Newly surfaced video footage is giving a closer look atJada Pinkett Smith’s reaction after her husbandWill Smith’s incident withChris Rockat the 2022Academy Awards.
During the show, Rock compared the 50-year-old actress' appearance to that ofDemi MooreinG.I. Jane.Jada, who recently opened up about living with alopecia, was visibly unamused, rolling her eyes from her seat. Seconds later, Will walked onstage and approached Rock,smacking him in front of the audienceand millions watching the telecast at home.
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In the newly released footage, taken from behind the Smiths' table, Will returns to his seat as Rock addresses the audiencefollowing the slap, saying, “Will Smithjust smacked the s— out of me.” Jada, 50, seems to laugh at the line. Once back at his table, Will shouts to a stunned Rock, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f—ing mouth.”
Jada Pinkett Smith.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jada is seen sitting with her back straight as Rock replies, “Wow, dude, it was aG.I. Janejoke,” and Will repeats, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f—ing mouth!” The actress keeps the same posture as Rock tells Will, “I’m going to, okay?”, and Jada seems to chuckle when Rock finishes with, “That was the … greatest night in the history of television.”
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Will went onto publicly apologize to Rockon social media the following day. Meanwhile, Jadaposted a messageon her Instagram Tuesday that read, “Thisis a season for healingand I’m here for it.”
Rock has so fardeclined to press chargesbut addressed the incident onstage for the first time Wednesday night at The Wilbur in Boston, telling a packed house during his late-night 10 p.m. show, “I haven’t talked to anyone, despite what you heard.”
After Rock said that hewas still “processing” what happenedatthe Oscars, he told fans in the audience at his 7:30 p.m. show that he would probably talk about what happened at some point in a serious manner, according to one audience member, but that he had written a whole show full of jokes for Wednesday evening.
On Monday, the Academy said in a statement that it “condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show.”
“We haveofficially started a formal reviewaround the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law,” the organization added.
The Academy then said days later that Will wasactually asked to leaveafter the incident but “refused.” The group added, “We also recognize we could have handled the situation differently.”
source: people.com
