Everything Jada Pinkett Smith Has Said About Her Alopecia Condition, Hair Loss Through the Years

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Sharing her story. Jada Pinkett Smith hasn’t shied away from discussing her struggle with alopecia and hair loss over the years.The actress found herself at the center of controversy at the 2022 Oscars after Chris Rock joked that he was excited to see her in a potential G.I.

Jane sequel, seemingly referencing her shaved head. While Pinkett Smith simply rolled her eyes during the March 2022 awards show, the Grown Ups actor’s quip sparked a strong reaction from her husband, Will Smith, who appeared to slap Rock in the face on stage.

When he returned to his seat, he shouted at Rock, “Leave my wife’s name out of your f—king mouth.”Pinkett Smith embraced her hair condition on the Academy Awards red carpet alongside the King Richard star, who took home the trophy for Best Actor that night.

However, it wasn’t the first time she’s been vocal about her experience.“It was terrifying when it first started,” the Maryland native recalled of her “issues” during a May 2018 episode of her Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk. “I was in the shower one day and had just handfuls of hair in my hands and I was just like, ‘Oh, my God, am I going bald?’”The Gotham actress explained that she had been wearing a turban to cover up her hair loss, revealing that it was not been an “easy” topic to discuss.“It was one of those times in my life where I was literally shaking with fear,” the Matrix Revolutions star told her mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris, and daughter Willow Smith. “That’s why I cut my hair — and why I continue to cut it.