This is SO awkward, but also provides so much more context for the Oscars slap! In a new chat with People out on Wednesday, Jada Pinkett Smith opened up about her complicated history with Chris Rock, who Will Smith famously slapped during the award show last year.
Not only does she have some beef with the Everybody Hates Chris alum, but he once totally admitted he was crushing on her and got brutally rejected!
She claims their problems all started in 2016, and the drama also stemmed from the Academy Awards. At the time, Jada was in support of the #OscarsSoWhite movement, calling for a boycott of the show after Will was overlooked for his performance in Concussion, among many other Black creatives.
The issue? Chris was hosting that year. Related: John Cena Opens Up About Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Feud Referencing her upcoming book Worthy, the Scream 2 star acknowledged: Now, Jada admits she did “not really recognizing the level of pressure [Chris] might’ve been under” at the time, noting she could’ve done a lot more to support him while also sticking up for the cause: But, of course, she didn’t make that phone call.
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