Jada Pinkett Smith’s incredible reaction as husband Will Smith smacks Chris Rock in new video from Oscars attack
JADA Pinkett Smith was seen throwing her head back in laughter as her husband Will smacked Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars.
The comedian recently returned to the stage for the first time after making a joke about the actress’s haircut on stage at the award show.
But new footage has emerged showing Jada’s response to her husband’s act of violence toward Chris Rock at the Oscars.
A clip was shared to TikTok on Sunday that was filmed from the floor of the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood directly behind where Will Smith and his wife were seated.
Although her face was not seen, the 50-year-old appeared to laugh immediately after the slap occurred, as Chris said in shock: “Wow, Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me.”
The Red Table Talk star looked quickly toward her husband as he shouted: “Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth.”
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But she kept her eyes fixed on Chris Rock as Will repeated his command even louder.
Jada then seemed to chuckle again as Chris said while flabbergasted: “The greatest night in the history of television.”
NOT LAUGHING
During Sunday’s Oscars show, Will walked on stage and hit Chris after the comic made a crack about Jada’s buzzed hairstyle, saying: “Jada, I love you, G. I. Jane 2 can’t wait to see it.”
The actress, who revealed earlier that she suffered from alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss, rolled her eyes at the joke.
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After slapping the show’s emcee, Will walked back to his seat and Chris yelled: “Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me.”
Will shouted from his seat: “Leave my wife’s name out of your f**king mouth.”
Chris appeared shaken, saying: “Wow, dude, it was a G. I. Jane joke.”
Will again repeated: “Keep my wife’s name out your f**king mouth!”
CHRIS’S RETURN
Earlier this week, Chris took the stage in Boston for a comedy show for the first time since the incident and was seen in an exclusive video obtained by the New York Post.
He was quick to address the elephant in the room, though he played coy momentarily.
The actor kicked off his show by saying: “How was your weekend?” with a chuckle.
The audience got a laugh out of it, cheering and hooting as he went on.
“I don’t have, like, a bunch of s**t about what happened, so if you came to hear that…I had, like, a whole show I wrote before this weekend and I’m still kind of processing what happened,” he said.
Chris promised: “So, at some point I’ll talk about that s**t and it will be serious and funny.”
The audience again broke into an uproar, as some began chanting: “F**k Will Smith.”
The comic didn’t feed into the frenzy, instead continuing on with his show.
He said: “I’m going to tell some jokes. It’s nice to just be out.”
THE ACADEMY’S RESPONSE
That same day, the Academy announced that the slap was a violation of their code of conduct.
Will, who was nominated for his role in King Richard, was asked to leave in the wake of the slap but refused.
In a statement released to the Hollywood Reporter on March 30, reps for the Oscars confirmed that “disciplinary hearings” have begun as a result of the incident.
The Academy’s scathing message read: “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television. Mr. Rock, we apologize to you for what you experienced on our stage and thank you for your resilience in that moment.
“We also apologize to our nominees, guests and viewers for what transpired during what should have been a celebratory event.”
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They went on to reveal Will’s apparent refusal to leave the show.
The statement went on: “Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated. While we would like to clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently.”
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