Jada Pinkett Smith Thought the Oscars Slap Was A Skit Too

Let’s dial back to March 27, 2022 for a moment here, with you sitting in front of the TV watching Will Smith angrily march up to the stage and give Chris Rock a good smacking on the cheek.

He followed this up with the now famous words, “Keep my wife’s name out of your *** mouth.” What was your reaction after witnessing this exotic scene that went down as one of the most controversial Oscar moments in history?

Did you doubt its reality? Think that it was another arranged stunt to drive people’s attention?

Weeks later, arguments were still raging about how real the slap actually was, with many people doubting that it wasn’t staged. Staged or not, there were some real world implications for Smith.

For starters he stepped down as a member of Oscar’s voting committee and he was banned fron attending any Oscar events for ten years.

Jada Pinkett Smith Shares Behind-the-scenes of the 2022 Oscars Slap Ahead of the Release of Her Memoir “Worthy”

Jada is not holding back on 2022’s most buzz-worthy moment, “the Oscars slap heard around the world.” And she’s got as much surprising news about the moment as we could ever hope for.

In a recent interview with PEOPLE promoting her upcoming book, “Worthy,” – out Oct. 17 – the actress spilled the beans.

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“I thought, ‘This is a skit,’ ” Jada, 52, she told PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I was like, ‘There’s no way that Will hit him.’ It wasn’t until Will started to walk back to his chair that I even realized it wasn’t a skit.”

Will, 55, struck Chris, 58, for making fun of his wife’s bald head, which came about as a result of her battle with alopecia.

However, despite Will’s act of chivalry, Jada’s first words to him when they were alone was “are you okay?”

Will had since apologized multiple times for the slap, telling the Daily Show last November that he simply “lost it.”

Jada would go on to reveal that she and Will had been living separate lives since 2016 and were only there as a “family” rather than as husband and wife.

She also promised fans they can get more details about the entire situation by reading her new memoir.

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