Jada Pinkett Smith is finally ready to talk publicly about ‘what has become known as “the slap hear round the world,” when she discusses the event and the aftermath of her husband, actor Will Smith essentially assaulting comedian Chris Rock during a live broadcast of the Academy Awards in March of 2022. The actress briefly detailed the before, during and after on her “Red Table Talk” show on June 1.
To open the show, Pinkett opened up about alopecia and the people who have reached out to her about their stories.
“This is a really important ‘Red Table Talk’ on alopecia. Considering what I’ve been through and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories,” Pinkett Smith said. “I’m using this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it’s like to have this condition and to inform people about what alopecia actually is.”