- By Akshat Sundrani
- Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:20 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
At the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, Will Smith took the stage and slapped Chris Rock for a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. In a recent interview, Jada Pinkett Smith expressed her surprise at being referred to as 'wife' by Will during the incident, given that they had been separated for an extended period.
In an interview with NBC News prime-time special, Jada said, "First of all, I’m really shocked, because mind you, I’m not there. We haven’t called each other husband and wife in a long time. I am like what is going on right on? I’m really worried for Will because I don’t know what’s going on."
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Recently, Jada disclosed that amidst the swirling rumors about her impending divorce from Will Smith, comedian Chris Rock once approached her for a date. Speaking to People, Jada said, "I think every summer all the reports would come out that me and Will were getting a divorce. And this particular summer, Chris, he thought that we were getting a divorce. So he called me and basically he was like, ‘I'd love to take you out.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He was like, ‘Well, aren't you and Will getting a divorce?’ I was like, ‘No. Chris, those are just rumors.’ He was appalled. And he profusely apologized and that was that."
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She also revealed that Chris came downstage after the infamous slap incident to speak to her. “Chris came down to the end of the stage and tried to apologize to me. He said, ‘I didn't mean you any harm.’ I said, ‘I can't talk about this now, Chris. This is some old s---.’ I thought this was [about] the Oscar 2016 and … their stuff that they had before I even came into the picture in the late ‘80s. I’ve got to leave that to Will and Chris to talk about, but they got their stuff for sure,” Jada stated.