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Tina Campbell

Jada Pinkett Smith says she thought husband Will’s Oscars slap was ‘a skit’

Jada Pinkett Smith has finally broken her silence on the moment husband Will Smith walloped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars and admitted she thought it was “a skit”.

Smith, 55, who was nominated for the best actor prize and went on to win, stormed the stage and slapped the comedian, who was presenting the award for documentary feature and made a joke about his wife’s hair-loss.

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