Will Smith and his wife of over 20 years, Jada Pinkett, have been spotted in public together for the first time since the infamous Chris Rock Oscars slap in March.
On Saturday (August 13), TMZ published video and photos of the couple leaving the popular Japanese restaurant Nobu in Malibu, California.
Both appeared to be smiling and in good spirit, with Pinkett letting the former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star lead the way. When someone shouted Smith’s name off-camera, he threw up the peace sign and continued walking to their car.
The two actors have kept a relatively low profile since the “slap heard around the world,” and Smith has apparently been doing some inner work on himself since the controversy. As previously reported, Smith smacked Rock across the face live on television during the 94th Academy Awards after the comedian made a G.I. Jane joke about Pinkett’s bald head.
Pinkett, who suffers from alopecia, rolled her eyes at the joke and looked visibly annoyed. But Smith maintains that’s not why he marched up to the stage. Instead, it was more about the “bad blood” that had been brewing between he and Rock for some time.
Last month, Smith issued a second apology to Rock and his family, while taking full accountability for his actions.
“Disappointing people is my central trauma,” he said in part. “I hate when I let people down. It hurts me psychologically and emotionally to know I didn’t live up to people’s image and impression of me. I made a mistake, and I’m trying not to think of myself as a piece of shit.
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“So I would say to those people, I know it was confusing, I know it was shocking, but I promise you I am deeply devoted and committed to putting light and love and joy into the world. If you hang on, I promise we’ll be able to be friends again.”
Rock has been less vocal about the slap and has yet to speak to Smith about that night. He did, however, make a recent statement at one of his comedy shows and admitted “that shit hurt, muthafucka.”
Wife by title.
This bish must have the best pussy of all-time…
Tpp bad Will aint getting none.
Will has been brainwashed, hypnotized, that’s why what happened at the Oscars…got a better explanation ? Let’s hear it, he let those people that have him that concocksion to drink and have hallucinations get into his head and to see if it worked the triggered him at the awards, using an obscene word that we never heard him say, we only hear this word 3 times once at the talk show where he explains his trip and drinking the potion next twice the night of the Oscars, then after it was shown to be a success he went right back over there right afterwards and stayed til now, there’s no telling what they’ve put in his head but whatever it may be its not good, he needs help, to evaluate and possibly deprogram him from whatever they may have planted in his subconscious mind. That’s my take on it.
Man…
You dumb as hell.
Please go outside. Get some sunshine. It’s healthy for the mind. You should try it since it’s obviously been a long time.
I lost all respect for Will after he did that weird shot to Chris Rock. Dude is a straight weirdo smh
You realize that was all just a skit? It is identical to a comedian performance from 20+ years ago… to the T
Man, be quiet, stop embarrasing yourself
Alopecia wasn’t a problem when she was sleeping with August Alsina. You let a woman put a battery in your back to make a fool out yourself. No thanks Will.