Jada Pinkett Smith has commented on the slap Will Smith delivered to Chris Rock, which has gone down in Oscar history, in an interview with the Daily Mail. Previously expressing a sense of responsibility for the incident, Jada Pinkett Smith now describes the event as a 'holy slap,' stating that it positively impacted her relationship with Will Smith.
In the event that made Oscar history, Chris Rock was slapped by Pinkett's husband Will Smith when he made fun of Jada Pinkett Smith's baldness. Jada Pinkett Smith made an unexpected statement and expressed her satisfaction with the slap.
Jada Pinkett Smith; previously did not support Will Smith's behaviour and made striking statements about their marriage. The famous actress had previously admitted in an interview that she and Will Smith broke up in 2016 and hid from the public that they had been separated for seven years.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Jada Pinkett Smith said that Will Smith's defence of her honour saved their marriage.
Pinkett Smith said, 'That's when you realise where you really are when things go bad. After all those years of trying to figure out if I would ever leave Will, it took that slap to realise that I would never leave him. Who knows where our relationship would have been without that?'
Pinkett Smith explained that she described the slap as a 'holy slap' because so many positive things came after the slap.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Pinkett Smith said that she thinks they will never be separated anymore, 'We have been together for 30 years, even if someone new comes, neither of us is going anywhere. We are a family that needs to look after each other and always will. Sometimes it takes a crisis for you to see this.'