Jada Pinkett Smith on Oscars slap blame: I was seen as an ‘adulteress’
slapping Chris Rock onstage during the 2022 Academy Awards.The actress, who revealed this week that she’s actually been separated from Smith, 55, for seven years, opened up about the headline-making scandal in an interview with People.She said it was “ridiculous in how far” it went, with some believing the incident between Smith and the comedian, 58, occurred because of her.“But I also understood at the same time. Considering the false narrative that I had cheated on Will or I was like some adulteress, Will had never done that before,” Jada, 52, told the outlet.“And I think that when we just look at human nature… when you look at the breadcrumbs, people need something to blame,” she continued. “And so people not knowing what was happening behind the scenes, I surely wasn’t surprised that I got blamed.