‘Fresh Prince’ co-star Janet Hubert defends Will Smith: ‘Sometimes you have to slap back’
nypost.comon Instagram after Smith, 53, accepted his Best Actor honors for playing Richard Williams, father and coach to tennis legends Venus and Serena.Hubert then addressed the earlier fiasco. “There is only so much one can take… sometimes you have to slap back,” Hubert, 66, continued. “Celebrate the win… nothing else matters.
Both actions were incorrect but Chris didn’t need to go there.”She added of the “Everybody Hates Chris” creator: “Met him once… it was enough for me… very mean spirited.”Over on Twitter, she elaborated even further. “I cannot tell you how many times I have wanted to slap the mess out of so many folks who have disrespected me,” she wrote. “Will stood up for his wife, Chris Rock is always disrespecting Black women.
Mean spirited hides behind comedy. BULL”The shocking Oscars moment was prompted by a dig from Rock, 57, at Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, who suffers from hair loss due to alopecia. “Jada, I love ya. ‘GI Jane 2’ — can’t wait to see it,” he joked from the stage.
Cameras then turned to the “Red Table Talk” host, who showed her grimace in response. Seconds later, Smith could be seen walking onto the stage without explanation, then winding up and taking a swing at Rock. “Wow — Will Smith just smacked the s–t out of me,” the presenter said as Smith exited the stage and was quickly joined by Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry, who appeared to console both Will and Jada.
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