Jada Pinkett Smith addresses Will slapping Chris Rock at Oscars

Sitting down with TODAY’s Hoda Kotb, Jada Pinkett Smith recalls the moment Will Smith walked onto the stage at the 2022 Academy Awards and slapped Chris Rock, followed by a tirade warning him not to mention his wife's name. “We haven’t called each other ‘husband and wife’ in a long time,” she says.

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[katjaxxx]

Poor old Will sacrificed his reputation for someone who does not appreciate it and who is not worth it 🙏

[Sead]

This isn't making her look good, she is such a narcissist. She just threw him under the bus, I'm so sad for Will.

[MC-qqly]

Will was screaming "Keep my wife's name out Ya mouth!!!!" While Jada was looking around wondering who Will's wife was.

[EyeMixMusic]

The fact that she is still performing the role of victim/innocent bystander in this mess, and the media is enabling that with interviews like this? Mindblowing.

[Alej]

This is cruel in so many levels. Idk what Jada is trying to do, but people are seeing right through the BS.

[brandiewilliams]

What annoys me is how she acts so enlightened, healed and spiritual yet she is literally will stop at nothing short of humiliating this man. I wish no one would buy the book

[LuLuAyo]

She’s not just a narcissist, she’s a pathological liar, she’s living in her own self made reality and you can tell when you see her speak to others, she really thinks she’s the main character.

[marcustaylor]

She really took it upon herself to make trashing her husband’s legacy and name her entire identity because she has nothing else going on as far as roles in Hollywood. What an evil woman 🤦‍♂️

[amalehachimi]

Such a fraud ! she is throwing Will under the bus and she is the poor victim🤮

[sanjieperera]

Betrayal never comes from the enemies 😢

[covidfartfog]

I don’t believe one word coming outta her mouth. She creates the turbulence then steps aside and plays the victim. She’s dangerous.

[janelaughrin]

I find it amazing that she sits there and was actually laughing and minimizing her role in the destruction of this marriage and their family. And all these people are so quick to excuse her behavior. It's mind blowing!

[matthew_hilliard]

Will Smith threw his entire career away for someone who would throw him under the bus this easily, wow.

[arltklm]

This woman is not ok in her mind 😢. She destroyed the man who only loved her

[noahbodi]

The nerve of this woman. You came to the show as husband and wife.

[artlover]

There is absolutely no way she's acting like the victim and being all worried about Will when she's the one who hurt him. She clearly has nothing else going on well in her life since the only attention she is getting is from dragging Will through the mud and crying afterwards for the criticism she rightfully deserves.

[irisharan]

She’s such a contemptible character. She clearly incurred a narcissist injury (it was nothing to do with “other alopecia sufferers”) she expected Will to go to war for her and when it went down badly in public she threw him to the wolves. It’s clear she doesn’t even have alopecia.

[neilvaughan]

I surprising feel sorry for will smith having the closest person in your life appearing to act like your enemy

[sammymorales]

This is low key saving Will's career cause everyone is having empathy with him because of how bad she is

[jimjimjim]

if you guys weren't married why did you pretend to be, it makes no sense.