Jada Says Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock Saved Her Marriage

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00:00 Jada Pinkett Smith has shared that the notorious slap at the 2022 Oscars actually played a

00:12 crucial role in saving her marriage with Will Smith.

00:16 What?

00:17 Ok guys, how can a slap actually save a marriage?

00:24 In a recent interview, she reflected, and this is what she said.

00:27 "After all those years trying to figure out if I would leave Will's side, it took that

00:32 slap for me to see I will never leave him."

00:35 And she also pondered the unknowns, and this is what she said in the interview, "Who knows

00:40 where our relationship would be if that hadn't happened."

00:44 Jada Pinkett revealing they've been living completely separate lives since 2016.

00:48 That's one way to make lemonade out of lemons, and another way to put a positive spin on

00:55 things.

00:56 Ok.

00:57 So the couple, Jada and Will, they got married back in 1997, and they recently disclosed

01:03 that they've been separated for seven years, and this happened in October of 2023 when

01:08 Jada revealed this information.

01:18 Jada Pinkett Smith recalled the pivotal moment when Will Smith intervened at the Oscars after

01:24 Chris Rock made some comments and made a joke about her having alopecia.

01:33 The whole world thought it was funny, but Will somehow snapped and lost it, slapped

01:38 the guy on stage on live TV.

01:42 And now Jada is actually calling it the "holy slap," and this of course signifies the positive

01:48 outcomes that came from the slap.

01:50 Jada expressed gratitude for attending the event, saying that "such moments reveal

01:55 the true nature of a relationship when things become challenging."

02:05 Even after Jada shared some intimate details, including her affair with August Alsina, in

02:11 her memoir, while Will Smith stood by her during a joint appearance in October of 2023.

02:18 In Will, he had acknowledged the complexity of their relationship, describing it as "brutal,"

02:25 which is a blend of brutal and beautiful experiences.

02:29 And Will Smith also showed some gratitude to Jada for her support, recognizing that

02:35 his dreams were significantly built on the foundation of her sacrifices.

02:40 And he also mentioned that Jada's memoir served as a big wake-up call for him, realizing

02:45 that a form of emotional blindness can actually set in when you've been with somebody for

02:51 more than half your life.

02:53 And on Jada's part, she also had something similar to say, and this is what she had to

02:57 say in her own words, "You never stop learning about your partner.

03:02 I gave Will such intimate insight into everything in a way that I don't know if he would have

03:08 had without a book.

03:11 I think that's been a huge benefit.

03:14 It's really beautiful."

03:15 Okay guys, with that said, I'm not sure how I feel about this.

03:20 On one hand, I'm all for making lemonade out of lemons.

03:25 I get it.

03:26 Taking a negative situation, learning from it, extracting the positive, and moving forward.

03:33 But at the same time, what message did Will Smith and Jada just send?

03:38 I'm grateful for the slap, well, for you, but what about for the other people that witnessed

03:44 it and the fans, the people that looked up to you and Will Smith and even Chris Rock

03:50 as a person, as a human, how dehumanizing that was for him.

03:56 I guess they talked about it, they did apologize, okay, I get it.

04:00 But at the same time, something like that, it's not gonna be easily forgotten.

04:05 And I think right now, Jada and Will are just trying to do a lot of cleanup, trying to reshape

04:11 their public image.

04:12 I don't think they have it yet.

04:14 I think the public is largely not in favor of Jada and Will.

04:19 Not necessarily that they're these evil people, but just when you're that famous and on that

04:25 level of public attention being on you all the time, your actions have a greater impact

04:34 in society.

04:35 That's just how it goes.

04:36 So guys, what are your thoughts about this?

04:39 Let me know in the comments below.

04:43 And if you're a fan of Will Smith, let me know in the comments below.

04:48 And if you're not a fan of Will Smith, let me know in the comments below.

04:53 And if you're not a fan of Will Smith, let me know in the comments below.

04:57 And if you're not a fan of Will Smith, let me know in the comments below.

05:01 And if you're not a fan of Will Smith, let me know in the comments below.

05:05 Yeah, so I guess this is what it is.

05:10 You know, their relationship or non-relationship, whatever it is for Jada and Will, it seems

05:15 to be working for them.

05:17 But again, is this just a facade and trying to keep up the image of, yeah, things are

05:23 working, yeah, we're working out and it's going great.

05:26 Look, we fixed it.

05:27 We've made a positive out of a negative and look at us.

05:31 Like we're growing.

05:33 All of that to just mask that the marriage is actually pretty much over and they're just

05:38 delaying the inevitable.

05:39 Okay, guys, I've said a lot.

05:40 I'm going to get out of here.

05:41 I look forward to seeing you guys in the next one.

05:42 Boom.

05:42 to seeing you guys in the next one.

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