Nicki Minaj has shared her two pence in terms of the explosive argument between Chris Rock and Will Smith that overshadowed the Oscars on Sunday night.
The live, and A-list packed, studio audience and viewers watching at home were stunned when 53-year-old Will invaded the stage during Sunday night’s ceremony to slap 57-year-old Chris across the face after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s hair.
It is unclear if Chris was unaware that 50-year-old Jada has been suffering from alopecia when he joked that she looked like “G.I Jane” – but the quip prompted Will to spring into action and, rather violently, defend her honour.
Now 39-year-old rap sensation Nicki has shared her views on the incident – saying that she admires Chris’ humour, but thinks Will was right to slap him as he stood up for Jada.
Taking to Twitter, the Starships singer explained: “I love Chris Rock. I don’t think he would’ve made that joke had he known what Jada recently shared– but between him & the whole team @ the #Oscars you mean to tell me not ONE of y’all heard this woman just share this heartbreaking story? #ComeOnSon
“Here’s the thing… And this is such an AMAZING - EYE OPENING example of it…
“The husband gets a front row seat to his wife’s pain… he’s the 1 consoling her… drying her tears behind closed doors when those cameras go off.
“Social media has made ppl [people] feel that these ‘husbands’ won’t ever run into them in real life.
“You just got to witness in real time what happens in a man’s soul when he looks over to the woman he loves & sees her holding back tears from a ‘little joke’ at her expense.
“This is what any & every real man feels in that instant. while y’all seeing the joke he’s seeing her pain.
“Imagine what it must feel like to be losing your hair to the point where you have to shave it bald.
“You think that’s easy to deal with for anyone? You don’t think she’s cried about that many times? 2022 y’all gon have to see these men about those jokes you made about their wives.”
Jada previously opened up about her decision to shave her head as she found her hair was falling out due to her alopecia condition.
Sharing footage of her then-freshly shaved head back in December, she said in an Instagram video post: "Now at this point I can only laugh. Now, ya'll know I've been struggling with alopecia. And just all of a sudden one day…
"Look at this line right here. Look at that. Mama's gonna put some rhinestones in there and I'm just gon' make me a little crown."
While back in 2018 she previously announced she had the autoimmune disorder back in 2018 and has previously spoken about shaving her hair off.
She said on an episode of her Red Table Talk show: "For me, it was a mixture of a spiritual calling and also going, 'At some point, your hairline is going to be back here...so we might as well just do it now'."
Meanwhile, reports have suggested that Chris’s quip about Jada’s hair had not been pre-approved and was thrown into the ceremony at the last minute without organisers’ prior knowledge of the joke.
A source told Us Weekly that Chris initially rehearsed his speech with no mention of Jada – with the insider claiming: "Will was not in attendance for [the] rehearsal."
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