself, there was this rage that had been locked inside me for a very long time”. Unfortunately, the damage is done. Since the incident, Will Smith has been making himself small and many fans have given up on him. On the other hand, Jada Pinkett had still not spoken about the slap. This has now been done since Wednesday October 11, 2023.
In a long interview given to People
, to be released this Friday, Will Smith’s companion has made numerous revelations about her relationship with the latter. A couple who in reality no longer existed for several years. Regarding the inappropriate gesture of her supposed ex-companion, she reveals that she believed in “a sketch” at the beginning. She wouldn’t have believed it “at first”: “I said to myself: ‘There’s no way Will will hit him'”remembers the 52-year-old artist before continuing: “It wasn’t until Will started to turn around in his chair that I really realized it wasn’t a skit and that he really wanted to slap him.”. Once Will Smith sat back down, Jada Pinkett reportedly simply asked him if everything “was fine” without really addressing the subject which had already gone around the world.
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