While presenting best documentary film at the Oscars, Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head comparing it to the look of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie “G.I. Jane”. Rock said that he couldn’t wait to see Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, star in “GI Jane 2,” prompting Smith to walk onstage and slap Rock. Smith returned to his seat and shouted: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!”.
Smith won the award for best actor for “King Richard” after the incident and issued an apology in his emotional acceptance speech. The actor said, “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 about winning an award. It’s not about winning an award for me. It is about being able to enlighten all people.”
Between the incident and his best actor win, Smith was seen talking to Denzel Washington. The Oscar winner for “Glory” and “Training Day” offered Smith the following advice: “At your peak, be careful, that’s when the devil is coming for you.”
Pinkett Smith announced last year that she shaved her head after battling baldness. After Rock made his “GI Jane” joke, he looked at Jada serious and confused. The actress wrote on Instagram last year: “Now at this point I can only laugh…everyone knows I’ve been battling baldness…Mom will have to take it down to her scalp so no one thinks she had brain surgery or something. . This alopecia and I are going to be friends… period!”
Source: Ambito
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