The shocking moment when Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on the night of the Oscars, after a joke about the alopecia of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, spoke among other things in the new episode of “Red Table Talk show” .
At the beginning of the episode of “Red Table Talk show” which was dedicated to alopecia, Jada Pinkett Smith briefly referred to the incident.
The actress, who speaks for the first time in public about her husband’s move, stressed that “these two smart, capable men have the opportunity to heal, discuss it and reconcile.”
“Now, for Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two smart, capable men have the opportunity to heal, to discuss and to reconcile,” she said. we need them both, and we really need each other more than ever. “Until then, Will and I have continued to do what we have done for the last 28 years, and that is to continue to discover this thing called life together.”
It is recalled that Will Smith, following a decision of the Academy Awards, was excluded from the awards for the next 10 years, due to his behavior.
The event with the much-applauded slap:
Thousands have contacted me with their stories about alopecia after the Oscars
“Given what I’ve been through in my health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have come in contact with me with their stories,” she said.
Guests on the show were the mother of a 12-year-old girl who was bullied for hair loss and committed suicide, as well as a doctor who explained the different types of the disorder.
“I use this moment to give our family with alopecia the opportunity to talk about what it is like to have this condition and to let people know what alopecia really is.”
The condition, especially for black women, can affect a person’s perception of himself and often cause him to face other people’s perceptions of beauty, hair, race and culture. According to the Alopecia Areata National Foundation, the disorder affects up to 6.8 million people in the United States of any age, gender, and ethnicity, and symptoms can vary.
“I think the part that bothers me the most is that it comes and goes. You pass a spell and [πρέπει] “shave your head,” she said.
Jada Pinkett Smith had only briefly mentioned the slap before, writing on Instagram the next day: “This is a time for healing and I’m here for it.”
