Anyone familiar with 2Pac’s past knows about his relationship with Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett. The two met in the 1990s at the Baltimore School for The Arts and struck up a platonic friendship, although many speculate their relationship went deeper than that.
Over the years, Pinkett has made her love for 2Pac abundantly clear on every birthday and death anniversary since his 1996 murder. In the process, Smith has become a running joke, with many alleging Pinkett is in love with 2Pac over 25 years after his death.
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According to Chris Rock’s brother Tony, that’s precisely the reason Smith smacked the famed comedian on live television during the 94th Annual Academy Awards in March. Speaking to the Top Billin’ with Bill Bellamy podcast earlier this month, Tony Rock speculated Smith was tired of being emasculated in front of his wife.
“I think that [Oscar Slap] was the accumulation of him being slapped on other levels,” he explained. “He said it himself, he always hated the ‘soft moniker.’ He’s soft, Jada won’t let 2Pac die, it’s always something about 2Pac and his daughter [Willow Smith] brought up 2Pac. And I’m not bringing up family stuff that people don’t know… this is stuff that everybody knows.”
He added, “[Jada] commonly talks about Tupac, her [past] relationship with 2Pac. As a married man to this woman, you’re like, ‘Damn is what I’m doing not enough?'”
As for why Smith chose the Oscars to execute the “slap heard around the world,” he suggested it was all about how Pinkett looked at Smith after Chris Rock made the G.I. Jane joke about her bald head.
“He wasn’t embarrassed, everybody saw the footage, he laughed first,” he said. “So that’s not embarrassment, he was laughing. In the time they cut to my brother and cut back, he [Will] was already up walking [to the stage]. So maybe it was the Jada look.”
Chris Rock hasn’t really talked about the incident publicly, although he did promise he would if the money is right. He did crack a joke about the slap during Dave Chappelle’s set at The Hollywood Bowl in May after he was attacked by 23-year-old Isaiah Lee.
After the situation was diffused, Chappelle laughed it off and wondered if it was a “trans man” who’d attacked him. The wild scene prompted Chris Rock to ask, “Was that Will Smith?” The crowd, of course, erupted in laughter.
If my brother was such a clout chaser he‘d be next to get slapped
Jada is a liar, a cheater and trash. Will should leave her and the best to both of them. What their marriage proved was what trying to endure being with a cheater long term is. Will snapped and lost all credibility. He still never apologized to Chris.
I’m moving in with your aunty and you’re going bel air.
if a comedian decided to talk shit about my wife in front of me by name and my wife had the reaction Jada did, the comedian would get slapped. this idea that there’s some human right to insult people personally onstage by name or the world culture of civilization will end is the real joke. Chris Rock is a simp who thought it couldn’t happen as simps tend to think until it does. I’ve watched so many Richard Pryor films and skits did not see where he had cicely tyson or billy dee williams name in his mouth
It was a joke and a poor one at that. Doesn’t give the man any right to go up and put his hands on him. Talk to him after the show and have him publicly apologize. Also, he slapped him….what grown man slaps? Hope his career was worth it…. Sacrificed it over a stupid GI Jane joke. I say get rid of Jada. The woman has embarrassed him enough.
because you’re a simp you say “get rid of Jada” – if dude wanted a divorce he knows who to call. Not sure where you new breed of homos come from but it’s nothing “alpha” about anything you are saying here lol
He didn’t even talk shit about her medical condition or any other monumental way that warranted a slap, you make it seem like she got roasted. I’m guessing your wife picks out your g-stings and skirts for you to wear also and FYI you really didn’t pay attention to Richard Pryor, he called out a lot of people and there wives by name.
SHUT THE FUCK UP FUCKING LIAR I WAS WATCHING RICHARD PRYOR A WEEK AGO. SUCK ON SOME OF THAT COCK YOU CRAVE SO MUCH
comedians do bits about famous people sure but not necessarily when that famous person is sitting in front of them. in fact there is a specific event where it’s ok to do this and it’s called a celebrity roast and the fact is there have been fights at those too. however will wasn’t at a roast it was an awards show and the joke wasn’t about him it was about his wife’s medical condition
“Obsession”..you the only person still talking bout this Tony! I couldn’t imagine being a comedian and then the only relevant material I had DIDN’T EVEN HAPPEN TO ME! He’s officially spoken more than chris… simmer down bro
So you are unaware of the white house correspondence dinner? They make fun of pres right in front of them… no it doesn’t need to be labeled as a “roast” it is comedy… keep to digging ditches and leave the brain stuffs to big boys, k thot?