Because she was afflicted with alopecia, Jada Pinkett Smith was angry when Chris Rock made an Oscar joke about her. Autoimmune disease Hair loss and bald patches result as a result of this. Last December, Pinkett Smith shaved her head and showed admirers the balding places on her top. Pinkett Smith, according to Rock, looked like a movie star. Jane G.I. Demi Moore plays Demi Moore, the mythical first woman to join a US Navy special operations group in the 1997 Ridley Scott movie.
According to Reports, the Best Documentary Feature Oscar was presented by Rock. Before turning his attention to Pinkett Smith (and her husband, Will Smith), who were seated right below him, Rock made a few jokes. “Jada, I love ya,”Rock said. “G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it. All right?”
The news prompted an uncomfortably loud laugh from Smith. Pinkett Smith, on the other hand, was dissatisfied. “That was a nice one!” Rock told the crowd that he was aware that the joke did not go down well with everyone. Smith then approached the stage and slapped him across the face. Much of what happened after that was blocked by ABC. The scenario confused American audiences until footage from other nations was uploaded on Twitter.
Rock was shaken as Smith returned to his chair. “Wow, wow… Will Smith just smacked the s— out of me,” Rock said. “Keep my wife’s name out of your f—ing mouth,” Smith shouted back. “Wow, dude, it was a G.I. Jane joke,” Smith cursed at Rock for saying that, Rock added. “That was a… Greatest night in the history of television,” Rock exclaimed before he took a deep breath and finished his job as a presenter.
Some speculated that the incident was staged. However, Smith’s Best Actor acceptance speech confirmed that it wasn’t. “I want to apologize to the Academy; I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. This is a beautiful moment, and I’m not crying for winning an award,” Smith spoke to the audience.
“It’s not about winning an award for me; it’s about being able to shine a lot on all the people… and the entire cast and crew of King Richard and Venus and Serena and the entire Williams family. Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams! But, love will make you do crazy things.”
Pinkett Smith has been open for years about her battle with alopecia. She is most well-known for her Facebook Watch program. Red Table Talk. The Gotham star showed off her completely shaved head in December. “Mama’s gonna have to take it down to the scalp, so nobody thinks she got brain surgery or something,” Pinkett Smith captioned the Insta video. “I and this alopecia are going to be friends… period!”
The Oscars were attended by a close friend of Rock’s. TMZ The comedian was completely unaware of Pinkett Smith’s fight with alopecia. Smith and Rock, according to reports, have not spoken in over a year since the event. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences intends to look into the incident as well.
“The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show,” According to the organization, Statement. “We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct, and California law.”
