Viola Davis Reveals How A Conversation With Will Smith Led Her To Confront Childhood Trauma

Jada Pinkett Smith has bravely opened up about some incredibly painful memories following the latest Red Table Talk episode.MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith makes huge announcement following Will Smith's sad career newsWill Smith's wife, along with her daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris, sat down with April Simpkins, the mother of the late Miss USA Chelsie Kryst, who took her life in January.The heartbreaking episode saw Jada break down in tears at one point, and afterwards she shared on Instagram memories of a time she suffered from "unbearable despair".VIDEO: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's marriage - a lookShe wrote: "The Cheslie Kryst episode has been the most personal table for me yet.

Jada Pinkett Smith had a hard time introducing the latest guest to her talk show, Red Table Talk, the mother of ex-Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who died by suicide in January this year. Before Cheslie’s mother April Simpkins joined Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris, the trio watched a montage about the pageant winner’s life and career.

took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a lengthy written post, accompanied by a teaser of her show’s forthcoming episode. “There is so much more that lies beneath us all, that our assumptions about one another and perceptions can not meet,” Pinkett Smith proclaimed. “When we think we know .

Will Smith‘s Oscars slap while presenting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.During the Academy Awards back in March, Smith walked onto the stage and struck Chris Rock following a joke about the appearance of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.After returning to his seat, Smith proceeded to yell at Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth”. Various comedians and presenters have since made jokes and commented about the slap, and now Noah has followed suit.At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday (April 30), The Daily Show host said to the audience: “It is risky making jokes these days. I mean, we all saw what happened at the Oscars.“I’ve actually been a little worried about tonight.

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.

The First Lady.Davis called the reception to the series “incredibly hurtful” after the Washington Post’s Inkoo Kang criticised “Emmy-baiting performances” from Davis as well as Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.“Critics absolutely serve no purpose,” Davis said in an interview with the BBC. “And I’m not saying that to be nasty, either.

Viola Davis just released her highly anticipated memoir, Finding Me, where readers get the most honest and raw version of herself and her life.MORE: Viola Davis stuns fans with Michelle Obama transformation in first look at The First LadyIn it, the actress details her often grim childhood, growing up hungry, running from bullies, the domestic abuse happening in her home, and how she overcame it all to become one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood.The Ma Rainey's Black Bottom star sat down with Today's Hoda Kotb for her podcast, Making Space, where the two discussed the book, and had heart wrenching conversations about all that she went through in her childhood.WATCH: Celebrity Close-Up, Viola DavisMORE: Viola Davis dazzles in a showstopping neon dress that might be her best look yet The co-host began the episode by explaining the heartbreaking reality of the Academy Award winner's background, describing young Viola as: "The one who survived an unthinkable childhood, the one who was bullied and chased, and felt like she was running from her life, the one who witnessed abuse and endured hardships so painful, few people would have survived."She expressed that the book was: "So meaningful and beautiful and touching… it moved me to my very core," to which the author responded that it was terrifying to publish, admitting that: "There's a lot of feelings because I'm putting my life out there for the world to judge, observe."The actress however didn't hesitate to open up about the hardships that marred her childhood, starting off by the revelation that she grew up hungry.

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.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterDiscovery+ is set to launch a new docuseries focused on Black food history in America from producer Viola Davis, featuring scholar and cookbook author Caroline Randall Williams as host, Variety has learned exclusively.The four-episode show, titled “Hungry for Answers,” will follow Williams as she travels the country, “uncovering the fascinating, essential, and often untold Black stories behind some of America’s classic and emblematic food and spirits,” per the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer.

Viola Davis’ transformation into Michelle Obama in ‘ The First Lady’ relied on extensive “research” by her hair and makeup team. Hair stylist Louisa Anthony “did a lot of Google searches” to get to grips with how to “recreate” the 58-year-old wife of President Barack Obama's hair with “accuracy” on the 56-year-old actress. Louisa told Harper’s Bazaar: “The scene where Viola is at a photo shoot with the now historic black-and-white dress—Ms.

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.

The new trailer teased many celebrity guests invited to the red table, including Janelle Monáe, who will be on the season premiere.Monáe is expected to open up about her coming out at the age of 32 as well as her father’s drug addiction and will be joined by her mom, Janet Hawthorne.“I’m super honored to be here,” Monáe said.Another mother-daughter pair coming to the red table will be Kim Basinger and Ireland Baldwin. “I went through a very heavy-duty, out loud, when you’re in the public divorce,” Basinger says of her split from Alec Baldwin in the trailer, which will mark her first interview in over a decade.The preview shows Ireland opening up about her anxiety and the “different kinds of abuse” she’s been through.The mother of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst will also make an appearance at the red table to talk about her daughter, who died by suicide in January. “I walked through the door and just collapsed in my son’s arms,” the heartbroken mother says in the video.There will be a special episode dedicated to the victims of fraudsters, including Ayleen Charlotte, who was deceived by Netflix’s “Tinder Swindler” Simon Leviev, and Rachel DeLoache Williams, author of “My Friend Anna,” the tell-all about Anna Delvey.

“Red Table Talk” is returning for a fifth season.

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