Will Smith | Jada Pinkett Smith : Did Will Smith’s Oscars slap save his marriage? Know what his wife Jada Pinkett Smith has said

Actor Will Smith‘s wife Jada Pinkett Smith has said the actor slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars saved their marriage. On Oscars night last year, Smith screamed from his seat at Rock to keep his “wife’s name” out of his mouth after he made a “G.I. Joe” joke bout Pinkett Smith. The actress suffers from alopecia. Smith walked to the stage and slapped Rock. But the actress told the Daily Mail’s ‘YOU' Magazine in an interview that the altercation between Smith and Rockn was the “holy slap.”

Jada Pinkett Smith: Never wanted to marry Will Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith said, “I nearly didn’t even attend the Oscars that year, but I’m glad I did. I call it the ‘holy slap’ now because so many positive things came after it.”

Jada Pinkett Smith once said she “never” wanted to marry Will Smith — and even cried at their “horrible” wedding. She said in the interview, “After all those years trying to figure out if I would leave Will’s side, it took that slap for me to see I will never leave him.”

Separated for seven years

While promoting her memoir ‘Worthy' Pinkett Smith revealed in October she and Will Smith were separated when he slapped Rock. They’ve been living separate lives for seven years but appeared to grow closer during her book tour. She added she made a promise that there would never be a reason for them to get a divorce. She said further she would work through whatever and just has not broken that promise.

Jada Pinkett Smith was shocked

She said in the interview, “When I was sitting at the Oscars, it clicked in, I was like, ‘Oh snap, you hit Chris.’ I was like, ‘I’m riding with you. I didn’t come into this place as your wife, but I’m leaving here as your wife because we got a storm we’re gonna have to deal with together. I am NOT going to leave your side.’ I said, ‘I’m not gonna be able to get away from this dude. I really love him.’”

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What did Jada Pinkett Smith say about her husband slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars?
Jada Pinkett Smith called it the ‘holy slap' and said so many positive things came after it and it saved her marriage with Will Smith.

What did Jada Pinkett Smith say about her marriage with Will Smith?
Jada Pinkett Smith said she and Will Smith had been living separate lives for seven years, but appeared to grow closer during her book tour. She added after her husband slapped Chris Rock, she made a promise that there would never be a reason for them to get a divorce. She said further she would work through whatever and just has not broken that promise.