Jada Pinkett Smith has finally broken her silence days after her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars over an alopecia joke the comedian made about her shaved head.
‘This is a season for healing and I’m here for it,’ the actress posted to Instagram Tuesday, two days after the incident that stunned Hollywood A-listers and millions of viewers.
Pinkett Smith, 50, posted the words on a pink background, but did not share a caption. She has remained quiet since the dramatic events involving her husband unfolded Sunday night.
Later Tuesday, the couple’s daughter Willow, 21, posted to her Instagram story a message that read, ‘You know who’s going through a lot right now? Literally everyone. Just be kind.’
The separate posts from mother and daughter, which both appear to address the incident and its aftermath, come less than a day after Will Smith issued an apology for slapping Rock.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith react to Chris Rock’s alopecia joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head at the Oscars Sunday, seconds before Smith marched on stage and slapped Rock
Two days after the incident, Pinkett Smith, who has been open about her struggle with alopecia, broke her silence with a post on Instagram
‘This is a season for healing and I’m here for it,’ the actress posted to Instagram Tuesday, two days after the incident that stunned millions of viewers
‘Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,’ the actor wrote.
‘My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.
‘I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.’
Rock, 57, has not responded to Smith’s apology, or commented on the Sunday night incident.
Smith, 53, also apologized to the the organizers and the producers of the show.
The Academy condemned Smith’s actions and launched a formal review of the incident on Monday. A full board meeting to discuss the incident will be held Wednesday.
Will and Jada’s daughter Willow, 21, shared a snap of herself holding her dad’s Oscar after his now-infamous slap of Chris Rock and his best actor win on Sunday
On Tuesday, Willow posted to her Instagram story a message that read, ‘You know who’s going through a lot right now? Literally everyone. Just be kind’
Will Smith’s mother, Carolyn Smith, 85, said she was shocked by her son’s behavior, describing it as entirely out of character.
‘He is a very even, people person,’ she said on Monday on a local news station, Action News.
‘That’s the first time I’ve ever seen him go off. First time in his lifetime.
‘I’ve never seen him do that.’
Carolyn said she spoke to the actor on Monday, amid the drama, and told him to get some rest, and go on vacation. She said that she knew he would ride out the controversy.
‘I am proud of him being him,’ she said, adding that she had desperately hoped her son would win the best actor award.
Will Smith’s younger sister Ellen Smith, 50, who was with their mother, sister Pam, and others at the family home, agreed that she was confident he would overcome the current drama.
‘I’ve had conversations with him, and it like really kind of broke my heart listening to the things he’s said he had to go through to get to where he is,’ she said.
Carolyn Smith, 85, is seen on Monday speaking to Action News from her home in Philadelphia about her son Will Smith’s behavior at the Oscars
Smith’s punishment will likely be decided at Wednesday’s meeting held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors – where the incident is expected to be the main topic.
Disciplinary action could include anything from forcing him…
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