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1. Red Table Talk Season Premiere: Jada Pinkett Smith’s popular and revealing online series returns with its first episode since her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. Season 5 of the Daytime Emmy-winning digital talker, which also stars Pinkett Smith’s daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield Norris, will kick off with guest LGBTQ+ advocate and eight-time Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe. Other guests set to appear this season include Kim Basinger and her daughter Ireland Baldwin; the parents of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who died by suicide this year; and The Tinder Swindler victim Ayleen Charlotte. Also, Smith siblings Willow, Jaden and Trey take over the table for their first solo episode. The show’s hosts didn’t address The Slap in today’s opener. However, in the opening, it did read on screen: “Considering all that has happened in the last few weeks, the Smith family has been focused on deep healing. Some of the discoveries around our healing will be shared at the table when the time calls.” — Erik PedersenApril 20, Facebook Watch, 9 a.m. PT/noon ET, Facebook Watch
2. Where’s Rudy, Masked Singer?: Is tonight the night? There’s been much controversy about the Fox reality competition series casting Donald Trump’s former lawyer and Big Lie endorser Rudy Giuliani. Will viewers finally get to see Giuliani unmasked and if so, what will he sing? The seventh episode of this season of the non-scripted series, which kicked off on March 9, is titled “Don’t Mask, Don’t Tell.” Keep an eye on judge Ken Jeong. — Peter WhiteApril 20, Fox, 8 p.m. ET
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Jada Pinkett Smith took to social media to share that she and her Red Table Talk family, mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris and daughter Willow Smith, were engaging in a tough discussion.MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith is the picture of peace in sun-soaked selfiePosting a teaser for the upcoming episode, the actress shared that they would be talking to the late former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst's mother, mourning her daughter, who died by suicide in January.VIDEO: Jada Pinkett Smith plans to discuss family's 'healing' after Will Smith's Oscars incidentShe revealed that the episode was a particularly hard one for the group to film, leading to some discussions that proved to be quite uneasy and also eye-opening."This show for @gammynorris, @Willowsmith and me was so powerful and deeply moving. You never know what people are going through," Jada wrote. MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith will discuss family's 'healing' on Red Table Talk after Will Smith's Oscars incidentAs she praised the model's parents, she added: "This episode continues to validate that there is so much more that lies beneath us all, that our assumptions about one another and perceptions can not meet. "When we think we know … we block our chance to truly see someone who may need to be seen in a different way than how they are presenting themselves."A post shared by Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapinkettsmith)Jada shared her thoughts on the upcoming episode featuring Cheslie KrystShe continued: "This show opened my eyes in a very deep way.
Kim Basinger discussed her “heavy-duty, very out loud” divorce from Alec Baldwin in a candid “Red Table Talk” interview.
Ireland Baldwin is opening up like never before on Red Table Talk.
Family matters. Ireland Baldwin and mom Kim Basinger opened up about the “challenges” they’ve had with Alec Baldwin over the years.
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after he made an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair, the Red Table Talk host is finally bringing her family back to the table.MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith pays sweet tribute to family in proud new postRed Table Talk is known for lending space to intense and deep conversations about trauma, feelings, and contentious topics. Its latest season, which premiered just this week, has already proven to be as emotional as it is dramatic, and as she brings on her daughter, Willow Smith, onto the show, fans can't help but wonder how long they'll have to wait to hear the famous family discuss the intense awards show moment.WATCH: Jada plans to discuss family's healing plan post-OscarsMORE: Jada Pinkett Smith makes stunning red carpet return post-OscarsThe second episode sees Ireland Basinger Baldwin, daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, discuss with Willow how they struggle with anxiety and open up about their upbringing in the shadow of two famous parents, particularly dads with recent highly discussed incidents.The model's relationship with her father has been up and down. Alec and Kim divorced in 2000, and in 2007, a leaked phone call went viral of the actor angrily calling his then 11-year-old daughter a "thoughtless little pig."The trailer for the episode features her admitting that: "I don't think I ever would've been scouted as a model if it weren't for who my parents are," and reveals how she'll discuss her relationship with her parents and the effects of their divorce.A post shared by Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapinkettsmith)A glimpse of the emotional episodeSince the Oscars, the Smith family has for the most part retreated from Hollywood and social media.
Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars live in front of Hollywood and a worldwide telecast continues to be a hot topic. With the next major award show set to be the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, the production has already detailed new policies to make sure any other public incidents of its kind have clear regulations.
Jada Pinkett Smith will be bringing The Slap to the Red Table… eventually!
Jada Pinkett Smith is back with her mother Adrienne Banfield Norris and daughter Willow Smith for a fifth season of their Facebook Watch chat show, Red Table Talk. The trailer, which dropped today (19 April), previews interviews with eight-time Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe, Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger and her daughter Ireland Baldwin, the parents of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst who died by suicide earlier this year and victims of the Tinder Swindler.
Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk is returning to Facebook Watch on Wednesday for its first episode since her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. Watch a trailer below.
! Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris return for the fifth season of their acclaimed Facebook Watch talk show on Wednesday, welcoming celebrity guests and more for candid conversations on tough topics.On Tuesday, the show dropped the trailer for its upcoming installment, highlighting the famous faces and serious discussions coming up with the trio of women. The new season kicks off with trailblazing global superstar Janelle Monáe as she opens up about her journey to come out at the age of 32 as well as the trauma she experienced from her father's drug addiction. The GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and LGBTQIA+ icon will be joined by her mom, Janet Hawthorne, who reveals she's a big fan of the Facebook Watch series.«I'm just happy someone invited me,» she teases in the trailer.