Jada Pinkett Smith first addressed the Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars slap for the first time in detail in the June 1 episode of her Facebook series “Red Table Talk.” The actor previously commented on the situation courtesy of a meme that said, “This is a season for healing. And I’m here for that.”
Pinkett Smith decided to address the slap in the face at “Red Table Talk” because the episode was about alopecia. Smith slapped Rock on the Oscars stage to make fun of Pinkett Smith’s bald head, which he shaved because of his own battle with alopecia.
“This is a very important ‘red table talk’ about alopecia. Given what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands of people have contacted me with their stories.” said Pinkett Smith at the beginning of the episode. “I’m taking this opportunity to give our family of alopecia a chance to talk about what it’s like to have this disease and to inform people about what alopecia really is.”
“Now on Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two smart, capable men will have a chance to heal, talk and reconcile,” added Pinkett Smith. “The state of the world today, we both need them. And in fact we all need each other more than ever. Until then, Will and I will continue to do what we’ve been doing for the last 28 years, and that’s to keep discovering this thing. says life together. Thanks for listening. “
The Academy has suspended Smith from membership for 10 years due to his violent actions at the Oscars. Rock has not yet publicly addressed the slap in detail, other than making brief jokes about it on his current tour. Will Smith resigned from the Academy before the announcement of the suspension.
Pinkett Smith said before the launch of the new season of “Red Table Talk” on Facebook that she would finally address the slap, saying: “Given everything that has happened in recent weeks, the Smith family has focused on “Some of the discoveries surrounding our healing will be shared at the table when the time comes.”
The latest episode of “Red Table Talk” is now airing on Facebook.
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