Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Walk 1st Red Carpet Since 2022 Oscars Incident With Chris Rock: Photos
01.12.2022 - 22:15
/ usmagazine.com
Showing their support. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith walked their first red carpet together since the actor made headlines for slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
Smith, 54, was joined by his wife, 51, for the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie Emancipation on Wednesday, November 30. The couple were all smiles as Pinkett Smith held on to her husband’s arm at the event.
While walking the red carpet, the pair also posed for photos with their children — son Jaden, 24, and daughter Willow, 22. Smith’s son Trey, 30, who he shares with ex Sheree Zampino, was at his father’s side as well.
Smith and Pinkett Smith’s night out marks their first red carpet appearance since they attended the Oscars in March. At the time, the King Richard actor made headlines when he walked onto the stage and slapped Rock, 57, after the comedian made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.
“Will Smith just smacked the s—t out of me,” the South Carolina native said in censored footage that later circulated online. As Smith returned to his seat, he was heard yelling at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out your f—king mouth.”
Following the incident, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed that Smith would be banned from all Oscars events for 10 years following his resignation.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum later issued a public apology for his behavior.
“I’ve spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuances and the complexities of what happened in that moment,” Smith said in a July video via Instagram. “I’m not gonna try to unpack all of that right now. But I can say to all of you, there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment. There’s no part of me that thinks that’s the