The Shocking Truth: What Really Happened Between Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith After the Viral Slap

In a new inter­view, Jada Pin­kett Smith reveals the pri­vate con­ver­sa­tion she had with Chris Rock imme­di­ate­ly fol­low­ing Will Smith’s infa­mous slap at the Oscars. The 52-year-old actress, known for her roles in Girls Trip and The Matrix fran­chise, details how the come­di­an rushed to pri­vate­ly apologize.

“Chris rapid­ly rushed over to me at the end of the stage,” Jada recalls. “In a hur­ried tone, he stat­ed ‘I did­n’t mean you any harm.’” Still in dis­be­lief over what tran­spired, Jada dis­missed his words, telling him “This is some old dra­ma, I can’t dis­cuss this now.”

This unveils a piv­otal moment between the two stars that was kept hid­den — until now. Jada pro­vides a rare behind-the-scenes look at what real­ly occurred in those tense moments after the phys­i­cal alter­ca­tion. Her can­did com­ments give insight into Chris’ state of mind post-assault.

Through­out the explo­sive inter­view, Jada stays com­posed, avoid­ing mak­ing harsh judg­ments about how indi­vid­u­als express art and com­e­dy. But she admits Chris’ joke wound­ed her, as alope­cia caus­es hair loss — a sen­si­tive issue. “Chris has hurt my feel­ings plen­ty in the past,” Jada states matter-of-factly.

This exclu­sive tell-all offers clo­sure to fans still debat­ing “Slap­ping­gate.” With high-pro­file stars like Will, Chris and Jada, the Oscars slap remains an ongo­ing trend­ing top­ic. Now audi­ences have con­text into the pri­vate exchange that tran­spired right after wit­nessed world­wide. Jada’s inter­view brings the dra­mat­ic sto­ry full-cir­cle with her unique per­spec­tive on Hol­ly­wood’s biggest 2022 controversy.