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If it hadn’t been for this gossip, Will (55) and Jada Pinkett-Smith (52) might have been divorced by now. In October, the two Hollywood stars announced that they had been living apart for around seven years. However, the two want to work on their relationship, which is why they don’t want to end their marriage completely. But there was a time when Yes there had considered breaking up with Will for good – but he prevented that with his slapping action at the Oscars!
At the OscarAt the 2021 awards ceremony, the 55-year-old hit presenter Chris Rock (58) in the face because he had made a joke about his wife. That he Yes there defended in this way, was well received by her. “After all these years of trying to figure out if I would leave Will’s side, I needed this blow to realize that I will never leave him,” the 52-year-old tells Daily Mail. Since so many positive things happened afterwards, she now calls the incident “the holy slap in the face.”
The outbreak of violence at the awards ceremony seems to have been beneficial for their relationship – but less so for Will himself. He received a hefty punishment for this: he is not allowed to go there for ten years Oscars appear. “Mr. Smith will have access to all Academy events or programs, whether in-person or virtual, including the Oscar-Award denied,” says a letter from the President of the Oscar Academy, the deadline is present.
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