Jada Pinkett Smith Said She Initially Thought Will Smith and Chris Rock’s Oscars Slap Was a Skit but later discover that… full story below e

It was a huge shock for everyone to see what Will Smith did during the 94th Academy Awards. However, the slap that her husband gave to Chris Rock on stage, first came off as a skit to Jada Pinkett Smith.

In an interview with PEOPLE back in 2023, the Red Table Talk star revealed what she first felt when the incident took place on the stage of the Academy Awards. The interview which came after at least 18 months from when the I, Robot actor had approached Chirs Rock, was also tied to the promotion of Jada Pinkett Smith’s memoir called Worthy

Talking during the interview the Matrix actress stated, “I thought, ‘This is a skit.'” She then went on to add that she couldn’t believe at first that Will Smith had hit Chris Rock. However, soon when the I Am Legend actor was walking back to his chair Pinkett Smith realized it all was not a part of an act, but was totally real.

During the interview, Pinkett Smith also recalled the first word she said to Smith after the event, she asked the actor if he was OK.

Further talking, the Set it Off actress mentioned that she will be standing with her husband, while also allowing him to deal with the whole situation by himself.

While Will Smith was allowed to keep his Best Actor statuette that he had won during the event, he was banned from the Academy-related events for the next 10 years.

The Men In Black actor addressed the incident that same year, in 2022 in a video and also while talking to Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, in November 2022