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The 2022 Academy Awards were an extravagant affair as always. Celebrities flocked to the red carpet wearing their sharpest suits and best gowns, showing their sartorial style and sense of fashion while those nominated did their best to conceal their nerves during interviews. But for all the hype and congratulatory ovations that seem to accompany the Oscars, the winners were largely overshadowed by one incident that broke the Internet, quickly producing countless memes while punctuating every conversation as viewers tried desperately to make sense of it all.
If you somehow aren’t across what happened, Will Smith – who won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Richard Williams in King Richard – walked onto the stage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian joked, “Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, can’t wait to see it,” referencing Pinkett Smith’s closely shaved head which is similar to that of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie.
Pinkett Smith looked visibly annoyed by the joke and has long spoken about her struggles with alopecia. Now, she’s breaking her silence on that Oscars moment and says she hopes that “these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out, and reconcile. The state of the world today, we need them both, and we all actually need one another more than ever. Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years, and that’s keep figuring out this thing called life together.”
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On the latest episode of her hugely popular series, Red Table Talk, Pinkett Smith turned her husband’s moment of anger into something others can learn from, dedicating the episode to the hair loss disorder that affects her and millions of others. Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that causes hair to come out, often in clumps. While the amount of hair loss is different for everyone, some can find their hair grows back, while others will have it grow back only to fall out again later.
According to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, as many as 6.8 million people in the US are affected by the disorder, which doesn’t discriminate by age, sex or ethnic group. As The Guardian reports, “The condition, particularly for Black women, can affect a person’s perception of themselves and force them to frequently confront others’ perceptions about beauty, hair and race and culture.” Pinkett Smith explained, “Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories.”
Guests on the show included the mother of 12-year-old girl, Rio Allred, who was bullied over her hair loss and died by suicide, as well as a physician who explained the different types of the disorder. Rio’s mother, Nicole Ball, spoke of the impact the Oscar incident had, after it took place less than two weeks after her daughter’s death. “What is the universe doing right now? This is crazy,” Ball said. “People are going to be Googling, ‘what is alopecia…what is this that we’ve never heard of?’ It’s not a joke.”
“I think the part that makes it most difficult for me is that it comes and goes. You’re going through a spell of something, and [you’ve] got to shave your head,” said Pinkett Smith.
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