On Thursday’s episode ofTheWendy WilliamsShow,the actress, 57, said that Jada took “no accountability” for her part in the incident on Wednesday’sRed Table Talk.
“This is going to be difficult for me. These are my peers. I’ve done a movie with both of them.Set It Offwith Jada andIndependence DaywithWill Smith, which absolutely changed my life. When I saw this video last night, it made me cry, I’ll be very honest with you guys,” she emotionally shared.
“I really felt to be a partner toWill Smithwho’s career basically took a crumble that night,” she added. “We were all rooting forWill Smiththat night — Oscar night — we wanted him to win.Will Smiththat night as far as I was concerned was going to be crowned this generation’s Sidney Poitier, which is a huge honor.”
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Fox then opened up about why she felt Jada, 50, had a role in the incident which occurred after Rock joked about Jada’s shaved head leading Will to walk onstage and strike the comedian.
“Will Smithwas defending her honor, that’s the reason he walked on stage and slapped because he felt like his wife had been offended so for me to see no accountability as a partner,” she explained. “Also, let’s not forget, Chris Rock was assaulted. We cannot forget that for basically telling a joke that I really felt wasn’t that bad.”
Fox hoped Will and Jada would take more responsibility for their actions in the aftermath of the incident.
“I have love for the Smiths. I know their children. I’ve watched them grow up,” she said. “I just wish we could have just a little more accountability and for it to not seem so self-righteous on Jada’s part and that’s my feelings.”
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On Wednesday’sRed Table Talk, Jada addressed the audience directly, saying, “About Oscar night. My deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile.”
“With the state of the world today, we need ‘em both, and we all actually need one another more than ever,” theGirls Tripactress continued.
“Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years — and that’s [to] keep figuring out this thing called life together. Thank you for listening,” Jada concluded.
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Since the incident, Will — whowent on to win Best Actorfor his performance inKing Richard—has publicly apologized to Rock, saying that he “reacted emotionally” because the “joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear.”
The formerFresh Prince of Bel-Airstar alsoresigned from the Academy. Will then traveled to India to practice yoga and meditation, asource told PEOPLElast month.
Two days after the incident,Jada broke her silenceon social mediawith a messageon her Instagram grid that read, “This is a season for healing and I’m here for it.”
source: people.com
