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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

Alopecia advocate condemns Oscars incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock

Laura Mathias/Instagram

An alopecia awareness campaigner has said that the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock that took place onstage at the Oscars was “unacceptable” on both sides.

Laura Mathias, 30, wrote in an Instagram post that while Smith’s actions – in which he slapped the comedian on live television – were “unacceptable”, Rock’s joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia was “harmful”.

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