Jada Pinkett Smith addresses Oscars slapgate for FIRST TIME: ‘Never know what people are going through’
It's been over a month since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in reaction to a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the 2022 Oscars, but the contentious event remains a significant talking topic, and now for the first time, Jada has spoken out about it. The actress has published a piece on social media on mental health and the importance of understanding what people are going through behind the scenes.
After recording a new episode of 'Red Table Talk', Jada Pinkett Smith became upset and emotional and told her followers, "You never know what people are going through." On Tuesday, 3 May, the 50-year-old actress took to Instagram to offer a lengthy written piece, which was accompanied by a preview for her show's upcoming episode. “There is so much more that lies beneath us all, that our assumptions about one another and perceptions can not meet,” Jada said. “When we think we know . . . we block our chance to truly see someone who may need to be seen in a different way than how they are presenting themselves,” she added. Pinkett Smith had been silent about her husband's infamous Oscars smack. The comments on the post have been limited.
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In a second Facebook preview for the next 'Red Table Talk' episode, Pinkett Smith is joined by her daughter Willow Smith, 21, and mother Adrienne Banfield Norris, 68, to interview a devastated April Simpkins. Cheslie Kryst, Simpkins' beauty queen daughter, died in January after falling from her Manhattan apartment building while suffering from acute depression. Kryst was a high-profile contributor to the TV show 'Extra', and her passing prompted an outpouring of sympathy from celebrities such as Billy Bush and Gayle King.
The actress' 'Red Table Talk' interview with April Simpkins, the mother of the late Miss USA Cheslie Kryst will be available on Facebook on Wednesday 4, May. Her comments, on the other hand, may be interpreted as a hidden message to fans in the middle of frantic speculation about the state of her relationship with her husband Will in the aftermath of his Oscars meltdown. Indeed, the actress's Instagram post is the most she has written publicly since her husband stormed the stage at the March 27 event, and slapped comedian Chris Rock across his face after he made a joke about Pinkett Smith's hair condition.